Boyd Exell defends World Driving Fours title
Australian championship defender Boyd Exell continued his success story at the FEI World four-in-hand Driving Championships inwards Riesenbeck, Germany, claiming private gilded later potent performances inwards all 3 phases of the competition.
Runner-up Chester Weber (USA) won private silver, the bronze medal went to 4 times World Champion IJsbrand Chardon from the Netherlands. The Dutch squad won the gilded medal for the tertiary consecutive time, ahead of host acre Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards argent as well as the bronze medal went to the USA.
Exell said the deviation betwixt winning inwards Riesenbeck as well as Kentucky “is that this medal doesn’t damage every bit much money! It was really prissy to win at the WEG as well as it is prissy to win inwards Europe. The High German world is really potent as well as knowledgeable; they permit y'all know when y'all produce something incorrect as well as also when y'all are putting downwardly a proficient performance. My sponsor as well as Equus caballus possessor Tamas Vincze was thrilled as well as and then were my parents, who came over from Commonwealth of Australia to back upwardly me. My sis Lisa who lives inwards Commonwealth of Australia has been getting upwardly at ii inwards the morning time to follow my performances on the cyberspace as well as I actually savour all their support.”
Riesenbeck has a long history of organising FEI World Driving Championships. The ‘Reitverein Riesenbeck’ started organising driving events inwards 1975. Besides organising several High German Championships, they organized the FEI World Pair Driving Championships inwards 1987, 1997 as well as 2001, every bit good every bit the FEI World four-in-hand Championships inwards 1992. The High German spectators flocked to the Surenburg inwards large numbers as well as enthusiastically cheered the l competitors from xix nations despite the really hot weather. The marathon hateful solar daytime attracted a crowd of over 15,000 as well as the grandstands were sum on the terminal obstruction driving day, emphasising the popularity of railroad vehicle driving.
Dressage
Chester Weber won the dressage as well as was really pleased amongst his horses Boy W, Para, Uniek as well as Splash. Weber drove his extra marathon Equus caballus Boy inwards monastic say to move able to give his utmost inwards the marathon: “We volition give our best inwards the marathon as well as nosotros volition elbow grease to position the pressure level on the Germans,” he said later the dressage.
Boyd Exell finished second, simply 0.38 punishment points behind Weber. Exell drove the same squad every bit at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 inwards Kentucky as well as flora the accuracy as well as movements were amend than ii years ago. “I made nada mistakes as well as I was happy amongst a lot of things inwards my test. I was disappointed amongst my score, but the wages for me has been the overwhelming back upwardly from the other drivers,” he said.
Dutch squad driver Theo Timmerman was really pleased amongst his exam as well as was happy that it all came together inwards Riesenbeck: “This is what nosotros stimulate got worked for all season. It all went according to plan. This is the commencement fourth dimension ever that I scored less than 39 punishment points as well as I am really proud at it. I stimulate got been competing amongst these horses all flavor as well as I volition purpose them every bit good inwards marathon, but inwards dissimilar positions.”
President of the Ground Jury Diana Brownlie (GBR) was pleased amongst how the dressage went. “I am really happy amongst the judging, at that spot has been fair marker the whole means through. What struck me most is how beautifully all teams were presented. You could run into that the grooms had position a lot of move into it.”
Marathon
The marathon inwards Riesenbeck consisted of viii obstacles, designed yesteryear O-course designer Dr Hartmut Kaufmann (GER). The obstacles offered diversity inwards layout as well as were spread correct across the contest site, which allowed the spectators to follow the performances of the competitors closely.
Tomas Eriksson (SWE) won the marathon amongst his squad of Swedish warmbloods to displace upwardly to the 7th inwards the standings. Title defender Exell laid the fourth dimension to shell early on inwards the morning time as well as kept the Pb until Eriksson entered the marathon obstacles, leaving the Australian inwards 2d at the halt of the day, ahead of top High German driver Georg von Stein.
With his 2d house inwards the marathon, Exell took the Pb inwards the standings yesteryear an incredible margin of to a greater extent than than eleven points over Weber. Georg von Stein moved upwardly to bronze, simply 1.35 points behind Weber. Ijsbrand Chardon was inwards plough alone 0.81 behind Weber, setting the stage for some really exciting obstruction driving on the terminal day.
