2007 European Pony Championships

Photo Report - 2007 European Pony Championships

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The 2007 European Pony Champion: Louisa Luttgen

Louisa Luttgen and Dornik B

Louisa and Dornik

Happy about their ride


The traditional "baptism" of the champion.


The Individual podium: Hassenburger, Luttgen, Rothenberger


Carlotta Hassenburger and Dulcia...

...became the individual silver medallists

Carlotta celebrated her birthday at the Championship

She turned 14

Dulcia's long time groom Clarissa was also at the European Championships

The 2006 European Pony Champion Lydia Camp.
Camp had chosen Freudenberg over the big Trakehner show in Hannover (where her parents are competing) to see Dulcia soaring to the top again

Camp rooting for her pony Dulcia and her new rider Carlotta

Sönke Rothenberger won the bronze medal aboard the 2005 European Pony Champion, Deinhard.

His sister Sanneke Rothenberger was the fourth best German pony rider and won the consolation finals with Konrad (also an individual European Pony Champion).
The Dutch Maria van den Dungen and Pan Tau B, the runners up in the consolation finals.

A young Euro fan

It was a clever idea of the organizer to see umbrellas with the show's logo on them -- even though there was maybe half an hour between the shot of the crowd in the rain -- and in the sunshine. 


These four images depict Angela Krooswijk on Power and Paint

Antoinette Te Riele

With Danny Boy

Te Riele and Danny Boy B
Antoinette te Riele & Danny Boy B, pretty much the shooting stars of this championship. They had to enter the arena during a thunderstorm that blew over the fences in the parcours, and they still became the only non-German pair to crack the 70%-mark. The test was interrupted for half an hour immediately after their ride .. but there was no need for them to repeat it, because they had proved what they can do!  

The best Belgian combination: Julie van Olst with Haasendonk's Sultan
The Team Competition

Germany wins team gold as usual. Four photos below, all of the German team.


The Dutch team wins silver. Chef d'Equipe Christa Laarakkers is very happy.

Two photos below: the Dutch riders


The British win bronze. They brought a huge crowd of fans.

British Olivia Kuropatwa and Kastanienhof's Vitus

Alexandria Barr on De Vito

Emily Harris on Don Joshi

Emily Harris on Don Joshi

The Danes did well too: Sofie Buch and Nathan

Danish Catherine Dufour on Moonlight

Finnish Elin Björndahl & Park's Tambour 

Italian Caroline Cassis on Bundeschampion Forestina


Dutch dog

Maria van den Dungen's dog

Swedish dog

Dutch fan...(no comment ;)

German Chef d'Equipe Cornelia Endres teaching

Belgian Alexa Fairchild on Huckleberry Finn

D efinitely the show's smallest pony: Forest Gump (under the Polish Ewa Iwaskiewicz)

Nora Knutsen & Tookwino (the Norwegian fans, few as they were, wouldn't have to hide in any competition with the Dutch and Italian ones)

Italian Alessia Pignatti on Scampolo

Marina Mattsson & Champagner do a training round in the midday sun

Swedish Marina Mattsson and Champagner in action in the show ring.

Maria van den Dungen schooling Pan Tau

No riding here, says the sign, except on your father's shoulder. Nora Knutsen's family waiting for the score

The sole Irish pair: Robert McMullin and Roberto

Noemie Sergent and Ivry de Montoux
The Belgian Pony Team
Photos provided by team coach Laurence van Doorslaer

Belgian Jorinde Verwimp on Tonkawa SD

The Belgian team

Van Olst on Haasendonk's Sultan

Julie van Olst and trainer Gudrun Schlack

Julie van Olst, the best Belgian rider

Julie van Ingelgem on D'Artagnan

Alexa Fairchild on Huckleberry Finn

Jorinde Verwimp on Tonkawa

Belgian fans

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