Italian Grand Prix rider Anna Paprocka-Campanella has definitely moved on to greater things after the sale of her star horse Andretti H to Laura Bechtolsheimer. Not only has she successfully introduced her rising Grand Prix horse Prego to international level competition
, but she will also be riding two fantastic young horses: Wanadoo and Santorini Hit.
Paprocka-Campanella has started a co-operation with a new sponsor, the Dutch equestrian centre De Bekelaar, which has offered her the ride on Wanadoo, one of its best horses. The 5-year old Dutch warmblood gelding Wanadoo is by Montecristo x El Corona and is a full brother to the licensed stallion Ro-Lex, which was the 2003-2005 KWPN Stallion Competition Winner and 2004 Zwolle Future Stallion champion.
"I am really enthusiastic to ride Wanadoo in the competition and hopefully some other horses of De Bekelaar," said Paprocka-Campanella. "Wanadoo is a kind of horse you dream on! He is an incredible mix of power and elasticity. I hope that together with my trainer Hubertus Schmidt we can make from him a top Grand Prix horse."
The Italian rider aims to qualify Wanadoo as a 6-year old for the 2009 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany, in August 2009. Campanella has received the support of the Italian Equestrian Federation to prepare this youngster for Verden and aims at least to go through to the individual finals.
Anna's second hope for the future is Santorini Hit, the stunning 6-year old Hanoverian gelding by Sandro Hit x Furioso II which she has bought as a 2,5 year old and which finished fourth under Marcus Herman at the 2008 Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, Germany.
"Santorini Hit is a very hot horse with a lot of personality. He has been trained in the stable of Hubertus Schmidt the last two years and won nearly each competition he was entered in," Campanella explained. "I won the international young horse competition in Saumur for 6-year olds this year and the M-level class at the Italian Championschips in Turin, where I also became the Italian Senior Champion on Prego."
Santorini Hit is nearly ready to compete at Prix St Georges level and his first show at international level is planned for the beginning of the outdoor season.
"I really would like to get him ready for World Championship in Kentucky, but I do not want to force and to put to much pressure on him.Wanadoo and Santorini Hit are the best horses in my stable."
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