It was a top motivated combination Fame & Carl Hester entering CDI3* on home soil at Hickstead today.
Fame is a super positive power house (from watching them for the 2nd time today). You sometimes get the impression of that Carl could ask a bit less - if possible, but still manage to show without any technical errors.
Fame was on fire but well managed. Super entry halt, nice diagonal, half pass right tiny unbalanced/tensions, left with good flow, nice halt with rein back, good diagonal, super in and out of nice plaffe tiny forward trend, extended walk could show more let go, good collected walk and Carl is waiting exactly till M before super transition to passage, piaffe active tiny forward trend, very solid canter tour, only change after extended canter with tensions, both pirouettes bit big, but rest very well managed, super final centerline. 76,326%
Comeback for DSP Rose of Bavaria for the CDI3*
DSP Rose of Bavaria & Laura Tomlinson - Despite overall quite strong contact it was a strong comeback performance. Only technical issue for the one time loosing the balance for the final part of the one times. First piaffe becomes bit forward, 2nd better at the spot, 2 times bit swing, lovely passage, strong transitions, good walk tour and nice pirouettes. 72,543%
They haven´t shown since August 2021, but this mare is for sure the absolute top quality card from Laura Tomlinson, even though she has been showing Fallatijn at the internationals lately.
Indigro with famous predigree like Kjento
The black Negro / Jazz son Indigro just brings something extraordinary. Indigro is a pure passage / piaffe maschine. The way he is able to sit, carry, balance and show expression is extraordinary. (unfortunately not really reflected in the marks). Today with a solid test but still some moments where you could wish for a bit more accuracy, both series becomes bit swinging. 71,174%
En Vogue for the the national Grand Prix
It was also comeback for En Vogue with Carl Hester. They have not shown since March 2022 and due to an injury they did not run for the World Championships last year in Herning.
Today they were back at national level with a very good winner performance.
Smooth trot tour with nice half passes, good halt with rein back, small hiccup for 1st piaffe, walk tour becomes bit tense and short, bit travelling 2nd piaffe, good series, bit tense hind coming back from extended canter, small error for zigzag, super nice pirouettes. 75,10%
New way of holding the reins?
Was it a new way of holding the reins or does H2R just need new glasses!
Former Danish rider Henriette Andersen is back at Grand Prix level with her 12 year old Zack son Zackery today placed 4th with 71,179%, while Danish Anders Dahl was placed 5th with 70,725% with Esquire.