Undisputed winners in the small tour at the 2002 CDIO Aachen were Karin Rehbein and her dark bay mare Cherie. Rehbein, head rider of Gestut Gronwoldhof in Germany, steered her mare to three top score tests.
They won the Prix St Georges with 76.75%, the Intermediaire I with 75.25% and the Inter I Kur to Music with 78.14% and left all competition far behind them. The Hanoverian bred mare by Don Primero x Lanthan is a true Gronwoldhof product reflecting the excellent breeding quality and top performance level.
Throughout the 2002 show season, Rehbein and Cherie have been scoring strong and proofed their top shape at various competitions, including the national show at Aubenhausen.
Yet the combination already rose to stardom by winning the 6-year old division at the 2001 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany. International judge and young horse specialist Christoph Hess quoted the following at the end of Rehbein's winning ride in Verden.
"During the first two minutes of her performance we did not speak one word. Then my judging partner from the Netherlands only said 'superb'. I hope you implant this ride in your memory. You rarely get to watch a ride like this", Christoph told the audience, "an almost perfect demonstration of the co-operation of rider and horse, just as you want to see it in this type of competition."
Rehbein and Cherie scored 9,8 with their final ride in Verden. It gave them the overall victory which did not come as a surprise, since Karin and Cherie had already won the qualifying events with 9,0 and 9,5.
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