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2002
CDI Frankfurt
Jan Andreas Viebrock Wins Euro Future Cup Finals
2002
December 14, 2002
 The
2002 Euro Future Cup showed a high level of competition,
yet the finals they did not feature all of Europe's
top young riders. The best German and Dutch young riders,
Nicole Giesen and Joyce Heutinck, were not present at
the finals in Frankfurt, but this did not mean that
the quality went downhill. On the contrary, it seems
that new young riders are taking over the lead position
in Europe, and, in particular, Jan Andreas Viebrock.
The winner of the 2002 Euro Future Cup, Jan Andreas
Viebrock, was unbeatable in the finals. Scoring the
highest in all three finals' tests, Viebrock and his
9-year old Hanoverian gelding Muchacho. With impressive
marks of 72.91%, 72.37% and 77.48% (!!) in the freestyle,
is currently scoring higher than Germany's national
Young Riders' Champion Nicole Giesen. Muchacho is by
Maurice x Wenzel I and has been Viebrock's steady Young
Riders' mount for 2002. His other (!) young rider horses
are Astolfi, Fiona Kildebo and Directeur, but it was
Muchacho who offered Viebrock to win the gold team medal
at the 2002 European Young Riders Championships in Italy.
 Second
overall was Benjamin Werndl on Achill. Residing in Aubenhausen,
Germany, Werndl and his sister Jessice Werndl were already
successful as FEI pony riders. Sponsored by their parents,
both children were able to progress in the best way
possible. Aboard the Oldenburg chestnut Achill (Argentinus
x Weltglanz), Werndl made his jump into silver position
thanks to his wonderful freestyle. Third place was for
another German Young Rider, Nicholas Kroncke and Larso.
This combination has been formed already in 1999 where
it competed in the YR trials for the German team. Former
European Pony Champion, Nicholas Kronke and his Holsteiner
Larso (by Liostro x Calypso I) won the two first finals'
tests, but finished third in the freestyle.
A huge achievement was made at the Euro Future Cup
Finals by the Belgian Ruth van Campen. Breaking through
the reign of Germany and Holland, Belgian Ruth van Campen
comfortably settled on an overall fourth position, leaving
hot shot young rider names behind her. Trained by Hermann
Gossmeier, Ruth van Campen solidly scored in the upper
60% at the finals and rode a wonderful 70.53% kur to
music. Her Hanoverian mare Capriccio (by Caprimond x
Manstein) has been green broken by Van Campen herself.
They are members of the Belgian Young Riders team for
two years now.
The Euro Future Cup, sponsored by Waldfried Dressage
stable, i.e. Manfred Louven, is a successful circuit
for European Young Riders which runs at various CDI
shows throughout Europe. The series is run in a similar
manner to the World Cup series with a standings list
for individual riders rankings and a finals held at
the CDI Frankfurt, Germany. The six qualifiers took
place in Aarhus (DEN), St Nizier (FRA), Abenhausen (GER),
Brno (CZE), Hickstead (GBR) and Mesikon (SUI).
Image copyrighted: Escon Marketing / Dreczura
Related Links
Scores
Euro Future Cup Finals 2002
Nicholas
Kroncke and Larso
Jan
Andreas Viebrock and Astolfi
Van
Campen and Volders, Individual Finalists at 2002 European
Dressage Championships
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