Carnival Tournament in Kreuth:
It is always something special for rider and horse to compete in a show held in Kreuth, Europe’s largest horse show facility which features an enormous riding arena at its center.
The competition hall with its amazing riding ring measuring 40 x 80 m (131 x 262 ft.) seats 5000 spectators, but equally as impressive are the 23 tests, with 13 tests alone in the M - S categories.
In their first competition, an M class dressage test, Stefan Puschmann and SAN PRIMERO were narrowly defeated by the Olympic rider Ulla Salzgeber.
(SAN PRIMERO is a 6 year old stallion bred right here at Quadriga, by SAN AMOUR / Donnerhall / Pik Bube, out of a full sister to DON SCHUFRO.)
Bright and early the next day at 8 am, the pair were the first starter in a dressage horse M test, and with multiple scores of 8+ in the movement categories, they left the second-placed team quite a bit behind, and enjoyed a well-deserved victory round!!
But also our “darling of the stallion barn,” DON CISMO, was allowed to come along. Similarly as in Warendorf, he was pretty excited about the whole scene. After two 3rd places in M tests for 6-9 year olds, our just 7-year old stallion was awarded first reserve in a very strong field during a S class test on the last day.
( DON CISMO is also bred here by Quadriga, a son of DIAMOND HIT / CAMPARI / AKZENT II, out of our elite mare COSMOPOLITAN.)
With his own mare, EVITA, Stefan Puschmann competed in the S Class/Prix St. Georges, achieving a 3rd place with almost 69%.
The QUADRIGA Team wishes all our friends a happy New Year!
In particular, much health and success for all two- and four-legged friends in both home and barn!
Many gorgeous and especially healthy foals with wonderful movements!
The Quadriga Team wishes all breeders, owners, riders and friends of our horses a very merry Christmas! We thank you for all your trust and wonderful cooperation!
You are cordially invited to visit us and we are already looking forward to the countless great ”horse talks” over a cup of coffee while watching our foals in our “Züchterhimmel”!
This is actually an archived picture! Currently, it is balmy 9° Celsius and not a snow flake in sight!
"Equestrian Australia" has updated its "longlist" of the rider/horse pairs for the World Equestrian Games 2014.
The No. 1 spot with 68.93% has currently Maree Tomkinson with DIAMANTINA!
Excerpt from Eurodressage News:
Maree Tomkinson Leads Provisional Ranking for 2014 Australian WEG Selection !
Sue Hearn and Remington at the 2013 CDI Sydney
Photo © Franz Venhaus
Australian Dressage News
Equestrian Australian, the Australian Equestrian Federation, has released the updated list of combination rankings for long list 2014 World Equestrian Games' selection.
As per the 2014 World Equestrian Games selection policy for dressage, one Australian based combination will gain automatic selection to the ‘WEG long list’. This list will consist of eight combinations from which Australia’s dressage team for WEG will be chosen.
In order to be eligible for this position, combinations will need to compete in the Grand Prix class at three of the following four events:
2013 Australian Dressage Championships CDI-W
2013 questrian Grand Final CDI-W at EQUITANA
2013 Victorian Dressage Festival CDI-W
2014 Boneo Park CDI-W
Automatic selection to the 'WEG long list' will be granted to the combination which has achieved the best average score taken from their three strongest results at the above events.
The current ranking following the 2013 Victoria Dressage Festival CDI-W includes:
1. Maree Tomkinson - Diamantina - average score: 68.93
2. Sheridyn Ashwood - Prestige - 68.00
3. Rozzie Ryan - GV Bullwinkle - 67.70
4. Caroline Wagner - Tango V - 67.01
5. Heath Ryan - Regardez Moi - 66.61
6. Sue Hearn - Remington - 66.45
7. Mary Hanna - Sancette - 66.34
8. Anjanette Harten - UGQ Alladin - 66.32
9. Heath Ryan - Utopian Cardinal - 65.50
10. Chantal Wigan - Ferero - 63.93
11. Jeremy Janjic - Django of Cacharel - 62.06
At the Weltcup Finals of the Pacific League in Melbourne, Maree Tomkinson and DIAMANTINA scores another Grand Prix victory. DIAMANTINA was bred right here at Quadriga!
Congratulations to both of them!
Excerpt from Eurodressage News:
Tomkinson Takes Grand Prix at 2013 Pacific League World Cup Final in Melbourne
The contestants of the 2013 Pacific League World Cup Finals in Melbourne
2013 CDI-W Melbourne
Maree Tomkinson and Diamantina won the Grand Prix class at the 2013 Pacific League World Cup Final CDI-W in Melbourne, Australia on Friday 29 November 2013. Aboard her beautiful bay mare Diamantina (by Diamond Hit) Tomkinson scored a winning 69.894%. The duo showed excellent form and will be a strong contender for Saturday’s Grand Prix Freestyle.
The lead changed on five occasions throughout the afternoon and it was London 2012 Olympic combination Mary Hanna and Sancette which started the trend with a score of 66.021%. They were outdone by the next combination into the arena, Heath Ryan and Regardez Moi which scored 66.915%.
Caroline Wagner and Tango V produced a strong score of 67.298 to hold the lead momentarily but they were relegated to third overall once the local combination of Tomkinson and Diamantina took to the arena, followed by Rozzie Ryan and GV Bullwinkle which finished in second after scoring 68.383%.
Scores: 2013 CDI-W Melbourne
Fri, 11/29/2013 - 13:26
2013 CDI-W Melbourne - 29 - 30 November 2013
Grand Prix
Judges: Hobson, Seefried, Hoevenaars, Clarke, Prain
1. Diamantina - Maree Tomkinson - 69.894% (Australia)
2. GV Bullwinkle - Rozzie Ryan - 68.383% (Australia)
3. Tango V - Caroline Wagner - 67.298% (Australia)
4. Regardez Moi - Heath Ryan - 66.915% (Australia)
5. Sancette - Mary Hanna - 66.021% (Australia)
6. Ferrero - Chantal Wigan - 64.723% (Australia)
7. Mayfield Pzazz - Kerry Mack - 63.723% (Australia)
8. Carlyle - Nadia Coghlan - 63.085% (Australia)
9. Django of Cacharel - Jeremy Janjic - 61.000% (Australia)
