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2003
Bundeschampionate
Dressage Ponies: Forestina & Dulcia, Bundeschampionate
Winners Future FEI Stars
 The
5-year old Dressage Ponies at the 2003 Bundeschampionate
were in a way a bit disappointing. There were no real
highlights in the class, but there was a large group
of solid dressage ponies presented. None of the 5-year
olds was able to get a 9.0 score. Winner of the class
was Forestina, a dark bay mare by Flying Dream, the
1998 Reserve Bundeschampion, out of a Derbino dam. Forestina
scored a final's score of 8.6. The Rhinelander mare
is bred by Ernst Jochmann from Vörde, Germany,
and was shown by her owner Anna von Negri.
In the finals, Von Negri and Forestina showed a very
nice trot tour. Eurodressage's favorite commentator
Christoph Hess said that Forestina is "a very rideable
and talented pony who can easily be ridden by a child."
Though Forestina was 8th in the qualifier, her finals'
score of 8.6 made her beat the second placed Dornika
B, who was already reserve champion in 2002 and third
placed in 2001. Dornika B is by Dornik B out of a Nantano
dam and scored 8.3 in the finals. "She has three
very clean gaits with a very good beat," Hess said.
Bred by Wilfried Nogaitzig, Dornika B is a Westfalian
branded pony owned by Christian Richter.
The bronze medal in the 5-year old class went to Night
Time, a Night Power x Colorado dam who qualified for
the finals through the consolation finals. Under owner
Julia Knickenberg, Night Time scored 7.8. Very disappointing
was the performance of last year's winner FS Champion
de Luxe. Under Ann Kathrin Platzer, this licensed pony
stallion showed good gaits, but was inattentive to the
aids. They finished 10th.
 Very
interesting and surprising was the 6-year old Dressage
Pony Division. European individual bronze medallist
Lydia Camp and Dulcia were able to make history at the
2003 Bundeschampionate if they were able to win the
6-year old division. Following the footsteps of legendary
ponies Dressmann and Dornik B, Dulcia had her chance
to make history if she would win her fourth consecutive
Bundeschampionate Title. Rule has it, that the way to
ultimate glory is very hard.
Owned and ridden by Lydia Camp, the palomino mare Dulcia
took a rocky start in the qualifier finishing seventh.
Stress for reaching her goal attributed to the 7.8 score
in the first round. The winner of the first round was
Stephanie Jansen on her European Championships' pony
Dornik Double. However, in the finals, Camp did what
was expected of her and she presented an absolutely
fantastic Dulcia, who is by Dancer Boy x Derbino. "A
superb trot mechanism, an excellent walk as well as
the canter," Hess said. Their was a cutting edge
tension in the ring while the rider and audience waited
for her final score. With a 9.5, the way was clear to
their fourth title. Stephanie Jansen and Dornik Double
(by Dornik B x Vento) placed second with 9.6, showing
outstanding trot and canter extensions in their finals'
test. The third placed was for Danny Boy B, a Rhinelander
by Flying Dream x Power Boy. Lisa Maria Eppers collected
a 8.9 score with this pony.
Text by Astrid Appels and FN-DOKR
Images used with kind permission of Rhinelander Verband/FN-DOKR
- No Reproduction allowed
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