Nora Feldmann's Beauty W Retained for Germany

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Nora Feldmann's internationally competed FEI pony, Beauty W, has been retained for Germany as Nora has aged out of ponies.

Beauty W is a 10-year old Dutch Welsh pony by Orchard Boginov out of Brinckhoff's Serah (by Sjapoer ox). He is bred by W. van Winkoop in The Netherlands.

Esmee Boers

Originally owned by Andre Jurrius and Sanne Winters, the bay made his international show debut at FEI pony level under Esmee Boers in October 2021 at the CDI Exloo.

In 2022 Boers went full throttle in her last year on ponies and competed at CDI's in Lier, Opglabbeek, Exloo and Hagen to clinch Dutch team selection for the 2022 European Pony Championships in Strzegom, Poland. With the team they won silver and individually the pair was 10th in the individual test (73.324%) and fourth in the Kur to Music (77.485%). At the 2022 Dutch Pony Championships in August, they won silver.

Sold to Germany

In September 2022 Beauty W sold to then 13-year old German Nora Feldmann.

The new duo premiered n November 2022 in Darmstadt at a local show at L-level, winning the class with 9.0. In 2023 they first did some regional shows before making their CDI debut in July at Neu-Anspach, where they were third and second. From there they went to the CDI Kronenberg Indoor. They were 12th at the 2023 German Pony Championships

In 2024 the dup campaigned at the CDI's in Lier, Aachen and Hagen. They were 8th at the Preis der Besten. At the 2024 German Pony Championships they were 17th in the individual test and did not make it to the Kur. They finished the year athe CDI Kronenberg were they were secnd in the team test.

This year Feldmann and Beauty W showed at three CDI's: Lier, Exloo, and Hagen. They were 9th in the Preis der Besten. Feldmann rode FS Capelli de Niro at this year's German Pony Championships instead of Beauty W.

Retained for Germany

Feldmann has reached the age limit and has moved on to horses, despite the recent sudden passing of her junior horse Matchball OLD.

Beauty W has found a new rider in Luisa Marie Kukies, who also owns the former international pony stallion Coer Noble.