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\u201cWith Callaho\u2019s Benicio, it is an interesting story. The stallion came to my stables in Germany late in 2012. He had been sold at the Hanoverian Stallion Auction and went directly to South Africa. He did a little breeding there, and when he was four years old he went to a few little competitions. Last year he came to me, and the minute he stepped off the trailer, I went \u2018Oh my god, what is that?!\u2019 I was absolutely fascinated. He went into the arena, and I saw his movements, his paces, and\u2026 I have no words for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI started to train him and we found really fast a good relationship. We were in good form, and my dream was to ride at the World Championship for Germany, but a few weeks before the selecting day he had a little accident in his box, and he broke a bone. I was really sad about that \u2013 it happened while I was in Australia, and that evening I needed lots of red wine!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I came back to Germany, I rode him every day, seven days a week, one and a half hours in walk, and then the vet said, everything is fine now, you can continue. I started with him, and I cantered him and I asked for a flying change, and he says, okay \u2013 I know everything. He hadn\u2019t forgotten anything\u2026 he is so fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo then we went to a qualifier for the Bundeschampionate, and we won the qualifier, so we came here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe owner from this horse is a great owner, he says, you have no pressure, take time, and if you want, you can go to the Bundeschampionate, if not stay home \u2013 you have a long and a big future, and he will stay with you. I don\u2019t need him for breeding at the moment, I have enough frozen semen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I came here to Warendorf, and before my test I get a short SMS \u2013 No Pressure, just have fun! I rode in on Benni, and there was a little moment when I got a bit nervous because to ride a fantastic horse like that, you say, oh my god I want to make it perfect. We started and I thought, just have fun, and I rode a relaxed round, I tried to do my best. Then we had two relaxed days, he felt fantastic, tomorrow in the final, we will see. If it should be, he will be the winner in the end, and if he is not it doesn\u2019t matter, we\u2019ll have a long future.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a fantastic trainer on my side, Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen \u2013 I make no decisions without him. He is like a rock, he only has to be there then I know it will work.\u201d<\/p>\n
The aim with Callaho\u2019s Benicio is to go to the big sport \u2013 to Grand Prix?<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cYes. It really is exciting. It is great with this owner, normally if you have stallions of that quality, you have big pressure because they have to breed, or they are for sale, and if they are not successful here at the Bundeschampionate, then they lose a lot of money. But if you have an owner like Ian Callender-Easby, then you say, okay, I have time, I can relax. If he doesn\u2019t feel good tomorrow morning before the Final, then I don\u2019t ride, because I know I will have him for years to come. He believes in us, he says with Hans-Heinrich and me, and this horse, it is the perfect combination. We think we have a big future. I hope so.\u201d<\/p>\n
I think we all hope so, because it certainly would be a fascinating picture in Grand Prix\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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