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Sport<br />
In Neumünster, Martin Christensen rode Dancing<br />
Elvis into top placements. Photo: Frieler<br />
Grand Prix after a long injury related resting<br />
period.<br />
Donna Bonita (VA)<br />
The renowned trainer Tor van den Berge presented<br />
Donna Bonita by Don Bosco/Bergkristall<br />
(breeder: Otto Cohrs, Heidenau) in the<br />
Small Tour at the CDI in Orange/Australia.<br />
The pair obtained the forth-best result in Prix<br />
St. Georges and in Intermediaire I.<br />
Don Johnson FRH<br />
Don Johnson FRH by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
(breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) is a reliable<br />
World Cup points collector. He placed third<br />
in the Freestyle with rider Isabell Werth in<br />
Neumünster. The eleven-year old had already<br />
obtained the same result in the Grand Prix.<br />
Elevado<br />
Elevado by Falkenstern/Weltmeyer (breeder:<br />
Georg Harsmann, Wilsum) and Juan Antonio<br />
Jimenez Cobo enjoyed a forth place in Prix St.<br />
Georges and a forth place in Intermediaire I<br />
for seven- to nine-year old horses on the first<br />
weekend of the show series “Spring Tour” in<br />
Vidauban. The pair improved to third place in<br />
Prix St. George and Inter I in the second<br />
week.<br />
Esperanto<br />
Esperanto by Escudo II/Rio Branco (breeder:<br />
Johann-Christian Eggers, Freiburg) and Andrea<br />
John from Belgium finished the Grand<br />
Prix Freestyle-Final in forth place at the renowned<br />
indoor show in Dortmund.<br />
Ferrero Rocher<br />
Amanda Shoobridge from Australia placed<br />
third in Intermediaire I on her proven mount<br />
Ferrero Rocher by Florestan/Weltmeyer (breeder:<br />
Gerlinde Kruschewski, Dortmund) in<br />
Orange. The approved sire obtained the same<br />
result in the freestyle.<br />
Finally<br />
Hanover celebrated a dual victory in<br />
Wellington’s Grand Prix Special. Mette Rosencrantz<br />
rode Finally by De Niro/Caprimond<br />
(breeder: Sven Kahrens, Dedelstorf) into second<br />
place right behind Tinne Vilhelmson-<br />
Silfven and Don Auriello. Mette Rosencrantz<br />
and Finally celebrated a victory at the Palm<br />
Beach Dressage Derby one week later.<br />
First Class<br />
Caroline Wilm started to compete First Class<br />
by Fürst Heinrich/Rubinstein (breeder: Martin<br />
Otten-Willers, Kutenholz) after magnificent<br />
performances in the final of the “Nürnberger<br />
Burgpokal“ in Frankfurt. The pair finished the<br />
Prix St. Georges in third place at their debut<br />
in Neumuenster.<br />
Havanna (VA)<br />
Benjamin Werndl and Havanna by Hochadel/<br />
Rodgau (breeder: Walter Robert, Breitenbach-Gehau)<br />
won bronze in the final for sixyear<br />
old dressage horses at the CDI in Vidauban.<br />
Liostro (VA)<br />
Ingrid Klimke rode Liostro by Le Primeur/<br />
Wenzel (breeder: Heiner and Renate Hormann,<br />
Landesbergen) into forth position in<br />
the Grand Prix in Bremen. The pair improved<br />
to third place in the following Special.<br />
Lucky Dance (Hessian)<br />
Lucky Dance by Lucky Lionell/Placido-Sun<br />
(breeder: Gestüt Tannenhof, Heidenrod) won<br />
the Grand Prix for horses that did not qualify<br />
for the freestyle final in Vidauban. Julie de<br />
Deken from Belgium presented the Hessian<br />
horse.<br />
Naomy<br />
Juan Antonio Jumenez Cobo from Spain rode<br />
Naomy by Hofrat/Espri (breeder: Uwe Buenger,<br />
Hemmingen) into fifth place in Intermediaire<br />
I At the end of the first week of the<br />
horse show series in Vidauban.<br />
Pikko del Cerro<br />
Additional successes are being recorded for<br />
Pikko del Cerro by Pik L./Rohdiamant (breeder:<br />
Horses Unlimited, USA) from Florida. The<br />
ten-year old placed forth in the Grand Prix<br />
and in the Freestyle with rider Lisa Wilcox in<br />
Wellington.<br />
Redford (VA)<br />
Redford by Rosentau/Escudo (breeder: Gisela<br />
Franke, Helmstedt) gathered his first international<br />
experiences in Vidauban on the first<br />
weekend in March. Jessica Werndl rode the<br />
chestnut in Prix St. Georges for rising dressage<br />
horses. The pair placed fifth. They improved<br />
to second place in Intermediaire I. Redford<br />
won Prix St. Georges and Inter I at the<br />
same location seven days later.<br />
Remmington Steele<br />
Remmington Steele by Ravallo/Gelria (breeder:<br />
Wilhelm Varenkamp, Stemwede) competed<br />
in Vidauban for Switzerland and won the<br />
team test for juniors with rider Caroline-Marie<br />
Scheufele. The pair completed the individual<br />
test in second place. They won the final<br />
freestyle.<br />
Riverdance (VA)<br />
Klaus and Nadine Husenbeth trained and<br />
prepared Riverdance by Ravallo/Matcho AA<br />
(breeder: Hans-Jürgen Meyer, Nottuln-Darup)<br />
for international competitions. He has now<br />
found his way into the barn of Stephanie Collomb<br />
in France. The pair successfully compe-<br />
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