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Heike Kemmer's Massive Attack

Heike Kemmer is best known as the daughter of the owner of the influential stud farm Amselhof Walle. Furthermore, she also enjoys recognition as one of the Hanoverian Stallion Inspection Committee members, but recently she boosted up her fame as an international dressage rider. While earlier she was successful with the Hanoverians Borsalino and Beauvalais, now it is the Oldenburger Albano (by Argentinus) who's giving her a new ticket to international stardom.

Heike Kemmer was the reserve team member of the German Olympic Team in Sydney, a role she earned preceding a hard battle of competition, politics, money and health. Albano has given her the world and, although she couldn't actually compete in Sydney, Kemmer has not finished her song yet. At the CDI-W Frankfurt, Kemmer produced a massive attack against European Dressage and produced impressive scores which will enable her to get a an active spot in the German Team. Scoring 74.20% in the Grand Prix and 79.29% (!) in the Kur to Music, Kemmer dominated the CDI-W Frankfurt. She left Dutch Anky van Grunsven on Gestion Joker behind her twice with a 3% point difference. Rudolf Zeilinger saddled his Westfalian Rubens (by Rosenkavalier) to finish third twice.

Kemmer's victory was not limited to Grand Prix level. At Prix St Georges level she also won the Siegerpreis, a part of the important Nurnberger Burgpokal Cup. On the Westfalian breeding stallion Ferragamo (by Florestan I) Kemmer rode the best improvised freestyle. Her other two competitors in this class were Karen Rehbein (on Miss Holstein) and Monica Theodorescu (on L'Etoile). The three ladies were the finalists of the Nurnberger Burgpokal which was won by Karen Rehbein with Miss Holstein.

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