Brits dominate Para-Dressage European Champs
Britain showed its para-dressage authorization in i lawsuit once again on the lastly days of the JYSK FEI European Championships inwards Herning, Denmark, at the weekend, reports Rob Howell.
British riders took 3 gilt as well as 2 argent medals across the v Grades inwards the private Freestyle competition.
Natasha Baker, double London 2012 gilt medalist as well as private champion, started the winning streak, scoring an impressive 77.650% for a convincing victory inwards the Grade II Freestyle amongst Cabral. Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany took argent as well as bronze as they did inwards the individual, amongst Angelika Trabert winning argent on Ariva Avanti (74.200%), as well as Britta Näpel on Aquilina 3 taking bronze amongst 73.250%.
Next inwards the arena were the Grade Ib riders and, truthful to form, Austria’s London 2012 gilt medalist as well as European private champion Pepo Puch was inwards dominant form. He rode Fine Feeling south to score 79.200% to win his get-go European Freestyle title. Great Britain’s Ricky Balshaw in i lawsuit once again took argent on LJT Enggaards Solitaire amongst a career best of 76.800%, patch Denmark’s Stinna Tange Kaastrup was a third-time bronze medalist on Steffi Graf, amongst 71.250%.
Britain’s authorization continued inwards Grade Ia. In a close-fought contest Sophie Christiansen claimed her 3rd gilt of the calendar week riding Janeiro six to a winning score of 78.100%. Team mate Anne Dunham as well as LJT Lucas Normark took the argent amongst 77.350%, patch the pop Italian combination of Sara Morganti as well as Royal Delight took the bronze amongst 76.100%.
The get-go 3 Freestyle results mirrored those of the private tests, but the Grade III Freestyle reversed that trend. The Netherlands’ 2011 European bronze medallist Sanne Voets, runner-up inwards the individual, took gilt on Vedet PB amongst a score of 76.500%, patch private winner as well as electrical current World as well as Paralympic champion Hannelore Brenner as well as Women of the World took argent for Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany amongst 75.700%. France’s José Letartre repeated his private bronze on Warina amongst 72.850%.
The lastly lawsuit of the day, Grade IV, saw Great Britain’s Sophie Wells in i lawsuit once again inwards tremendous form. Riding Valerius, the London 2012 double private argent as well as squad gilt medallist as well as reigning double World as well as multiple European gilt medalist scooped gilt amongst a commanding score of 80.250%, the get-go passenger of the calendar week to interruption the 80% mark. The Netherlands’ Frank Hosmar as well as Alphaville took argent amongst 76.900%, his country’s 2nd medal of the day. Denmark’s Line Thorning Jørgensen as well as Di Caprio took bronze, their get-go medal as well as the host nation’s 5th medal of the championships amongst a score of 72.950%.
After her win, Britain’s Natasha Baker said: “I can’t believe it I genuinely can’t. I idea on Th that I’d live rock last. I genuinely did non await it at all. He’s only got ameliorate each twenty-four hr flow but he’s soundless non got as proficient as I know he tin sack be, which is a footling flake frustrating for me. He’s only an amazing Equus caballus as well as I know that there’s therefore much inwards there, but I haven’t been able to exhibit it off. Hopefully I’ll larn the chance side past times side yr inwards WEG to orbit that. It’s been an amazing calendar week inwards the office. My get-go triple gold! Lots as well as lots of bling.”
Austria’s Pepo Puch was as pleased amongst his commanding performance. “I’m genuinely happy,” he said. “The mare genuinely likes the music as well as does the beat rattling well.” He performed to a medley of Johann Strauss tunes, including the famous Radetzky March. “We are from Vienna, therefore it is something from home. It is music that I concur closed as well as which way something to me emotionally.”
Britain’s Sophie Christiansen took the gilt from team-mate Anne Dunham past times less than i per centum point. On whether or non she may ask to larn a novel cabinet to household her growing collection of medals, she joked: “I yell upwards there’s going to live an IKEA trip when I larn home. It was rattling closed but I’m genuinely glad I could larn my titles dorsum again.”
