Mannheim,
30th April 2000 -- Ruling World, Olympic and European
Champion Isabell Werth gave an unusual performance in
her Grand Prix test at the Mannheim Market Competition.
The long awaited come back of her top horse Nissan Gigolo
FRH was a difficult one which will be food for new speculation
for the critics. The 17 year old Hanoverian Gelding
Gigolo refused to enter the arena and gave Werth a hard
time. In the extended trot the liver chestnut broke
into canter and it took Isabell several meters to restore
Gigolo into the correct gait. 71.90% was the outcome
of her test which ranked her third.
It was Nadine Capellmann who was able to take advantage
of this score and with her 15 year old Westphalian Gracioso
she rode a 75.5% clean test. Heike Kemmer, chief rider
of the famous Gestuet Amselhof in Walle, Germany moved
into second position on her Argentinus descendant Albano
and hitherto enlarges her chance to became a member
of the German Olympic dressage team.
Werth was still happy after her failed ride. "Time
and time again Gigolo tricks me like that. It shows
that he's not part of the oldies club. I prefer him
being frisky at the beginning of the season than at
the end," she commented.
Mannheim,
30th April 2000 -- Ruling World, Olympic and European
Champion Isabell Werth gave an unusual performance in
her Grand Prix test at the Mannheim Market Competition.
The long awaited come back of her top horse Nissan Gigolo
FRH was a difficult one which will be food for new speculation
for the critics. The 17 year old Hanoverian Gelding
Gigolo refused to enter the arena and gave Werth a hard
time. In the extended trot the liver chestnut broke
into canter and it took Isabell several meters to restore
Gigolo into the correct gait. 71.90% was the outcome
of her test which ranked her third.
