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2002
World Cup Dressage Finals
Ulla
Salzgeber and Rusty Prolong World Cup Title
 For
the second consecutive year, 43-year old Ulla Salzgeber
has won the World Cup Dressage Finals. Aboard her 14-year
old Latvian bred Rusty (by Rebuss), Salzgeber rode a
conservative kur to music that scored in its artistic
qualities and elegance. There was no doubt that Salzgeber
would affirm her number one position in the world, but
at the Finals in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands,
her victory was not as outspoken as the year before.
Rusty was spooky near the judges' boxes and made an
error in the tempi's. However, overall he still was
the brighest star in the constellation. With a score
of 81.57%, the combination unanimously placed first.
The
Dane Lars Petersen rode a cheerful and correct freestyle,
but Blue Hors Cavan (Cavalier x Damnatz) had a slight
tendency to go deep and tight in the neck. The piaffe
and passage were performed with great ease, but in general
the combination needed more pezzaz. Nevertheless, they
received 79.67% from the panel of judges and ranked
second.
Spanish
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat rode a World Cup season of a life-time.
With three victories at CDI's in Belgium, Italy and
France, she already won the Western European League,
and now in the finals the Spanish diva ranked third.
Her Hanoverian Vital Robert Beauvalais (Bolero x Grande)
is an absolutely superb dressage mount with a wonderful
suspension and front leg usage. Unfortunately, Ferrer-Salat
did not keep her hands steady enough which slightly
meddled with the combination's external appearance.
They scored 79.12%.
In
a disappointedly fourth position came Dutch Arjen Teeuwissen.
That Gestion Goliath T is one of the best dressage horses
in the world, is without a doubt, but that rider Arjen
Teeuwissen does not make a beautiful pair with his bay
gelding is obvious too. The large Dutch rider is not
delicate with his hand, nor leg aids. His freestyle
started off at a high level, but the constant piaffe-passage
reprise -- although it is Goliath's fortitude -- became
boring in his mediocre freestyle. The canter zig-zag
was untidy and Goliath regularly got leaned against
the bit. 76.46% was the final judgment of the jury,
which placed them fourth.
 Extremely
promising was the combination that ranked 7th overall:
Ingrid Klimke and Nector van het Carlshof. The 2001
German Eventing Champion proves show after show that
her dressage roots are deeply grounded. Daughter to
the late legendary Dr Reiner Klimke, Ingrid is an absolute
gorgeous picture of elegance and grace aboard the Belgian
warmblood Nector van het Carlshof (by Randel Z). They
scored 75.11%, but more is definitely in store for the
future.
Related
Link
Eurodressage: Scores
of the 2002 World Cup Dressage Finals
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