Danish Warmblood mare Straight Horse Ascenzione and Helen Langehanenberg - photo credit: Lily Forado
Hagen is back even though it is at a smaller format this time, and as a national competition.
The dressage arena has moved to the huge impressive jumping arena at Hof Kasselmann, and even without spectators you still got the “big event” feeling watching the competition.
It was a sharp field of combinations with a clear winner of 7 year old gelding Harrods by Hochadel / Rotspon ridden by Frederic Wandres. The gelding was sold over the PSI auction back in 2017 for 205.000 euro and since then stayed in training at Hof Kasselmann.
Wandres showed the super expressive Harrods with a smooth supple trot tour, lovely frame and balance, good collected walk, lost of balance 2nd walk pirouette, good extended walk, super sit for pirouettes, super series 77,500% - a clear winner.
Eva Möller showed the 8 year old Joopie by Johnson / Don Romantic in a well balanced and very correct test with highlight for the canter tour and without any technical issues.
Placed no 5 the 7 yr old 🇩🇰Danish Warmblood mare Straight Horse Ascenzione and Helen Langehanenberg were also at start today. The mare looked well matured body wise with a nice round neck, and she suits Langehanenberg very nicely. Starting their test with super flow and power for the trot tour, well balanced uphill, trend 79,4% after the trot tour! Good walk tour, bit tensions for the walk pirouettes, nice regular extended walk, lacking bit more relaxation for the canter tour, becomes a bit into riders hands, super nice sit for pirouettes, bit tensions for series lacking bit more forward flow. 74,342%
