The Swedish warmblood society has made a few changes to the committee which will oversee the 2013 Swedish Stallion Performance Testing. New comer to the team is Dutch Theo Hanzon as a co-test rider of the stallions alongside Hella Kuntz.
German judge Dieter Schüle has resigned as the "international" judge who assessed the gaits of the stallions together with Dutch dressage trainer Frank Jespers. The latter will now judge the horses' gaits together with Christina Olsson.
Dutch young horse trainer Theo Hanzon will be assisting routinier, German Helle Kuntz, as the guest judge riders of the colts.
The 2013 Swedish Stallion Performance Testing panel includes:
Christina Olsson (head judge conformation)
Frenk Jespers (head judge gaits)
Mikael Nolin (head judge show jumping)
Malena Behring (veterinarian)
Susanne Gielen (sports representative dressage)
Pieter Kersten (sports representative show jumping)
Emma Thorén Hellsten (breeding director, administration)
The guest judge riders for show jumping are Peter Eriksson and Henrik Ankarcrona; for dressage they are Hella Kuntz and Theo Hanzon.
Source: Ridsport
Photo © Astrid Appels
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