British Breeder Magazine November 2019

NEWS - BRITISH DRESSAGE
BRITISH
DRESSAGE
NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND UP
One of the most positive things about
the improvement in the breeding of
dressage horses in this country has
been the increase in the number of
top riders competing them. This is
reflected in national titles being won
in the Gold section across a number of
levels.
Ashley Jenkins and His Highness were
the 2017 Novice Champions and this
year added the Medium Gold title
to their CV. His Highness was bred
by part owner Cat Austin out of her
foundation mare Fahrenheydt (Fabriano
x Donnerhall).
It is at Grand Prix level that we
really want to see more British bred
horses not just competing but being
competitive. Although Carl Hester
was a deserved National Champion
once again in the showcase class, the
Reserve Champion was the British bred
Kristjan. Lara Butler’s ride was bred
by his owner Dr Bechtolsheimer and
although he carries an Oldenburg brand
is essentially a Trakehner, being a son
of Grand Prix stallion Polarion (also the
sire of leading event sire Grafenstolz)
out of the Napoleon Quatre daughter
Kardinale and therefore this is the top
motherline of Kaiser Wilhelm (Grand
Prix), Kentucky (Champion Sire) and
Kairos (Int Show Jumper).
Alice Oppenheimer and her Winter
PSG and Inter 1 National Champion
Headmore Davina ended their small
tour career with the runners up spot
in the Inter 1 Freestyle. The Dimaggio
daughter will be an exciting addition
to the Grand Prix ranks and is of course
a daughter of the family’s incredible
foundation mare Rubinsteena.
Rob Barker and River Rise Isabella. Image courtesy
British Dressage/Kevin Sparrow
Fahrenheydt is a direct half sister to
the leading sire His Highness, who gave
his name to this homebred young horse.
His sire is the Jazz son Wynton who
was champion of the KWPN Stallion
licensing.
Although a little below par in the
Medium Gold, Alice Oppenheimer and
her homebred Headmore Bella Ruby
took the Advanced Medium National
title in their first season at this level.
The Belissimo M daughter was placed
in the finals of the Young Horse Finals
at both five and six and was the Winter
Elementary Champion earlier this year.
In the Elementary Final Becky Moody
was also on a homebred, Jagerbomb,
by Dante Weltino out of Becky’s retired
mare Udysee. The pair ended up as
Vice Champions, beaten only by Becky’s
other ride James Bond II.
Alice Oppenheimer and the home bred Headmore
Bella Ruby. Image British Dressage/Kevin Sparrow
Also following on from a Winter
National title was Nikki Barker and Viv
Gleave’s homebred Dan Icarus. This
time they added a Novice Gold Reserve
Champion title to their collection.
Dan Icarus is a son of Nikki’s small tour
stallion Durable (by Spielberg). The
Silver sections yielded two British bred
winners. One was Charlotte Dujardin’s
Rive Rise Isabella ably ridden by Rob
Barker who has produced the chesntut
mare since a 3 year old. Bred by Sarah
Tyler Evans, the 6 year old is by Don
Frederic and is half sister to River Rise
Nisa, last year’s PSG Reserve Champion.
In the Novice section Louise Robson was
Champion with the Desert Moon son
Remi II who has also qualified for the
Paradressage Finals.
His Highness Medium Gold National Champion.
Image courtesy British Dressage/Kevin Sparrow
There were also three Reserve
Champions in the Silver sections. Super
sire Dimaggio was responsible for two
of them in the Prelim (DiMinutive) and
Novice (Keystone Dawn Chorus).
In the Advanced Medium, and beaten
by just 0.1% , the Reserve Champion
was Maddy Frewin and Woodlander
Rhythm n Blues a son of Woodlander
Rockstar.
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