The first Grand Prix of Horses & Dreams meets France at Hof Kasselmann provided plenty of reason to smile for the hosts on Thursday 25 April 2019: The prize of Helenenhof, Family Schwiebert, the qualification for the Grand Prix Freestyle on Saturday was won by Hof Kasselmann rider Frederic Wandres and his top horse, Duke of Britain
Wandres and Hof Kasselmann's Duke of Britain (by Dimaggio x Rubinstein I) have had a great season in 2018 and seem to continue the trend into 2019. The shooting stars of 2018 scored two wins at World Cup level. The World Cup decision is always based on the Freestyle, and Wandres will perform his winning freestyle test with the high level of difficulty of 9.9 on Saturday night.
“Duke of Britain is a super reliable horse and I am very happy to have him. To win in Hagen with the support of the team is very special and I am looking forward to the Freestyle. The music is quite modern and forward,” Wandres beamed.
Second place went to a regular at the Almased Dressage Stadium, Swede Patrik Kittel, who brought his 11-year-old mare Well Done de La Roche Cmf. The Fürstentraum-daughter was last seen at the WEG in Tryon in 2018 and placed in the Top Five in the individual and team rankings. Before the outdoor show season start in Hagen in Germany, Kittel and Well Done de la Roche did a smaller warm up show in Nice two months ago.
Third place went to Dutch rider Diederik van Silfhout riding the 10-year-old Vivaldi-son Expression.
- Hagen press release - Eurodressage report to follow
Photo © Lafrentz
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