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<\/a><\/p>\nIsabell and FunSterne<\/em><\/p>\n They were a little more mellow later in the day, and awarded four 8s to Isabell\u2019s second ride, another Oldenburger mare, F\u00fcnSterne (Dimaggio \/ Karon) in a 7.9 total that left them in 9th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n Heiko and Justify<\/em><\/p>\n To underline the message, the judges were severe on Heiko Klausing, one of the last of the old style fire and flash<\/em> auction riders. Heiko\u2019s chestnut\u00a0Oldenburg stallion, Justify AS (Jazz \/ Inselfurst) is a beautiful horse, but so busy is the rider that he makes it hard to see the horse, and is so vigorous in one of the changes that you worry that the horse might fall over. 5.5 for Durchl\u00e4ssigkeit and a 6.5 total, has a few in the crowd whistling their displeasure but there are also a few who applaud the direction the ground jury is taking.<\/p>\n Although we saw a few over-tight nose bands, the ugliest of them all was that of the Hanoverian stallion, Duisenberg (Desperados \/ Weltmeyer) shown, to his shame, by Raphael Thomas. It was hard to watch as the poor creature tried desperately to free its tongue. It was a pity since the horse could move. The judges hit the rider with a 4.5 for Durchl\u00e4ssigkeit and they finish 34th<\/sup>. Good judging!<\/p>\n Raphael Thomas and Duisenberg<\/i><\/p>\n It was truly not a vintage crop. Julia-Katharina von Platen ended in first with a lovely forward, rhythmic, flowing test on the Hanoverian mare, Danza (Dimaggio \/ Rubin-Royal) marked by big expressive changes. Still while the judges were paying natural work, they weren\u2019t exactly paying a huge amount: 8.5 for trot, 8 for walk, 8 for canter, 9 for Durchl\u00e4ssigkeit, and 8.5 for general impression \u2013 an 8.4 total, with Julia\u2019s 9, one of only two 9s in the whole class of 37 horses.<\/p>\n Ines and\u00a0<\/em>Fairplay<\/i><\/p>\n Ines Knoll had her W\u00fcrttenberg gelding FBW Fairplay (F\u00fcrst Hohenstein \/ Disco-Tanzer) soft and rhythmically forward, really using its body for an 8.3, equal with the highest ranked stallion, the Westfalien, Damon\u2019s Dejaron (Damon Hill out of a Trakehner mare, by the French Anglo Arab, Matcho) who is not the prettiest horse on the block but was a nice enough mover and put together an accurate test for Heiner Schiergen.<\/p>\n Another stylish, tactful rider, Carola Koppelmann with another mare, the Rheinlander, Lady Loxley M (Lord Loxley \/ Abanos) took 4th<\/sup> with an 8.2. While Stefanie Wolf a Rheinlander, the mare, Saphira Royal NG (San Amour \/ Monteverdi) was equal 5th<\/sup> with Heiner Schiergen and the stallion, Daley Thompson (Damon Hill \/ Lauries Crusador \u2013 actually Lauries then Bolero, so that\u2019s a fair whack of Thoroughbred.)<\/p>\n It was sad that Jana Freund and the exciting young Hanoverian stallion Bodyguard (Burlington \/ Pik L) were belled when the judges spotted a touch of blood in the chestnut\u2019s mouth, especially as the work up to that point had been really impressive.<\/p>\n Looking at the breeding, six out of the top 15, are from the D line, with Damon Hill responsible for three, and the most represented stallion. In terms of the balance between the progeny of Grand Prix competitors, and the offspring of stallions whose career peaked at the Young Horse stage, there are the three by Damon Hill, one by Desperados and one by For Compliment who both the countries of their riders at the Euro Champs a few weeks earlier.<\/p>\n Danciano with Anja Engelbart<\/em><\/p>\n The next day\u2019s five-year-old class was way more exciting. There were ten scores of 9 scattered through the top ten, even a 9.5 for the glorious trot shown by the black Hanoverian stallion, Danciano (Dancier \/ Rotspon) shown by Anja Engelbart for the Schockem\u00f6hle Empire.<\/p>\n Bellena and Esther Maruhn<\/em><\/p>\n The highest score of the class went to another Hanoverian, the chestnut mare, Bellena (Belissimo \/ Welser) shown beautifully by Esther Maruhn. Lovely outline, big stretchy trot, relaxed through the body, and a great canter. 8.7<\/p>\n Sir Olli and Laura Klein<\/em><\/p>\n Second to the cute, perhaps too cute to be a stallion, the Oldenburger, Sir Olli (Sir Donnerhall I \/ Florestan) brilliantly ridden by Laura Klein. They fall out of the counter canter, but the rest of the test is foot perfect. 8.6.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n