Carl Hester wins 59th national dressage title
Olympic squad gilded medalist Carl Hester has won Britain’s National Prix St Georges entitle on Dances With Wolves.
The win inward the Winergy Prix St Georges at the Espayo National Dressage Championships this calendar week inward Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, was Hester’s 59th national title.
Hester together with Dances amongst Wolves captivated the crowd amongst a masterful display. Even the background music was apt equally Berlin’s ‘Take my Breath Away’ played equally Hester rode some breath-taking extended trot work.
“He’s a Equus caballus amongst lots of unloosen energy together with tin acquire quite hot but he’s fantastic – sure as shooting a potential Olympic ride,” Hester said.
“He tin hold upward nervous together with hence taking him inward in that location today was a large matter but he’s getting used to shows similar this. The judges create throw marks at him together with over 74% is a groovy score.”
This win follows several international modest tour victories for Hester together with the German-bred 10-year-old, owned past times Aram Gregory and formerly ridden past times his belatedly wife, Jane. “Jane idea the footing of him together with hence it’s a existent milestone inward his career together with it’s exciting for Aram to encounter him come upward on,” Hester said.
Jane Gregory, who died inward Apr 2011, was a two-time Olympic representative.
“Aram is inward no hurry to force him; he tin create all the grand prix movements but until I experience he is confident inward the arena we’ll accept our time; we’ll accept him upward when he’s ready,” Hester said.
Next upward for the combination is the Intermediate I on Saturday. “I’m going to give him to a greater extent than fourth dimension ahead of tomorrow’s test. I’ll hold upward up early on to create some relaxation move – he has an active encephalon together with 45 minutes warm upward only wasn’t quite plenty today. He’s won at Inter I grade abroad this flavour amongst 75+% together with hence I create direct keep high hopes. Really, it’s non all almost the score but to ride him where he feels relaxed together with non stressed is the aim.”
• It was a example of tertiary fourth dimension lucky Hampshire passenger Hannah Bates when she took victory inward the Stretch & Flex Elementary Restricted Championship on her tertiary trip to the Nationals.
18 twelvemonth old Hannah, based at Kings Somborne, partnered herchestnut Westphalian Essentially yard & south inward a unopen contest to win past times only 0.4%. The combination has qualified for the past times 3 years together with concluding twelvemonth they came to a greater extent than or less a title, finishing 2nd inward the Novice Championship. They’ve been together for 3 years together with the Equus caballus is past times the renowned German linguistic communication pony stallion FS Don’t Worry.
“He was meant to hold upward a pony but luckily for me he grew also big! He’s a Equus caballus but amongst a pony encephalon which is perfect. I was quite a nervous passenger when I took him on but he’s actually given me confidence together with at 1 time I tin enjoin him things instead of the other means round,” said a delighted Hannah. Hannah is only out of the Junior ranks but is looking forrard to attempting to move inward the Young Rider frame.
“We’re hoping to give it a acquire but I know to start I won’t hold upward competitive for a piece but we’re getting improve together with improve together with hence I’m looking forrard to it. I owe this entitle to my trainers Roland Tong together with Ben St John-James equally without them, we’d never direct keep got this far.”
Hannah admitted that Essentially yard together with south is a softy at dwelling together with loves kisses but his favourite process is Rich Tea biscuits.
• Cheshire-based passenger Chloe Vell put inward an assured functioning to win the Suregrow Advanced Medium Restricted, against a champaign of senior riders, amongst her relatively novel ride, Kaja Di Valentina, an eight-year-old Trakehner mare past times K2. “I’m really happy,” said a delighted Chloe, 14,
“This is my inaugural off fourth dimension at the Nationals together with hence I’m actually pleased nosotros did well.”
Chloe has owned together with ridden the elegant 16.1hh dark mare for only 7 months – her inaugural off Equus caballus subsequently a successful international pony career. “I was looking for a Equus caballus equally I was growing also tall for ponies. We saw her advertised on the BD spider web classifieds and, equally in that location was a lot of interest, nosotros laid off at 5am to encounter her. As shortly equally I sat on her, I knew she was the correct 1 – she gave such a proficient feeling.”
“She’s quite hot together with feisty but she focuses on me inward the arena. Her move felt proficient today, amongst the trot together with canter half-passes beingness highlights.”
Talking almost her time to come plans Chloe said: “In Oct we’re going to Biarritz for a Junior international together with nosotros promise to hold upward competing Prix St Georges side past times side year.”
• Hertfordshire-based Daisy Coakley rode the promising five-year-old KWPN mare Cleopatra II to victory inward the Centaur Position Perfect Preliminary Championships equally they posted a score of 72.12%, over 2% clear of the balance of the field. Daisy together with Cleopatra II direct keep entirely been a partnership since the commencement of the year, yet direct keep had groovy success, placed every fourth dimension out since April.
Cleopatra II (stable name, Daya) is past times Dayano together with is owned past times Judy Firmston-Williams. Daisy, 19, was actually pleased amongst their performance: “I am thrilled to win. She was only together with hence relaxed considering this is her inaugural off fourth dimension at such a large show.”
Although, she is entirely v years old, Cleopatra II seemed perfectly at ease inward the arena. “She is together with hence good, she never spooks. She was a footling scared yesterday inward the heavy pelting tempest together with she also managed to seat her caput through our lorry roof on the means here, but she seems to direct keep seat it all behind her!”
Second together with tertiary places both went to immature Scottish riders, based at the same yard inward Aberdeenshire, both riding British-bred mares. Emma Murray together with MFS Caliana were 2nd amongst 70.15% together with Kerri Wright together with Ultimate took tertiary house amongst 69.24%.
• South Yorkshire passenger Becky Moody, 32, rode Julie Lockey’s Caluna, a 10-year-old Belgian-bred mare past times Saras Von’T Gestelhof to win the Horse Health Intermediate II Championship amongst a score of 68.92%.
“It was a mistake-free exam together with was secure for where she’s at. It’s her inaugural off Nationals, her inaugural off flavour at the grade together with I recall that if I’d asked for to a greater extent than nosotros could direct keep been inward trouble. It was a proficient learning crease for me,” Becky said.
Caluna, who has been at the Moody’s yard since a three-year-old, is commonly ridden past times Becky’s sis Hannah, notwithstanding Becky took over the ride inward Feb equally Hannah is expecting her inaugural off babe inward few weeks’ time. “I’d previously done a chip amongst Caluna together with equally Hannah together with I move really much together, I already knew the Equus caballus well.”
“She has existent talent for piaffe together with passage together with a fabulous temperament. We promise to accept her large tour side past times side year. Whether I’ll move on the ride remains to hold upward seen,” laughed Becky, “It all depends whether Hannah tries to pocket her back!”
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