2004 Swedish Dressage Championships

Tinne Vilhelmson Captures Second Swedish National Grand Prix Title

Text and Photos by Cissi Nyblom - copyright Eurodressage.com

November 17, 2004

The combination Tinne Vilhelmson and Just Mickey have captured their second national Grand Prix title at the 2004 Swedish Dressage Championships, which were held in Helsingborg, Sweden, November 5 to 7, 2004. In the absence of Jan Brink and Björsells Briar 899, Sweden’s most successful horse and rider the last years, the competition was a quite open affair. Before the final kur to music, the Olympic competitor Louise Nathhorst had to withdraw her stallion Guinness 888, who turned out to have a sore neck and fever after the Grand Prix Special.

The Championships were primarily contested between remaining half of Sweden’s Olympic team riders, which took the gold and silver medal in the Championships: The gold medal went to Tinne Vilhelmson riding Lövsta Stuteri’s Dutch bred gelding Just Mickey (Michelangelo – Ulster), while Minna Telde got the silver riding her own stallion Björsells Sack 907 (Kaliber – Ceylon). Another stallion, Corrado WL 919 (Cortez – Dragon), ridden by Helena Larson, got the bronze (pictured below).

Fourth place went to Kristian von Krusenstierna and the gelding Wilson. Lotta Wallin, from the organising club Helsingborg, was the most busy rider in the Grand Prix with three horses in the starting list. The 10-year-old mare La Fleurette was the youngest horse in the final, while her older brother Lafayette won the B-final. Lotta’s third mount Ellis finished second in the B-final.

Helsingborg also had three small tour classes; Prix St Georges, Intermediaire I and Intermediare I kur to music. All were won by Minna Telde riding the very promising 7-year-old Hanoverian stallion EMV Don Charly 1052 (Don Gregory – Inschallah x). The Intermediaire I also included the final of Agria Dressyrryttare, which was won by Louise Nathhorst and her huge (about 17.3) Holsteiner gelding Leonardo (Lord Calypso – Calando I).

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