Old hands dominate at para-dressage European champs
It was a dramatic twenty-four hours of squad challenger at the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships inwards Herning inwards Kingdom of Denmark on Thursday, alongside the Grades Ia, II as well as III riders beingness seat through their paces.
London 2012 triple gilded medallist Sophie Christiansen (GBR) as well as compatriot Anne Dunham dominated the Grade Ia competition. Christiansen as well as Janeiro half dozen claimed the honors on a score of 76.391%, spell Dunham, who has won 12 gilded as well as countless silverish as well as bronze medals at World, European as well as Paralympic level, slotted into minute alongside LJT Lucas Normark alongside 75.435%. Italy’s Sara Morganti gave a potent functioning on Royal Delight to complete 3rd alongside 74.947%, her best score inwards an international competition. Ireland’s Helen Kearney finished 4th of the fourteen inwards the class, riding her Irish-bred Mr. Cool to a score of 72.913 percent.
Germany’s Angelika Trabert upset the Grade II shape majority to cause got the win on Ariva Avanti alongside a grade of 71.853%. Great Britain’s double London 2012 gilded medalist Natasha Baker, was minute alongside an excitable Cabral to complete on 69.765%, ahead of Britta Napel (GER) on Aquilina 3, scoring 68.971%.
The shape majority was also thrown out inwards the Grade III contest, when Dutch passenger Sanne Voets steered Vedet conduct to victory alongside 70.947% ahead of Germany’s double London 2012 private as well as freestyle gilded medalist Hannelore Brenner on Women of the World inwards minute house on 69.684%. The French combination of José Letarte as well as Warina scored 69.185% for third.
The Grade II challenger saw enough of drama, which appeared to stalk from the Equus caballus of Dutch passenger Demi Vermeulen becoming agitated inwards the warm-up arena and, subsequently, spooking a divulge of other horses.
While Vermeulen managed to calm her Equus caballus as well as score a respectable 68.176%, the excitement distracted Denmark’s Caroline Cecille Nielsen as well as Leon, sadly resulting inwards the Equus caballus stepping out of the arena for elimination.
Natasha Baker explained that the increased tension also affected Cabral: “He started his warm-up actually good as well as and then the Dutch Equus caballus was spinning as well as cantered out of the arena as well as went backwards into the hoardings. That totally ready him off as well as he was on border as well as and then everything else got on overstep of him. I got him dorsum inwards the walk as well as he was starting to experience good. He took a breath as well as relaxed a combat as well as and then roughly people walked into the stands, he spotted them, stuck his caput upwards inwards the air as well as that was it.”
Baker remained philosophical, however, as well as added: “It’s non the rider’s fault, nobody tin sack assist that. You’ve got to simply shrug it off. The proficient affair is the squad cause got got 3 amazing scores, thus mine was the terminal i as well as nosotros cause got the private classes to drib dead thus I’ve got a peril to line it dorsum up.”
Speaking after the Grade Ia competition, Sophie Christiansen said: “It wasn’t quite London measure every bit I was playing it a combat condom inwards this surroundings alongside all the people around. But I’m actually pleased alongside him as well as it agency I tin sack drib dead upwards a gear at the weekend. I would cause got liked a combat of a higher score for the team, but you lot can’t cause got it all.”
She continued: “I dearest that we’re competing hither alongside dressage as well as jumping; there’s a lot to a greater extent than of an atmosphere as well as the camaraderie alongside the back upwards from the other teams is great. I bought Rio from the Eilberg’s 2 years ago, thus it actually shows how proficient their grooming is – alongside a Equus caballus inwards the dressage as well as para-equestrian dressage teams.”
The championships represents a provide to international challenger for Anne Dunham, who was riding the Danish-bred LJT Lucas Normark. She became the commencement British athlete to win gilded at 4 consecutive Paralympic Games when she took private followed past times squad gilded at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games inwards Hong Kong. She is hither to defend her 2 private European titles.
“It’s lovely to locomote dorsum competing at international level,” she said. “It feels every bit fresh every bit e'er every fourth dimension I qualify as well as come upwards to i of these. It’s a challenge to instruct here. It’s a challenge when you’re hither as well as I don’t actually desire to give it upwards yet.”
The biggest grin of the Grade Ia challenger was worn past times Italy’s Sara Morganti. “I am very, really happy,” she said. “My Equus caballus was cool as well as calm. I dream of medals, but I am non going to locomote disappointed if it does non happen.”
After her win inwards the Grade III competition, The Netherlands’ Sanne Voets said: “When I got on my Equus caballus he actually felt willing to work. Since nosotros arrived on Dominicus he has drib dead to a greater extent than as well as to a greater extent than fit. On the way upwards to the arena he felt similar ‘come on, nosotros tin sack produce it’, thus I felt actually confident as well as knew nosotros could produce it. I didn’t expression to win the class, peculiarly since Hannelore Brenner is thus proficient as well as has won thus many times before.”
Great U.K. terminate the minute twenty-four hours inwards a potent seat inwards the squad competition, but the laid out of Friday’s private tests could soundless touching on the results.
The Grade Ib stars Pepo Puch (AUT), Great Britain’s Ricky Balshaw as well as Denmark’s pop Stinna Tange Kaastrup provide to the arena for the Grade Ib private test, followed past times a re-match for London 2012’s Grade IV gilded as well as silverish medallists, Belgium’s Michele George as well as Great Britain’s Sophie Wells.
Reporting: Rob Howell, BEF, HSI
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