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European
Dressage News
Heike Holstein to Coach Irish Young Riders at European
Championships
Holstein Wins in England
 Dressage
rider Heike Holstein won the Grand Prix class at Solihull
show in England last Thursday (25th July 2002) with
Welt Adel. Heike has won both in Italy and Slovenia
on her 10 year old hannovarian gelding over the last
couple of months and they have qualified to represent
Ireland at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain
next September.
Holstein also won the Prix St Georges class with her
10 year old mare Burgfraulein and they went on to slot
into second place in the Intermediare I class. The following
day (Friday 26th July 2002) Heike and Burgfraulein scored
a double by winning both the Prix St Georges and Intermediare
I classes at Addington. Welt Adel placed second in the
Grand Prix class at Addington.
 Heike
travels to the European Young Riders Dressage Championships
in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy this week in her capacity
as trainer to Irish young rider Judy Reynolds from Naas
Co Kildare. Reynolds will ride her danish bred gelding
Saturday Night at the championships where she will be
joined by County Wicklow rider Gerald Bloomer who will
compete on Fantastic Elastic. Eileen Kapp from County
Galway is the Irish representative in the European Junior
Dressage Championships being run concurrently at the
same venue. Kapp has been in training with the reigning
European Dressage Champion Ulla Salzgeber and she will
compete with her Russian import Davis.
Meanwhile Irish riders Anne Marie Dunphy from Castlecomer,
Co Kilkenny and Marguerite McSweeney from Portarlington,
Co Laois travel to England this week to compete at shows
in Bedford and Warwick. Anne Marie Dunphy made her international
debut at the Soley CDI*** earlier this year and she
using this trip as a warm up before competing at the
CDI*** in Hickstead at the end of next month.
Source: Dressage
Ireland
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European Junior and Young Riders Championships
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