Jung takes over European Champs dressage lead
Michael Jung was inward a flat of his ain inward the dressage arena at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Malmö inward Sweden on Friday, effortlessly taking the Pb on 28.8 amongst his exciting novel squad ride Halunke FBW.
The defending European Champion was awarded a 10 for his riding from Christian Landolt (SUI), the guess at B, in addition to has a pregnant eight-penalty payoff over second-placed William Fox-Pitt (GBR).
Jung’s thrilling functioning too helped the German linguistic communication squad hold its small-scale payoff over the host nation, Sweden. Great U.K. is all the same inward tertiary place, amongst less than i cross-country penalization roofing the locomote past times 3 teams.
Halunke, a magnificent night bay past times Heraldik, is a superior mover to Jung’s Olympic, World in addition to European Champion La Biosthetique Sam in addition to is remarkably good established for a nine-year-old. In Jung’s sympathetic hands the gelding exuded quality, lightness in addition to correctness inward a examination that was amount of contrast.
“I am rattling happy,” said a beaming Jung afterwards. “Halunke is non experienced but he is a rattling practiced dressage Equus caballus amongst corking movement. He’s been rattling relaxed in addition to he gave me a practiced feeling. I intend the of import holler for to make, though, is that I’ve had the chance to concentrate on only i Equus caballus during our squad preparation inward Luhmühlen, in addition to that has definitely helped.”
Britain’s experienced anchorman William Fox-Pitt scored several eights in addition to a few nines, but paid the penalization for a missed in conclusion flying-change inward an otherwise beautifully presented examination on the good-looking chestnut stallion Chilli Morning.
“The flight alter was annoying because that’s i of his best movements, but he tin too live on anxious inward walk in addition to that went fine,” Fox-Pitt said.
“Chilli is rattling handsome in addition to he knows it. He’s quite a challenge because he tin live on boisterous in addition to yet y'all demand to live on gentle amongst him. You possess got to sense of humor him. But I rattling much savour riding him.”
There are vii stallions at Malmö, including Lesbos, lying 7th on 40.8 for French anchorman Nicolas Touzaint; in addition to the youngest Equus caballus inward the field, the seven-year-old Dervish ridden past times Viachaslau Poita for Belarus’s get-go senior entitle team.
Swedish supporters had plenty to cheer close amongst corking performances from Ludwig Svennerstal (Shamwari 4), currently inward tertiary seat on a personal best score of 37.6, in addition to Sara Algotsson-Ostholt, who is equal 5th on her novel squad ride, the nine-year-old mare Reality 39.
“It’s amazing to live on at a domicile championships,” said Olympic silvery medallist Algotsson-Ostholt. “There’s no other house similar it inward eventing.”
Good tests in addition to personal bests came thick in addition to fast on this minute twenty-four hr menstruation of dressage at Malmö.
Althea Bleekman (NED), the youngest contender inward the field, was overcome amongst emotion after scoring 53.2 on Ziomf. “It’s at to the lowest degree 8 marks improve than anything we’ve e'er done before,” she said.
The 21-year-old, who is making her debut for her father’s country, The Netherlands, has the do goodness of plenty of wise advice from her woman raise Clissy (nee Strachan), a fellow member of Britain’s European gilt medal squad inward 1977.
Last year’s London 2012 Olympic silvery medallist Tina Cook was get-go to become for Britain, amongst Miners Frolic. They produced a lovely, seamless ride to complete on a in conclusion score of 43.40 penalties, to complete inward twelfth place.
“I was rattling pleased amongst him; he’s a rattling potent cross-country Equus caballus in addition to rattling experienced. Today nosotros had a fault gratuitous examination in addition to I was happy plenty amongst the performance. It’s wonderful to larn to unopen to other Championships; we’ve been nether pressure level earlier but we’re business office of a actually potent team.”
British private Izzy Taylor producing a visually stunning, fluid examination which actually showcased KBIS Briarlands Matilda’s lovely walk. The combination was rewarded amongst a score of 42.0, to set them inward equal 9th house amongst Niklas Lindback (SWE) in addition to Mister Pooh.
“I was actually pleased amongst her, I know her rattling good in addition to she allow me ride her inward there. I’m then pleased; it was a novel personal best for us. It’s actually quite extraordinary here, it volition live on a tough course of teaching tomorrow but it looks similar a proper Championships course,” Taylor said.
And Joseph Murphy gave the Irish Gaelic squad a corking boost amongst a grade of 44.4 on the lovely Cruising-sired Electric Cruise. He is at i time inward equal 14th amongst Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon on the pop grayness mare Borough Pennyz.
Other Irish Gaelic squad members too produced first-class performances. Despite beingness dogged past times withdrawals only ahead of the championships, Republic of Ireland has delivered a potent start ahead under novel High Performance Manager Nick Turner.
Riders’ thoughts are swiftly turning to Sat in addition to all are treating Rüdiger Schwarz’s impressive cross-country course of teaching amongst its many turns in addition to changes of mensuration amongst the utmost respect.
The activity starts at 10am (CEST) and, every bit Michael Jung anticipates: “The going is perfect in addition to it should live on a corking twenty-four hr menstruation of sport.”
“I intend it’s going to live on rattling exciting,” agreed William Fox-Pitt. “You for sure demand a Equus caballus that is practiced at next string! It’s far removed from what we’re used to, but that’s business office of the fun in addition to the challenge of the sport.”
And when asked whether Michael Jung is beatable, Fox-Pitt replied: “We’re for sure planning to brand him locomote difficult for it!”
Additional reporting: BEF, HSI.
Images below © Paul Harding/Lewis Harding Images
Individual Results after Dressage
1 Michael Jung/Halunke FBW (GER) 28.6
two William Fox-Pitt/Chilli Morning (GBR) 36.6
3 Ludwig Svennerstal/Shamwari 4 (SWE) 37.6
4 Ingrid Klimke/FRH Escada JS (GER) 39.4
five eq Peter Thomsen/Horseware’s Cayenne (GER) 40.6*
five eq Sara Algotsson-Ostholt/Reality 39 (SWE) 40.6
7 Nicolas Touzaint/Lesbos (FRA) 40.8
8 Tim Lips/Keyflow (NED) 41.0
nine eq Izzy Taylor/KBIS Briarlands Matilda (GBR) 42.0*
nine eq Niklas Lindback/Mister Pooh (SWE), 42.0
*denotes private rider
Team Result
1 Germany, 112.2
two Sweden 120.2
3 Great Britain, 125.2
4 France, 134.2
five Italy, 141.6
six Republic of Ireland 143.4
7 Netherlands, 144.6
8 Belgium, 150.4
nine Switzerland, 150.6
10 Belarus, 187.2
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