Unable
to keep the Canadian flame alive was Gina
Smith and Fledermaus. Although trying hard, Smith could
not produce a same score in Den Bosch as she gathered
at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto late 1999. With the
13 year old Dutch warmblood Fledermaus (by Purioso),
Gina Smith rode a nice test with some good moments,
but 60.20% set her 15th. Fledermaus and Smith nevertheless
gathered valuable experience at this show which created
a highly tensed atmosphere due to its importance.
Jurgen Wirths German
Jurgen Wirths did fulfil the high hopes which he raised
at various world cup qualifiers during the winter season.
Although his Hanoverian gelding Souveran W sometimes
shows slight marks of his age (15), the dark bay is
still able to produce divine traversal movements and
quality dressage test. Jurgen Wirths sat highly concentrated
in the saddle during his short grand prix test, resulting
in a 5th place and 70.49% score. Trained by Seigried
Peilicke, Wirths is one of those few European international
riders that have an amateur status.
Unable
to keep the Canadian flame alive was Gina 
German
Jurgen Wirths did fulfil the high hopes which he raised
at various world cup qualifiers during the winter season.
Although his Hanoverian gelding Souveran W sometimes
shows slight marks of his age (15), the dark bay is
still able to produce divine traversal movements and
quality dressage test. Jurgen Wirths sat highly concentrated
in the saddle during his short grand prix test, resulting
in a 5th place and 70.49% score. Trained by Seigried
Peilicke, Wirths is one of those few European international
riders that have an amateur status. 
