2005 Bundeschampionate

Funny Girl Fit for Fun

I'm sure Norwegian Isabel Bache never even dared to expect that she was going finish in a medal position at the 2005 Bundeschampionate. With Britta Nikolaus' Hanoverian mare Funny Girl (by Federweisser x Alonso), Bache just made it into the Finals by winning the Consolation Finals. She was the fourth starter to go in the 5-year old division, but was the first one to achieve a 9.0 score which put her in silver medal position.

Bache, who trains with Holga Finken, rode a super trot out of the fabulous Funny Girl. The mare is not very impressive looking; one can compare her to a bony super model.. Beautiful in their thinness. She's narrow, not very uphill, doesn't stand too high, but she moves the way a dragonfly flies over a pond: hovering. In trot, she flows over the surface with so much cadence, bounce, rhythm and power. Her second extended trot was the best of the day and it reminds one of the extensions Heike Kemmer's Bonaparte can do. The canter work could have been rounder and more uphill and the walk had to show more overtrack. The score of 9.0 was a bit generous, but Funny Girl's willingness to go forwards and her work ethic make her valuable. Funny Girl is a mare fit for fun!

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