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2006 World Championships
for Young Dressage Horses
FBW Dejavu and Dablino Complete the Top Five
August 8, 2006
 Last year she was the bronze medallist in the 5-year
old division, this year she just missed out on one
in the 6-year old division. Nevertheless, FBW Dejavu
(by Dacaprio) and Nadine Plaster continued to impress
the judges and the crowds. In the first round she showed
a sublime trot, elastic with super bounce and she was
constantly nice in the hand. In walk she had two hooves
overtrack. Her canter, which is her weakest point,
was clearer in the rhythm than last year but there
was a mistake in the second flying change. Her first
round score of 8.38 ranked her third.
In the Finals, FBW Dejavu was a tiny bit less brilliant
than in the first round. The quality of the trot was
still superb, but she could show more bend in her entire
body, especially the topline. In the canter there were
some tiny imperfections in the flying changes (late,
early, before the aid). Her 8.58 overall score put
her in fourth place.
 An especially interesting combination was Holga Finken
on Dablino. The Hanoverian gelding by De Niro is a
real FEI calibre horse, but he was a especially spooky
in the first round. Even a young horse master like
Holga Finken had his hands full riding the chestnut
gelding with relaxation. The trot was rhythmical with
beautiful extensions, the walk was good, but there
was a mistake in one flying change. They scored 7.80
Dablino, who is owned by Klaus Balkenhol, was a different
horse in the finals: much more confident. The trot
was well engaged and showed an excellent difference
in tempo between the medium and extended trot. In walk,
Finken had to make tiny corrections with the hand and
the first walk pirouette was mediocre, but the second
one good. The rider's aids were a bit too strong in
the second and third flying change while the first
and fourth were really smooth. The canter is nicely
uphill. The overall score of 8.32 placed them fifth.
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