2004 Bundeschampionate

Samba Hit Looks Up to His Big Sister

September 6, 2004

You'd expect the young, innocent sister to look up to the older brother. With Poetin and Samba Hit it's the other way round. Poetin, now seven years old, is the older sister who has paved the Bundeschampionate way for her full brother, the licensed Brandenburg stallion Samba Hit.

In 2001 Samba Hit was reserve Bundeschampionate champion as a three year old (Poetin won as a 3-year old), this year he placed third in the 6-year old division (Poetin won) under Christian Flamm.

Once again Flamm did an excellent job in presenting this actively moving dark bay stallion. The trot tour was dynamic and engaged while the horse stayed relaxed in his body. The left half pass should have been more parallel, the right half pass was wonderful. Samba Hit showed a glorious canter tour with huge, scopey strides. The fourth flying change was late. In the walk, the stallion should have shown more overtrack by working from behind through his back. He was not covering enough ground. Albeit, Samba Hit (by Sandro Hit x Brentano II) showed three very good goods with good engagement and rhythm. He received 8.6 from the judges.

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