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1999
CDI-W Mechelen
Mechelen, Belgium
27 - 30 December 1999
Arjen Teeuwissen continues success story
 The
short Grand Prix, in which the twelve top is qualified
for the freestyle, was won by Arjen Teeuwissen and Gestion
Goliath T. Two weeks ago the pair already won the Grand
Prix and the freestyle at the CDI Frankfurt in Germany.
In Mechelen, Belgium, however, their test wasn't as
waterproof as it should have been. Teeuwissen entered
the ring with a highly tensed and strong Goliath who
lost marks on what should have pointed him up: the piaffe
and passage. The dark bay KWPN gelding lost impulsion
in the passage and tact in the piaffe. However, the
Zebulon son excelled in his extended trot and walk,
which was stridden more forwardsly than at the CDI-W
Amsterdam. With 73.46% he received 3 points more than
Coby van Baalen who ended up with 73.32%.
Van Baalen showed her number one horse Olympic Ferro
this time, a mount with whom she matches up far better
than with Ramazotti. Ferro (Ulft x Farn) remains to
be a star horse in the piaffe and passage but the stallion
clearly has difficulties with the zig zag half pass
which hardly showed suspension. One canter pirouette
was slightly too big but the wonderful tempi's every
two strides made up for that flaw. Heike Kemmer placed
third with the Oldenburger gelding Albano (by Argentinus).
Kemmer's bold bay keeps up with the top thanks to the
highly balanced passage-piaffe and a good trot. The
canter though seemed to be a problem. The flying changes
tend to be short and flat and the front legs flip from
one side to the other while changing. Still, Kemmer
has a good horse in her Albano and her performance was
surely more than decent.
 German
A-frame team member Jurgen Wirths came in fourth with
his Hannoverian Souveran W. The Salut gelding reaches
far over in the trot zig zag and made a lovely transition
from extended trot to passage. The piaffe needed to
contain more collection and the tempi's every single
stride were slightly too short.Wirth received 71.41%
from the international panel of judges. A fifth place
went to the Dutch prima donna Anky van Grunsven who
saddled her second horse Gestion TCN Partout for the
third time this winter season. Partout can not top to
the quality of Bonfire but that doesn't mean that the
Trakehner approved stallion is unable to show highlights.
The tempi's were well jumped and Partout showed nice
collection. Points were missed in the piaffe and passage,
movements which should make him gain marks. Slightly
against the bit, Partout lost his cadans in the piaffe.
In the extended trot Partout's hindquarters covered
a second track and his canter pirouettes were too big.
Van Grunsven ended up with 71.12%
Images copyrighted Dirk
Caremans
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