Rising star pips defending World Cup dressage champ
Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg together with Damon Hill NRW pipped defending double-champions Adelinde Cornelissen together with Jerich Parzival at the 6th leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Western European League inwards Amsterdam yesterday.
There were 8 Dutch competitors alongside the start-list of 15, but Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany claimed 2 of the top-three placings when Isabell Werth together with Don Johnson slotted into tertiary ahead of Italy’s Valentina Truppa together with Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno inwards fourth.
Langehanenberg’s shape inwards recent months had suggested that it would non live long earlier she together with her stallion would abide by the primal to finishing ahead of the Dutch duo who select dominated the prestigious indoor serial over the final few years. At final year’s Final inwards ‘s-Hertogenbosch inwards The Netherkands where Cornelissen came out on top for the 2d successive season, Ground Jury President, Great Britain’s Stephen Clarke, told the High German passenger that she had alone a piddling to a greater extent than shine to abide by inwards monastic say to improve from runner-up position, together with Langehenanberg has worked difficult to span that gap ever since.
At the World Dressage Masters inwards Mechelen, Belgium, final calendar month she vanquish Cornelissen inwards the Grand Prix alone to autumn victim to a work with her music, which stopped during her Freestyle, but it was clear she was at nowadays a existent threat. And inwards Amsterdam she showed that final result was no fluke equally she produced a sparkling examination on an afternoon when many others failed to present their rattling best inwards the electrical atmosphere of the Rai arena. It was a watershed win for Langehanenberg, mark only about other turning indicate inwards her steady march to the rattling top of her sport.
Sweden’s Minna Telde together with Santana went into the Pb with a novel personal best Freestyle score of 77.700 with only half-dozen horses left to go, but Cornelissen swept that aside when adjacent into the arena with Parzival who racked upwardly 85.425, receiving a colossal 94 per cent artistic score from the Judge at C, The Netherlands’ Ghislain Fouarge. The large chestnut gelding produced lovely, rolling one-time changes on his tertiary outset inwards the electrical current World Cup flavor but was tight together with tense at times, his trademark pirouettes non ever coming off equally smoothly equally usual, together with it was clear Cornelissen was working to proceed his attention.
Despite a twain of naughty moments from Eremo del Castegno, long-time league leader Valentina Truppa from Italy together with therefore posted 80.775 to slot into second, but Isabell Werth together with Don Johnson FRH straightaway relegated them with a lovely functioning that demonstrated the growing forcefulness of this partnership. Werth looks similar she is actually enjoying her riding these days, together with harnessed her horse’s natural ability to slap-up lawsuit with deliberate passage, athletic half-pass together with a slap-up walk for a grade of 82.050.
Second-last into the ring, things didn’t larn quite therefore smoothly for Dutchman Edward Gal together with his relatively novel ride, the stallion Glock’s Romanov who never actually settled equally they set 79.200 on the scoreboard for eventual 5th place.
But Langehaneberg together with Damon Hill NRW were super-cool when bringing the flat to a close, the thirteen twelvemonth onetime stallion actually ascent to the challenge together with helping his passenger snatch the chance they select both been waiting for. “Before I went in, I knew it wasn’t impossible for me to vanquish Adelinde, but I also knew that I could non afford to lose 1 point. I had to focus on my ride, to live potent together with to intend forward,” she said.
Following her instincts to the missive of the alphabet she did only that, never pushing for also much yet producing operate of the highest calibre, ever balanced together with right together with a joy to watch. Spectators held their breath equally the judges marks were gathered, together with fifty-fifty the abode crowd couldn’t resist a gasp of please equally the High German passenger clinched it with a score of 86.025.
But Cornelissen was non disappointed. “Parzival was good, but rattling spooky, yet I could cause got him during the examination although I had to operate to a greater extent than to proceed him focused,” she explained. The Equus caballus has matured dramatically over the final 2 years, having oftentimes been overwhelmed yesteryear excitement during prize-giving ceremonies inwards his early on career. But on Fri he took fearfulness after winning the Grand Prix, inwards which Langehanenberg together with Damon Hill lined upwardly second, together with on Sat he nevertheless seemed to live a chip unnerved yesteryear the atmosphere of the ring. “He didn’t settle,” Cornelissen said afterwards.
Langehanenberg was quietly delighted with her result. “We were hither to endeavour to win, together with it’s an accolade to complete ahead of Adelinde. She has actually dominated our sport over the final years together with has won therefore much. Now to live able to the inwards the same league together with to live fifty-fifty ameliorate is actually great!”
Asked if she had been worried that the atmosphere mightiness blow her chances, Langehanenberg replied, “luckily he (Damon Hill NRW) actually ever similar a large noisy arena together with a lot of audience – he feels quite expert with that!” she said. And when asked if she realised that she has earned herself a large fan-club inwards recent times she said, “I didn’t notice it until after London (Olympic Games). It is incredible how many people verbalise to me together with come upwardly to me to inquire for an autograph now, together with it’s rattling nice. I taste my sport together with my horse, together with if that gives other people only about pleasance together with therefore that’s fifty-fifty nicer!” she added.
Langehanenberg plans to compete inwards the penultimate qualifying circular of the World Cup league at Neumunster, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany on Feb 17.
Result: 1. Damon Hill NRW (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 86.025; 2, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED 85.425; 3, Don Johnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 82.050; 4, Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno (Valentina Truppa) ITA 80.775; 5, Glock’s Romanov (Edward Gal) NED 79.200; 6, Santana (Minna Telde) SWE 77.700; 7, Glock’s Tango (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED 76.225; 8, Toots (Imke Schellekens-Bartels) NED 75.300; 9, Luxform’s Popeye (Diederik van Silfhout) NED 72.075; 10, Biggles (Kristian von Krusenstierna) SWE 71.350; 11, BMC Miciano (Marlies van Baalen) NED 71.275;12, Weltzin (Hannah Biggs) GBR 69.050; 13, Uzzo (Patrick van der Meer) NED 68.300; 14, Donnerfee (Claudia Fassaert) BEL 67.875; 15, Unlimited (Stephanie Peters) NED Ret.
World Cup standings after Round 6 at Amsterdam:
1. Valentina Truppa ITA – 67
2. Edward Gal NED – 55
3. Kristina Sprehe GER – 51
4. Minna Telde SWE – 49
5. Helen Langehanenberg GER – 46
5. Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven SWE – 46
7. Marcela Krinke Susmelj SUI – 44
8. Isabell Werth GER – 34
8. Sidsel Johansen DEN – 34
10. Imke Schellekens-Bartels – 32
11. Marlies van Baalen NED – 31
12. Anna Kasprzak DEN – 30
12. Patrik Kittel SWE – 30
14. Pia Fortmuller CAN – 28
15. Lyndal Oatley AUS – 23
16. Anabel Balkenhol GER – 22
16. Karin Kosak AUT – 22
18. Charlotte Dujardin GBR – 20
18. Stefan Peter AUT – 20
20. Hans Peter Minderhoud NED – 19
20. Patrick van der Meer NED – 19
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