Danes win Nations Cup dressage at Hickstead; Dutch take title
Denmark came out on exceed at the 6th in addition to lastly leg of the FEI Nations Cup Dressage serial at Hickstead in Britain at the weekend, but it was a unopen telephone telephone all the means to the really destination of the season.
When the scores were averaged out, amongst the results of the best 3 horse-and-rider combinations from each province taken into account, alone 0.752 points separated the winners from the host land inwards 2d piece Sweden lined upwardly tertiary but 0.689 farther behind.
Five nations – Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden in addition to USA – competed at the British fixture, but the 2014 serial championship went to Kingdom of the Netherlands who equally good came out on exceed inwards 2013. Only Sweden could challenge the defending champions, in addition to it was again a unopen telephone telephone when they finished but a unmarried betoken behind the Dutch in the lastly standings, with the Danes inwards third.
This year’s Hickstead format created extra tension in addition to excitement equally the FEI Nations Cup Dressage was judged across 2 split competitions. Riders lined up in the Grand Prix on Th in addition to Fri in addition to those scores were added to the ones earned inwards the Grand Prix Special to determine the result.
“What made this actually operate was that the effect was completely unpredictable,” said Ground Jury President, Great Britain’s Stephen Clarke.
It was the British who held the payoff later the Grand Prix when star passenger Carl Hester boosted their chances amongst the exceed score of the competition. Riding Fine Time xiii for a score of 73.640, Hester was judged best yesteryear 4 of the v Ground Jury members, alone Denmark’s Susan Baarup putting him inwards 2d place.
Nikki Crisp’s 67.289 was the drib score when Lara Griffiths posted 68.080 amongst Andretti H in addition to Michael Eilberg in addition to Marakov earned a score of 67.760.
The Danes lined upwardly second, but everything nearly their end-result was all the to a greater extent than creditable for the fact that in that location were alone 3 of them. Rikke Svane in addition to Finckenstein RSF posted 68.520, Ulrik Moelgaard in addition to Michigan scored 69.000 in addition to Anders Dahl in addition to Wie Atlantico de Ymas earned their best score of 70.140.
Sweden’s Juliette Ramel (Ten Points), Charlotte Haid Bondergaard (Triviant 2), Malina Hamilton (Fleetwood0 in addition to Mads Hendelio Witz (Jimmy Choo SEQ) lined upwardly tertiary ahead of the USA inwards 4th in addition to Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards 5th place.
On Saturday, however, the sheer consistency of the Danes saw them win through. Svane slotted into private 4th spot on a score of 71.216, Dahl finished 6th amongst 790.843 in addition to Moelgaard was ninth on 70.588.
Britain’s Hester topped the private scoreboard 1 time again, but non amongst his squad ride, Fine Time, who finished but behind Svane inwards 5th place. Griffiths, Eilberg in addition to Crisp claimed 17th, 20th in addition to 22nd individually, in addition to the divergence was plenty to larn out the Danes at the caput of affairs when the scores from the 2 competitions were combined.
USA team-member Lisa Wilcox finished 2d individually inwards the Grand Prix Special amongst a score of 71.608 from Denzello piece Hester topped the private rankings when posting 71.922 amongst Dances amongst Wolves. Sweden’s Juliette Ramel in addition to Ten Points finished tertiary amongst 71.392. It was super-tight at the exceed of the scoreboard, amongst alone 1.785 points separating the exceed 12 private finishers.
The Danes were delighted their victory. “We are really excited that our piffling Danish offshore squad has won!” said Ulrik Moelgaard. All 3 riders alive exterior Denmark, Anders is based to a greater extent than or less the Hickstead showgrounds, in addition to Moelgaard lives inwards the Cotswolds inwards England, piece Svane is based inwards Luxembourg.
“We rode 6 really corporation performances” Moelgaard said. “We were nether pressure level amongst alone 3 on the squad but nosotros were determined.” They arrived inwards Hickstead amongst a plan. “Anders got married lastly weekend inwards England in addition to nosotros talked nearly it at the marriage ceremony in addition to said OK, let’s orbit it, let’s actually larn for it at Hickstead! Now we’ve had 2 fantastic Saturdays inwards a row!” he added amongst a laugh.
He has been riding Michigan for the lastly 3 years. “My best friend dorsum inwards Kingdom of Denmark had this Equus caballus in addition to it has been amazingly well-produced. Michigan is xiii this year, in addition to I’ve been really lucky to larn such a nifty horse!” he said.
Moelgaard equally good rode on the Danish squad that finished 2d at the tertiary leg of the 2014 serial inwards Rotterdam (NED) where they equally good fielded but 3 riders. He thinks the concept of the airplane pilot squad contest is great. “I’m quite into this Nations Cup thing – it gives a whole novel incentive to riders inwards our sport!” he insisted.
Ground Jury President Stephen Clarke was really pleased amongst this lastly leg of the series. “Running it over 2 competitions created added excitement. It was held over 3 days, amongst 2 days of Grand Prix in addition to the Special over 1 day, in addition to it wasn’t until the really lastly 2d that the squad effect was decided – it was neck-and-neck correct to the finish!” he pointed out.
Such was the success of the double-competition formula that he believes it should live farther examined. “It would live an interesting practise to report this format for its value for futurity contest – it worked actually well, in addition to the riders thoroughly enjoyed it,” he said.
Result:
1. Denmark 140.102: Finckenstein TSF (Rikke Svane) 139.736, Michigan (Ulrik Moelgaard) 139.588, Wie Atlantico de Ymas (Anders Dahl) 140.983.
2. Great UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland 139.350: Pasoa (Nikki Crisp) 134.800, Andretti H (Lara Griffiths) 137.256, Marakov (Michael Eilberg) 136.191, Fine Time xiii (Carl Hester) 144.601.
3. Sweden 138.661: Ten Points (Juliette Ramel) 138.172, Triviant 2 (Charlotte Haid Bondergaard) 138.127, Fleetwood (Malin Hamilton) 138.902, Jimmy Choo Seq (Mads Handelio Witz) 138.910.
4. USA 138.204: Currency DC (Susan Dutta) 131.738, Lombardo LHF (Brian Hafner) 139.075, Wellnetta (Katherine Bateson Chandler) 137.109, Denzello (Lisa Wilcox) 138.428.
5. Germany 134.309: Don Androsso (Katharina Birkenholz) 134.466, Spirit of the Ageold (Bernadette Brune) 132.724, Wunderkind (Stefanie Weihermuller) 135.737.
Final Standings later Round 6:
1. Netherlands – 43
2. Sweden – 42
3. Denmark – 36
4. Germany – 26
4. USA – 26
4. Great Britain – 26
7. Belgium – 19
8. Spain – 11
8. France – 11
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