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April, april...

Veckoträningarna rullar på och tävlingssäsongen har börjat. På Strömma dömde förra helgen jag Hällingsjö RFs lokala ponnytävlingar med Bohuscupen. Välordnat som vanligt och med solsken därtill!

Helgen som gick var jag i Stockholm och såg inte till en enda häst.

På söndag kväll dömer jag, tillsammans med Britt Hammar och Eva Axelsson, MA:1 i Billdal. Skall bli kul, de högre klasserna går ännu inte på rutin.

Rebus har inte varit helt fräsch sedan han vägrade i ett vattenhinder och slog sig rejält på frambenet. Därefter kommer han regelbundet in från hagen med nya smällar på benen. Inte kul! Planen för tävligskarriären som jag lagt upp har redan havererat.

Från den stora världen utanför Härryda kan rapporteras att Galliano bytt ägare.

Swedish Dressage News

Maria Eriksson's Galliano To Emma Rosenqvist

April 19, 2010

Swedish Grand Prix team rider Maria Eriksson has passed her Grand Prix horse Galliano on to Swedish eventing rider Emma Rosenqvist. Eriksson will no longer be running for team WEG selection this year.

The 16-year old Swedish warmblood Galliano (by Labrador x Collin) struggled with injury but lately he has been sound again. Under junior rider Rosenqvist the gelding can begin a new career as a competition horse at a lower, less exerting level. Rosenqvist will be showing Galliano in dressage while she continues her eventing career as well.

"I have thought long and hard before making up my mind whether I would continue to compete Galliano another year or not," Eriksson told the Swedish Equestrian Federation. "He feels really nice and fresh. But now that the opportunity with Emma came along the decision became easy. It just feels right."

Eriksson has owned Galliano since he was a 3-year old and will now be coaching Emma on Galliano. Emma, who is the 2009 Swedish junior rider eventing reserve champion, confirmed that she has noticed a difference in her dressage riding now that she has been aboard schoolmaster Galliano. The training is helping her with her eventing horse Roman Whip.

Eriksson will be concentrating on preparing young horses. She owns a 2, a 3 and a 7-year old.

Source: Ridsport.se
Photo © Astrid Appels

Läser med viss sentimentalitet om de årliga internationella dressyrtävlingarna i Sydney. 1994 var jag där som svensk representant och tävlade. Har en stor rosa rosett och ett fint täcke kvar som minne av upplevelsen!

2010 CDI Sydney

Kiwis on a Mission at the 2010 CDI Sydney

April 20, 2010

Weal on Landro L Five New Zealand horse and rider combinations are making the trip across the ditch to compete at the Sydney CDI ***International Dressage Event at the end of April.
Experience is strongly to the fore, with Christine Weal and Jody Hartstone representing New Zealand as Derby riders, where they draw random horses from a pool and attempt to snag New Zealand this prestigious title.

Both riders will also compete their respective stallions Landro L (Small tour) and Whisper IV (Grand Prix ). These two combinations were Intermediate I and Grand Prix Champions at the Bates 2010 Dressage NZ Championships in March.

Also flying the Kiwi flag at small tour level is Wendi Williamson (Watergate), and young riders Kelly Van Dyk (Wohlkahn) and Georgia Worth (Veritas). Worth has enjoyed success in her first year at FEI Young rider level currently holding the Waldebago trophy for the NZ Young Rider Champion and the winner of the CDI-Y at the Bates.
“It is great to have so many riders travelling to this event,” said Dressage NZ sport manager Wendy Hamerton.

“The Sydney CDI offers our riders a taste of a truly international atmosphere and the mileage is invaluable. Australia is our closest rival, fielding teams at the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games, so it’s an excellent benchmark for our riders to take on the Australian’s. It also gives us exposure to international judges.”

New Zealand’s FEI 4* judge Jan Bird, Helen Hughes Keen (Chair of Selectors) and ESNZ Dressage High Performance Manager Jenny Turner will also be at the event, alongside Chef d’Equipe Tina Thorowgood. Also representing New Zealand but already based in Australia Wayne Williams (HP Comedian) and Janelle Sangster-Ward (Roulette SW) from Marlborough who is currently spending time training with Brett Parbery.

While all riders have their individual goals, Jody Hartstone has two – she’s hoping to take a step closer to representing New Zealand at the World Equestrian Games by gaining another qualifying score towards the ESNZ requirements. Hartstone and Whisper IV have already met the FEI minimum eligibility score, but have yet to achieve the ESNZ criteria which is more stringent.

“I also want to beat Heath Ryan – even if it’s just in one test!” said Hartstone. “I promised him that one day he would be on my left hand side at a prizegiving!”

Related Link
Scores 2009 CDI Sydney

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