Romeona, Frankie Boy, Scara Boena, Dan Brown Win the 2014 Swedish Young Horse Championships

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2014 Swedish Young Horse Championships

The 3-year old Romeona, the 4-year old Frankie Boy, the 5-year old Scara Boena and the 6-year old Dan Brown became the grand winners of the 2014 Swedish Young Horse Championships held at the national state stud in Flyinge, Sweden, on 1 - 5 October 2014. The Swedish young horse nationals are a well attended event and always a highlight on the calendar of Swedish dressage riders and breeders.

In the 3-year old division Martin Ågevall and Ann-Sofie Lilja's Swedish bred mare Romeona put themselves apart from the pack by scoring the highest mark in the final and claiming the champion's sash. The mare by Don Romantic x Briar scored a total of 86.20 and led the field quite ahead of reserve champions Sandra Sterntorp on the German bred Santana (by Scolari x Hochadel) with 84.80. Crowd favourite Mattias Jansson landed a third place on his own Swedish bred Rizzoli (by Totilas x Lemon) with 84.40.

The 4-year old division is always quite a highlight in Flyinge as for the finals the top ranked horses of the first round are test ridden by a guest judge rider. This year, just like last year, Swedish WEG team member Patrik Kittel flew to Flyinge to test the rideability and potential of the four year olds. Emilie Nyrerod and the German bred dark bay Frankie Boy (by Fürstenball x Sunny Boy) took the overall victory with 91.650 points after winning the first round with 89.800 and placing third in the test rider's final with 93.500 points. Maria von Essen and Therese Stern's Swedish warmblood London (by Skovens Rafael x Londonderry) became the reserve champion with 91.45 points after placing second in round one (86.40 pts) and getting the highest score from Kittel (96.50). Emilie Nyrerod and the Oldenburg chestnut stallion Spongebob (by Sir Donnerhall II x Weltmeyer) finished third with 90.900 points after placing third in round 1 (85.80) and second in the test rider final (96.00).

Cecilia Kristoffersen and the Hanoverian bred state premium mare Scara Boena (by Scolari x Bergamon x Regazzoni) dominated the 5-year old division scoring 88.00 points in the Finals test on Sunday 5 October 2014. Anna Svanberg and Mats Freden's Swedish bred Revolution (by Skovens Rafael x Furst Heinrich) were the runners-up with only a fraction of a point less on 87.600. Revolution was last year's 4-year old Swedish champion and contested the finals at the World Young Horse Championships in Verden this year. Ida Linn Lundholm and the Dutch warmblood stallion Eclectisch (by Zenon x Olivi) landed third place with 85.800.

The clear cut winner in the 6-year old class was Jeanna Hogberg aboard the German bred Dan Brown (by Dancier x Hohenstein), scoring 84.000 in the Finals test and topping the leader board with an almost full four point advantage. They edged out Eva Fahlbrink and the Dutch warmblood Dexter (by Westpoint x Flemmingh), who slotted in second with 80.20. Maria Borg and her own Hanoverian Londondream (by Londontime x Mytens xx) were third with 79.60 points.

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Results - 2014 Swedish Young Horse Championships - Flyinge

3-year olds (top 10 only)

1. Martin Ågevall - Romeona (SWB, Don Romantic - Briar) - 86.200
2. Sandra Sterntorp - Santana (Han, Scolari - Hochadel) - 84.800
3. Mattias Jansson - Rizzoli (SWB, Totilas - Lemon) - 84.400
4. Camilla Axelsson - Thelma (SWB, Temptation - Don Romantic) - 83.200
5. Susanne Gielen - Beau Noir (SWB, De Noir - Prestige) - 81.200
5. Bjarke Laustsen - Ramses A (DWB, Rosoff - Leredo) - 81.200
7. Yvonne Österholm - Dorina (SWB, Belissimo M - Don Schufro) - 80.400
8. Bjarke Laustsen - Grevens Twix (DWB, Touch Me - Don Schufro) - 79.800
9. Cecilia Kristoffersen - Clynelish VH (SWB, Connaisseur - Rohdiamant) 79.200
10. Sandra Sterntorp -Catalina Vena (SWB, Damino SD - Zardin) - 79.000

4-year olds (top 10 only)

1. Emilie Nyreröd - Frankie Boy (OLD, Fürstenball - Sunny Boy) - 89.800 - 93.500 -- 91.650
2. Maria von Essen - London (SWB, Skovens Rafael - Londonderry) - 86.400 - 96.500 -- 91.450
3. Emilie Nyreröd - SpongeBob (OLD, Sir Donnerhall II - Weltmeyer) - 85.800 - 96.000 -- 90.900
4. Christian Bengtsson - Fame (Floriscount - Weltmeyer) - 83.000 - 88.000 -- 85.500
5. Mia Runesson - Odd Molly (SWB, Zuidenwind - Guinness) - 83.600 - 85.500 -- 84.550
6. Sandra Sterntorp - Fürst Royal (OLD, Fürstenball - Rubin Royal) - 81.800 - 85.500 -- 83.650
7. Mads Hendeliowitz - Autograf Q (SWB, Ampere - Jazz) - 82.200 - 84.000 -- 83.100
8. Jan Brink - RayMore (SWB, JJ RayBan - Figaro R) - 81.200 - 82.500 -- 81.850
9. Mattias Jansson - Botticelli (SWB, Bocelli - Rambo) - 81.200 - 78.000 -- 79.600
10. Yvonne Österholm - Dorette (SWB, Quaterback - Don Schufro) - 81.400 - 77.500 --- 79.450

5-year olds (top 10 only)

1. Cecilia Kristoffersen - Scara Boena (Scolari - Bergamon) - 88.000
2. Anna Svanberg - Revolution (SWB, Skovens Rafael - Fürst Heinrich) - 87.600
3. Ida-LInn Lundholm - Eclectisch (KWPN, Zenon - Olivi) - 85.800
4. Maria von Essen - Dora (SWB, Don Primero - Amiral) - 81.400
5. Stefan Jansson - Locatelli (SWB, Loredes - Rubinrot) - 80.600
6. Malin Rinné - Egeran M (KWPN, Painted Black - Ed King Hill) - 80.400
7. Ida-LInn Lundholm - Lynch Bages (Londontime - Cordoba) - 78.800
8. Jeanna Högberg - Fiorucci Ht (SWB, Florencio I - Rubinrot) - 77.800
9. Sofia Möller - Belair (by Beltoni - Warkant) - 77.200
10. Yvonne Österholm - Frans Andreo II (SWB, Sandreo - Weltmeyer) - 76.20

6-year olds (top 10 only)

1. Jeanna Högberg - Dan Brown (HANN, Dancier - Hohenstein) - 84.000
2. Eva Fahlbrink - Dexter (KWPN, Westpoint - Flemmingh) - 80.200
3. Maria Borg - Londondream (HANN, Londontime - Mytens xx) - 79.600
4. Anna Espelund - Lillevangs Pari-Lina (DWB, Rush Hour - Fanal Prydsholm) - 78.800
5. Jennifer Svensson - It's Ad Hoc (SWB, Danone I - Maistic) - 77.400
6. Hanna Barkevall - Donna Summer Tau (SWB, Don Romantic - Master) - 76.200
6. Anna Svanberg - Belisko (SWB, Belissimo M - Bellini) - 76.200
8. Olof Axelsson - Sinzano (SWB, First Wish - San Quintero xx) - 76.000
9. Maj-Christine Ehnberg Fogelberg - Quentin SV (SWB, Quaterback - De Niro) - 75.900
10. Pernilla André Hokfelt - Adriano (SWB, Don Primero - Magini) - 75.800

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