Selection
show in Vliermaalroot disappointing in every respect
Due to the low scores at the first CDI qualifier in
the Wittenberg, Herentals, the KBRSF Dressage Commission
was urged to host another selection show. None of the
Grand Prix and Prix St. Georges riders were able to
gather a score higher than 63%, a required standard
for a three star CDI, in Herentals.
The
show at Equestrian Centre Gerrits resulted for most
riders in a same disappointment. Three Grand Prix riders
were invited and the appearance of one particular combination
was some sort of surprise. Stefan Van Ingelgem already
showed his intentions for GP at the George Wahl clinics
throughout the winter. His seven year old Russian warmblood
Bravurnik was already performing piaffe, passage and
tempi changes every single stride. But with Bravurnik
being so young it was only logical that Mr. Van
Ingelgem would still continue riding PSG - Intermediaire
I for the 1999 season. In Vliermaalroot Bravurnik seemed
to control his GP movements pretty well, but with a
rear in his pirouette and tempi changes from the left
to the right instead of going straight a score
of more than 63% amazed everyone including the rider
himself.
Ludo
Verbraeken performed better than at the Wittenberg.
He showed more fluent piaffe-passage transitions and
100% straight tempi changes. Juturn's piaffe contained
more elevation than last's years trampling. A score
of 58% was a little underrated by judges Otten and Meersmans,
especially when one looks at the contrast with Koen
Verdegem's performance with Kiwi (59%).
De Wittenberg also counted as trial for the European
Championships for Young Dressage horses. Most riders
received a notification of the Belgian Equestrian Federation
three weeks before the trial; a period which is definitely
too short to prepare a young horse for such an important
day. We do hope that the dressage commission shall try
to sparse their intentions for such trails on an earlier
notice in the future.
The
show at Equestrian Centre Gerrits resulted for most
riders in a same disappointment. Three Grand Prix riders
were invited and the appearance of one particular combination
was some sort of surprise. Stefan Van Ingelgem already
showed his intentions for GP at the George Wahl clinics
throughout the winter. His seven year old Russian warmblood
Bravurnik was already performing piaffe, passage and
tempi changes every single stride. But with Bravurnik
being so young it was only logical that Mr. Van
Ingelgem would still continue riding PSG - Intermediaire
I for the 1999 season. In Vliermaalroot Bravurnik seemed
to control his GP movements pretty well, but with a
rear in his pirouette and tempi changes from the left
to the right instead of going straight a score
of more than 63% amazed everyone including the rider
himself.
Ludo
Verbraeken performed better than at the Wittenberg.
He showed more fluent piaffe-passage transitions and
100% straight tempi changes. Juturn's piaffe contained
more elevation than last's years trampling. A score
of 58% was a little underrated by judges Otten and Meersmans,
especially when one looks at the contrast with Koen
Verdegem's performance with Kiwi (59%).
