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Ingrid Klimke and Nector van het Carlshof
 Revelation
of the 2001/2002 Indoor Winter dressage show season
was without a doubt Ingrid Klimke and Nector van het
Carlshof. The 1999-2000-2001 German Eventing Champion
Ingrid Klimke has ultimately proven that her well established
roots, thanks to her legendary father Dr Reiner Klimke,
lay in dressage. Excited by the speed and danger of
cross country, by the mathematical correctness of show
jumping and by the patience, refinement and delicateness
of dressage, Ingrid Klimke is "the" woman
of versatility. Klimke was the best German Eventing
rider at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and was a
German team member at the 2001 European Championships,
but this winter she has surprised everyone by her accomplishments
in dressage.
Aboard the 11-year old Belgian warmblood gelding Nector
van het Carlshof, Ingrid Klimke finished seventh overall
with 75.11% at the 2002 World Cup Dressage Finals in
's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. It was due to Gonnelien
Rothenberger's cancellation of her entry in the Finals
that Klimke was allowed to compete in Den Bosch. Her
best ranking in the World Cup Qualifiers was a third
place at the CDI-W in Paris.
Nector van het Carlshof (Randel Z x Lombard) is one
of the undisputedly best BWP bred dressage horses ever.
His sensitivity and potential have no limits and the
bay gelding makes a perfect match with young Klimke.
In 1997, Nector gained his first fame by becoming the
Belgian LRV Champion Dressage under Herman Nyssen. He
then got trained by Jan Dupont, through whom Australian
Christine Doan spotted his talent. Nector moved into
the ownership of an Australian couple which moved the
horse to Germany at the beginning of 2000. Michael Klimke
first trained Nector, but Ingrid quickly took over the
reins from her brother. A turn for the good, because
Nector and Ingrid make a talented pair.
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