Gestut Tannenhof's leading Grand Prix dressage horse, Tannenhof's Chopin, has been sold to Austria. Chopin, a 13-year old Dutch bred gelding by Pele out of Elanda by Le Val Blanc xx
, has been sold to the 49-year old Austrian Grand Prix rider Evelyn Haim-Swarowski.
Plonzke and Chopin's best achievement ever was a victory at the 2000 CDI Aachen, but they claimed more trophies and ribbons throughout their long career together. In February 2003, the pair finished eighth with 70.68% in the Kampmann Cup Finals in Bremen.
Chopin's roots lie in The Netherlands, where he was trained and shown by Kebie van der Heijden. At the young age of 7, Chopin represented the Dutch young rider team under Van der Heijden at the European Young Riders Championships in Helsinki. They came home with the team gold medal. Kebie and Chopin managed to win almost every competition they ever competed in right up until the time of his sale to Anja Plonzke in Germany.
Source: Horse Gate
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