The Stable Magazine - April 2016
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FEINEWS<br />
Patrik Kittel<br />
and Watermill<br />
Scandic HBC<br />
Photo: FEI/ ©<br />
Hippo Foto - Dirk<br />
Caremans<br />
It wasn’t until Jessica von Bredow-<br />
Wendl and Unee BB, third-place<br />
finishers at the 2015 Reem Acra Final<br />
in Las Vegas, USA set off just after<br />
the judging break that anyone came<br />
close to that, scoring 75.257 when<br />
tenth to go. But from the moment<br />
Minderhoud entered the arena with<br />
Glock’s Flirt it was clear they were going<br />
to produce something special. With<br />
calm concentration the chestnut horse<br />
set about his work to reset the target<br />
score at 76.871 to take command with<br />
just three more to follow them into the<br />
arena. <strong>The</strong> show was far from over yet<br />
however.<br />
Few Better<br />
When it comes to showmen there are<br />
few better than Sweden’s Patrik Kittel,<br />
and although the crowd went wild with<br />
excitement as they arrived into the arena<br />
when last to go, the 39-year-old rider<br />
and his 17-year-old horse just took it<br />
all in their stride to post 76.400 which<br />
would slot them neatly into third place.<br />
Tinne<br />
Vilhelmson-<br />
Silfven and Don<br />
Auriello<br />
Photo: FEI/ ©<br />
Hippo Foto - Dirk<br />
Caremans<br />
Kittel said afterwards that he wasn’t in<br />
the least bit bothered by the noise of the<br />
crowd, despite a little spook from Scandic<br />
before they began their test. “I love it<br />
actually!” he said, “the excitement just<br />
makes for good sport - when people<br />
are happy that is great and we want the<br />
spectators to clap us - we are happy<br />
when they clap! But when I ride the test<br />
they stop and it is quiet again and I love<br />
that too. I would rather have all the noise<br />
and excitement because it makes for a<br />
great competition. And of course we have<br />
a top audience here and Gothenburg is a<br />
great show!” he added.<br />
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Super-Happy!<br />
Second-placed Vilhelmson-Silfven<br />
said she was “super-happy” with Don<br />
Auriello today but admitted that she<br />
had “a shaky start! He (Don Auriello)<br />
wouldn’t stand still in the halt and then<br />
he just cantered off so that gives you<br />
something to think about! Am I preparing<br />
wrong or something? I was scared at first<br />
that I was not where I should be at the<br />
beginning but it all came together in the<br />
end” she explained.
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