Favorit victory for 8 year old Danish Warmblood mare Straight Horse Ascenzione by Blue Hors Zack / Blue Hors Don Schufro with Helen Langehanenberg
From the sideline it is such a pleasure to watch the harmony between horse and rider. Ascenzione moves featherlight in the trot with huge expression and outstanding qualities for half passes, relaxed extended walk with good over track, super clear and active collected walk, and with canter very nice quality.
Must for sure be a breeders dream to sell a talented horse, not just for a lot of money but even better to a top rider being able to develop and exploit the fully potential.
Helen Langehanenberg was also very clear about Ascenzione when she was subsequently interviewed about the victory. “She is one in a million, always ready to work, huge abilities, attentive without being tense just a pleasure to work with,” says Helen.
H2R comments during the test: Bit unbalanced halt, light footed power diagonal, supple go and flow half passes(1 x10), super diagonal, smooth into walk, super relaxation for extended walk active, nice collected walk, nice walk pirouettes, good into canter, super easy canter pirouettes, super change at C, wow nice sit 2nd pirouette, nice change at C, super medium canter, nice half passes well balanced, nice 4 times, nice 3 times, power diagonal, change at long side, good halt bit unbalanced rein back, power forward.
Daniel Bachmann Andersen and the beautiful expressive Holsteiner stallion Caracciola MT also showed a strong performance today. No doubt they will secure a ticket for the final later this year.
H2R comments during the test: Good halt, well balanced power diagonal, nice half passes lack bit more expression, super nice diagonal, nice into walk, super extended walk, good collected walk, bit unbalanced pirouettes, nice into canter, nice balance and control 1st pirouette, same 2nd, nice change at C, nice medium canter, super flow canter half passes, super 4 times full diagonal, super 3 times, super extended canter with change at diagonal, bit unbalanced halt with rein back, super into final halt.