The rivalry betwixt Christiansen as well as Dunham (who has competed at eleven out of xiii World Equestrian Games, European Championships as well as Paralympic Games) is i that Christiansen feels helps maintain both of them at their best. “When I started as a footling xiii year-old Anne was at my get-go RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) national competition. Back as well as then I didn’t genuinely know who she was as well as when I competed amongst her I was a proficient v or 10 per cent behind. She clocked me at a immature historic flow as well as e'er since it’s been dorsum as well as forth betwixt us every year. She’ll win, as well as then I’ll win, as well as then she’ll win therefore both of us to maintain on pushing. To conduct hold that inwards the same the world is genuinely good.”
The Netherlands’ Sanne Voets gave a scream of delight when she saw she had won as well as tears of joy streamed downward her face. “I could experience that I would larn inwards today,” she said. “I went to bed early on lastly night, slept rattling good as well as did non wake upwards earlier the alert rang. Then I braided his mane as well as from that 2nd on I felt similar today is the twenty-four hr flow as well as it was going to live everything or zero – as well as it became everything!”
There was emotion inwards Sophie Wells’ vocalism too, as she said of her win: “It feels amazing. I’m only therefore proud of him. It’s entirely his 2nd entitle therefore it’s quite a large affair for him as well as it’s a large atmosphere, but he listened to me all through the exam as well as produced some of his best work. I was able to conduct hold some risks as well as he was inwards the correct identify to orbit that as well as it paid off.”
So the Championships come upwards to an goal amongst Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland snatching 7 of the eleven gilt medals upwards for grabs, as good as 4 silvers. But it wasn’t only most Team GB. Anyone who saw Pepo Puch could live left inwards no uncertainty most his supremacy inwards the Grade Ib, although Ricky Balshaw’s emergence dorsum on to the scene may laissez passer on the Austrian something to yell upwards about.
There were potent performances likewise from the High German riders, amongst a publish of argent medals as well as i gold, patch the grinning confront of Denmark’s Chef d’Equipe Lis Lihme showed how happy she was amongst her team’s v bronze medals, including 2 private as well as a squad medal for Stinna Tange Kaastrup.
Summing upwards the contest Amanda Bond, Deputy Chair of the FEI’s Para-Dressage Committee said: “This has been some other stride on inwards the development of Para-Dressage. Last year’s Paralympic Games was phenomenal inwards damage of populace perception of the sport as well as involvement inwards it. We’ve been integrated in i lawsuit earlier at WEG inwards Kentucky inwards 2010, but at that topographic point nosotros were a footling flake out on the side inwards an arena past times ourselves.
“Here we’re correct inwards the centre of everything as well as it has tested the sport, the riders, horses as well as back upwards teams. Even inwards the course of study of the week, however, they conduct hold grown into that. The horses are to a greater extent than settled as well as people conduct hold been able to bargain amongst the hullaballoo a footling flake more. It’s some other stride on the journeying for me as far as the sport is concerned.”
Freestyle Medals – JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships
Grade 1a Freestyle
Gold: Sophie Christiansen (GBR)/Janeiro six 78.100%
Silver: Anne Dunham (GBR)/LJT Lucas Normank 77.350%
Bronze: Sara Morganti (ITA)/Royal Delight 76.100%
Grade Ib Freestyle
Gold: Pepo Puch (AUT)/Fine Feeling south 79.200%
Silver: Ricky Balshaw (GBR)/LJT Enggaards Solitaire 76.800%
Bronze: Stinna Tange Kaastrup (DEN)/Steffi Graf 71.250%
Grade II Freestyle
Gold: Natasha Baker (GBR)/Cabral 77.650%
Silver: medico Angelika Trabert (GER)/Ariva Avanti 74.200%
Bronze: Britta Näpel (GER)/Aquilina 3 73.250%
Grade III Freestyle
Gold: Sanne Voets (NED)/Vedet atomic number 82 76.500%
Silver: Hannelore Brenner (GER) Women of the World 75.700%
Bronze: José Letartre (FRA)/Warina 72.850%
Grade IV Freestyle
Gold: Sophie Wells (GBR)/Valerius 80.250%
Silver: Frank Hosmar (NED)/Alphaville 76.900%
Bronze: Line Thorning Jørgensen (DEN)/di Caprio 72.950%
Results from twenty-four hr flow 4
Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland were inwards winning fashion on Saturday, winning 3 of the 4 gilt medals that were upwards for grabs inwards the private as well as squad competition.