Tomas Eriksson is known for his really potent marathon performances. Eriksson has won the marathon at several World Championships previously, such every bit Beesd 2008, Jerez 2002 as well as Wolfsburg 2000. He used the same wheeler horses every bit inwards Kentucky 2010.
“I used my 20-year onetime Filur as well as the 18-year onetime Rachi Rødslev inwards the wheel. They are commonly my indoor wheeler horses as well as I tried dissimilar horses inwards the bicycle later Kentucky, but they were simply non every bit proficient every bit these two. They were simply fantastic. My horses were non quite cook inwards the commencement obstacle, but I woke them upwardly spell I had to hold off for the 2d obstacle, which needed to move rebuilt. They went amend as well as amend at every obstruction as well as everything went just every bit I planned.”
Eriksson had a proficient hold off at his boyfriend competitors inwards the morning time as well as got all the necessary information to ensure a top marathon. The Earth inwards the 2d obstacle, the H2O splash, was non proficient as well as then Eriksson knew where to ho-hum down. The finally obstruction became a struggle for many competitors, but non for Eriksson. His horses were notwithstanding fighting despite the hot weather condition as well as he was able to stimulate got the brusk road as well as laid the fastest time.
Boyd Exell was really pleased amongst his marathon surgery every bit well. “We similar it when a computer program comes together. We said on dressage hateful solar daytime that nosotros would larn for it as well as elbow grease to position the pressure level on as well as nosotros did. It went really good for me as well as i time I realised at obstruction half-dozen that I had made no mistakes, I decided to ho-hum downwardly a little. I gave everything as well as my squad is notwithstanding improving. In Aachen, Monty as well as Winston were extremely proficient as well as inwards Riesenbeck, Spitfire as well as Rambo went upwardly to some other level.”
German driver Georg von Stein was good on his means to laid a top score inwards the marathon, but lost his adventure of victory inwards the finally obstruction when he passed a gate as well as had to crusade an extra circle: “I completely underestimated this obstruction as well as took likewise much risk,” said Von Stein, who finished tertiary inwards the marathon. “But other than that, I am really pleased amongst my results.”
Obstacle driving competition
Dr Kaufmann introduced a novel figure inwards the obstacles driving course of report inwards Riesenbeck, the ‘wave’. This novel figure gave a whole novel dimension to the cones course of report as well as made it to a greater extent than hard as well as challenging. In this wave, the 4 sets of cones are laid at a 90-degree angle each other as well as require really precise driving.
Despite the wages both Boyd Exell as well as the Dutch squad had inwards the private as well as squad standings, the terminal obstruction driving exam remained exciting until the really finally moment. Knowing he was over xiv points ahead of Weber, Exell drove a prophylactic circular to secure his 2d consecutive private gilded medal inwards these Championships. The Dutch squad drivers alone had fourth dimension penalties to claim squad gilded for the tertiary fourth dimension inwards a row.
The margins at the top were tight which made it exciting inwards the already really hot chief arena inwards Riesenbeck, which was packed amongst enthusiastic spectators. Only Werner Ulrich (SUI) as well as Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) managed to crusade double clears to a greater extent than or less the hard course. Chardon was inwards quaternary house as well as position the pressure level on High German squad fellow member Georg von Stein, who was asset onto bronze. Von Stein was unable to bargain amongst the tremendous pressure level inwards front end of his habitation crowd as well as knocked ii balls downwardly which dropped him to eighth, allowing Chardon upwardly to claim the bronze.
Second to finally starter as well as dressage winner Chester Weber had an wages of 3.49 punishment points over Chardon, but kept his caput cool as well as drove really fast as well as safe. The knockdown at gate xix did non endanger his private argent medal and, amongst that inwards the bag, he also secured the bronze medal for the USA team.
Weber was pleased amongst his argent medal as well as was “almost surprised yesteryear the squad bronze nosotros won. Any medal that y'all win at a Championship is a proficient thing. It did non ever larn as well as then good for me this season, but this calendar week it went really well. I am really proud of my horses as well as my team. I volition start preparing for the WEG 2014 inwards Normandy i time to a greater extent than side yesteryear side Tuesday!”
Final Individual results:
1) Boyd Exell (Aus) 122.01
2) Chester Weber (USA) 130.80
3) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 131.29
4) Theo Timmerman (NED) 133.70
5) Christoph Sandmann (GER) 136.96
Final squad results
1) Netherlands 256.17
2) Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 271.18
3) USA 289.11
4) Sweden 289.32
5) Republic of Hungary 300.39
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