Forty-six riders from 18 nations and 73 horses have been entered to compete at the 23rd Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Show at the 2017 CDI Fritzens on 30 June - 2 July. Set at the beautiful Schindlhof equestrian centre in the Tyrolean Alps, the 2017 CDI Fritzens boast a spectacular entry field.
Alongside the world number one Isabell Werth, Austria's Victoria Max-Theurer has only just started working on her come back after almost one year absence from the show ring. Max-Theurer won the Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Challenge Trophy a record four times and is eager to compete in Fritzens again.
"Top conditions, top footing, top stabling and top sport," said an ecstatis Max-Theurer who won the Austrian Champion's title 13 times. "The love for detail makes everything at Schindlhof not only professional but also familiar. That is why all the world's top riders come here."
Victoria is preparing Blind DAte for Austrian team selection for the European Championships in Gothenburg at the end of August. The mare had a one-year break from competition. "We want to gain some ring experience again and continue the good scores we achieved in Munich as a step towards the European Championships," Victoria explained.
Show host Evelyn Haim-Swarovski, who was a member of the Austrian team at the 2015 European Championships in Aachen, will not be competing at her home show. After placing fourth in the Grand Prix with 68.74% at the CDI Achleiten, she gets a short break from showing.
"We're focusing ourselves fully on the second team qualifier mid July at the 2017 CDN Cappeln," Evelyn explained. "To compete at home is quite stressful and the preparation for Dorina is too short."
Starters- and results lists for the 2017 CDI Fritzens can be found here.
Time Schedule
Friday 30 June 2017
- 08.00h: #1 Prix St. Georges
- 12.00h: Austrian Para Championships, Round 1
- 13.30h: #2 Grand Prix for Special
Saturday 1 July 2017
- 08.00h: #3 Intermediaire I
- 12.00h: Austrian Para Championships, Round 2
- 13.30h: #4 Grand Prix for Freestyle
Sunday 2 July 2017
- 07.30h: #5 Grand Prix Consolation for non-qualified pairs
- 09.00h: #6 Grand Prix Special (the top 15 from #2)
- 12.00h: Austrian Para Championships, Round 3 Kur
- followed by show programme and hat contest
- 14.30h: #7 Grand Prix kur to mysic (the top 15 from #4)
Info, images, videos, starting and results lists can be found at www.schindlhof.at and on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube
Winners List Manfred & Hildre Swarovski Memorial Trophy
- 1995 Bianca Kasselmann, GER
- 1996 Austrian Championships Dressage – no CDI
- 1997 Bianca Kasselmann, GER
- 1998 Christilot Boylen, CAN
- 1999 Markus Gribbe, GER
- 2000 Thorsten Dietz, GER
- 2001 Günther Seidel, USA
- 2002 Austrian Championships Dressage – no CDI
- 2003 Anja Plönzke, GER
- 2004 Rafael Soto Andrade, ESP
- 2005 Silvia Iklé, SUI
- 2006 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
- 2007 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
- 2008 no overall winner, Music Freestyle had to be cancelled due to bad weather
- 2009 Austrian Championships Dressage – no CDI
- 2010 Ulla Salzgeber, GER
- 2011 Carl Hester, GBR
- 2012 Carl Hester, GBR
- 2013 Valentina Truppa, ITA
- 2014 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
- 2015 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
- 2016 Isabell Werth, GER
The Manfred Swarovski Trophy is given to the most successful pair of the CDI4* Schindlhof (the percentages of the GP and GP Special respectively of the GP and GP Freestyle are added together). The winner is allowed to take home this valuable Swarovski crystal piece for a year. After winning three times the winner is allowed to keep the trophy for good. in 2014, Austria’s 13-time state champion Victoria Max-Theurer achieved this.
For more information, visit www.schindlhof.at
Related Links
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2017 CDI Fritzens
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2016 CDI Fritzens
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2015 CDI Fritzens
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2014 CDI Fritens