21 April 2017

Horst: the dressage winners

After two busy days of dressage the winners of the international driving competition and Dutch four-in-hand horse Championships in Horst have been decided. Over the last two days, a fresh wind blew over the grounds at the Equestrian Centre de Peelbergen in Kronenberg, where over 120 competitors representing 19 different countries came on the start.

Vierspannen

IJsbrand Chardon made the first steps towards achieving his 28th national title by finishing second in the dressage, taking the lead of the Dutch Championship. He is followed closely by Koos de Ronde and Theo Timmerman. Boyd Exell won the international dressage competition, with Chardon and de Ronde in second and third. Marieke Harm, who had one horse held for re-inspection received a green light this morning. With her full dressage team, she stands now in fourth place. Bram Chardon with his eighth place finish in the international competition holds fourth place in the provisional standings of the Dutch Championships.

 

Boyd Exell
Photo: Krisztina Horváth

Tweespannen

Hungary’s Martin Hölle drove a beautiful test Thursday afternoon with his impressive pair of KWPN horses which after two days of driving was not surpassed by any of the other 36 competitors. Germany’s Lars Schwitte stands now in second place and Frances Michael Sellier in third.

 

Martin Hölle
Photo: Krisztina Horváth

Enkelspannen

With the 2018 Single Horse World Championships taking place in Horst in 2018, the single horse division with over 42 competitors is the largest of the show. Marlen Fallak (GER) was once again in superb form with her top horse Tessa FST with which she won the dressage at the World Championships last year. Winning the dressage, she was followed by Franz Schiltz (LUX) and Laure Philippot (BEL).

 

Marlen Fallak
Photo: Krisztina Horváth

Para Equestrian

Reigning World Champion Francisca den Elzen drove her 9 year-old Bart Blom to the top of the para driving dressage results. Patricia Grosserichter (GER) stands in second place in this national competition with international guest drivers and Aad van Marwijk in third.

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Francisca den Elzen
Photo: Krisztina Horváth