2000
Bundeschampionate
German Young Horse Championships
Vorwerk Stallion Station, Supreme God in the Land
of Dressage Horses
The
effect of Stallion Station Vorwerk on dressage in Germany
can not be underestimated. Besides the fact that two
of its breeding stallions were able to take away the
gold and bronze in the 6-year-old Dressage Horse class,
the amount of horses with Rubinstein and Rohdiamant
bloodlines competing or qualifying for the Bundeschapionate
is almost incountable. Vorwerk is Zeus, God in the land
of dressage horses. Ronaldo, Roubeni M, Royal Diamond
and Regal Dancer are all top five placers at the 2000
Bundeschampionate. Next to Donnerhall and his get, it
are the stallions of Gestut Vorwerk that virtually infiltrate
German dressage horse breeding. For, it is not the qulaity
of the movement mechanism of the Rubinstein/Rohdiamant
products that make them shimmer and shine in Germany,
but
it's the rideability of the Vorwerk products which make
them so popular. Vorwerk horses often miss that special
'international' charm Poetin, for instance, has and
will show later on. But the Vorwerk horses are extremely rideable,
beautiful and sensitive, and due to the massive amount
of breedings per year, Vorwerk champions will surfice
in the here and now, and in the future.
In the 6-year-old Dressage Horse class Royal Diamond,
ridden by Lisa Wilcox and
owned by Gestüt Vorwerk, was laureled as champion. Royal
Diamond lacks the grandeur of an absolute international
top dressage horse, but in Warendorf he was the most
complete, best ridden 6-year-old of the pack. The trotwork
was impulsive and showed good self carriage, the walk
was large and balanced and the trot half passes were
absolutely divine. Only in the flying changes, Royal
Diamond (by Rubinstein I x Inschallah AA), was not so
confirmed. His performance earned him a 9.2.
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