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2006 World Championships
for Young Dressage Horses
Ladies Atterupsgaard Molberg and Damenwahl
August 8, 2006
 Danish Grand Prix rider Sanne Hennigsen had to qualify
her Atterupsgaard Molberg for the finals via the consolation
finals. In the first round, the mediocre walk pushed
the score down to 7.8 overall, but in the consolation
finals the bay mare by Michellino x Rambo proved to
be a very complete dressage horse with great ability
to collect and extend.
In the finals Klaus Munkedal's
Molberg showed a beautiful trot that was elevated,
uphill and engaged, the walk was good but still a
bit limited, the canter was fantastic. The mare could
have
stretched more during the half trot circle on long
reins. Their overall finals score was 8.26 and that
placed them sixth.
 Tying in sixth place with Atterupsgaard Molberg were
Miriam Henschke and the Oldenburg mare Damenwahl (Donnerhall
x Rubinstein). Purchased by Anne von Staff-Reitzenstein
at the P.S.I auction, Damenwahl showed qualities in
the first round that could have put her in a medal
winning position if the judges had been more correct
in scoring her gaits. The 7.9 for canter and 7.5 for
walk were completely absurd. The mare had shown 9 point
scoring gaits with outstanding self carriage and engagement.
In the finals Damenwahl did not show the same relaxation
and throughness as in the first round. She was numb
in the mouth and opened it regularly. Her rideability
was much better on Friday. Damenwahl made a flying
change
in
the counter
canter and did not halt at the end of the test. Though
she got 9.1 for trot, 8.2 for canter and 8.5 for
walk
this time, the 7.0 for submission reduced the overall
score to 8.26 and a sixth finals' place.
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and Photos copyrighted Astrid Appels/Eurodressage
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