Following impressive British performances inwards both the squad as well as private competitions, the reigning World, Paralympic as well as European Champions defended their entitle successfully amongst an unbeatable score of 453.585. World, Paralympic as well as 2011 European runners-up Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany were in i lawsuit again inwards 2nd identify amongst 429.066, as well as a jubilant host squad Kingdom of Denmark took bronze amongst 422.031, only 0.328 ahead of fourth-placed Italy.
The private Grades Ia, II as well as III competitions were also decided, as well as contributed to those squad scores.
The private Grade III entitle was successfully defended past times Germany’s World as well as London 2012 double gilt medalist Hannelore Brenner, scoring 72.610% amongst Women of the World. Silver went to The Netherland’s Sanne Voets on Vedet PB amongst 71.927%, patch French Republic picked upwards its get-go medal of the contest amongst José Letartre taking the bronze on Warina, amongst a score of 69.683%.
In the Grade Ia, Great Britain’s Sophie Christiansen maintained her unbeatable cast on Janeiro six amongst a commanding score of 76.609% to conduct hold gilt from squad mate Anne Dunham on LJT Lucas Normark, whose score of 75.174% earned the silver. Italy’s Sara Morganti was clearly thrilled amongst her bronze-winning score of 74.478% on Royal Delight, which was received amongst typical Italian exuberance past times her cheering fans at the medal ceremony.
Great Britain’s London 2012 double gilt medalist Natasha Baker successfully defended her 2011 European entitle inwards the Grade II contest amongst a score of 72.114% on Cabral. She was closely followed past times Germany’s Angelika Trabert on Ariva Avanti amongst 71.571% for silver, patch Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany also took the bronze amongst Britta Näpel riding Aquilina 3 to score 71.286%.
After winning the Grade III competition, Germany’s Hannelore Brenner said: “It’s wonderful. My mare was rattling nervous because of all the people. I don’t know if she has e'er seen such a large crowd, therefore I knew I had to larn her amongst me as well as she was amongst me. It was rattling tense everywhere – similar riding on a volcano.”
Brenner, who is forthwith the electrical current World, Paralympic as well as European champion, added: “Every fourth dimension it’s a wonderful feeling. You conduct hold to function every yr to live a footling flake ameliorate than the yr earlier because the judges know you lot as well as they know how you lot tin sack ride, therefore you lot conduct hold to orbit a footling flake ameliorate each year.”
Sophie Christiansen rode to victory inwards the Grade Ia. She said afterwards: “It was only therefore hard after lastly yr (her triple gilt at London 2012). Everyone expected me to come upwards out as well as deliver the goods in i lawsuit again as well as I set a lot of pressure level on myself because I know how proficient my Equus caballus is as well as I only desire to exhibit him off. But today I genuinely relaxed into it as well as enjoyed it as well as the pressure level seemed to vanish therefore I’m genuinely glad I could orbit it for Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland again.”
Natasha Baker was also delighted past times her win. Proudly sporting her latest gilt medal, she said: “It doesn’t genuinely appear existent to live honest after such an eventful lastly few days as well as I’m only genuinely proud that he managed to bargain amongst it.”
After the squad medal ceremony the British riders celebrated wrapped inwards their country’s flag. Particularly happy was Anne Dunham, who collected a squad gilt as well as argent inwards the Grade 1a. Still featuring on the podium after a career that started at the 1996 Paralympic Games inwards Atlanta, she said: “It’s only as exciting as well as only as thrilling as the get-go time. It feels fantastic to live able to orbit it as well as only live here.”
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