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2008 Dressage with
the Stars
Shiraz Black, Champions of Champions at 2008 Dressage
with the Stars
April 24, 2008
 Shiraz
Black became the Champion of Champions at the 2008
Dressage with the Stars Australian Young Horse
championships at the Werribee National Equestrian Centre
in Werribee, Australia, April 10-13, 2008. There were
three national young horse champions - 4-year old Summersby,
5-year old Shiraz Black and 6-year old Greenoaks Weltman
- but judge Christoph Koschel crowned
Mary Hanna's Shiraz
Black
the 2008 Australian Champion of Champions Young
Dressage
Horses.
Koschel rode the age group
finalists and declared Mary and Rob Hanna’s ‘Shiraz
Black’ the
overall winner. He praised Shiraz Black as “a
beautifully educated horse with an outstanding up hill
canter," for which the horse received an overall
score of 9.5. Ridden by Gitte Donvig (Mary Hanna’s
daughter) at the Australian championship, Shiraz Black
showed
an impressive test with his beauty, cadence and amazing
paces overwhelming the judges. Owned by Mary and Rob
Hanna the stallion by Sandro Hit x Donnerhall was imported
into Australia in 2006.
 The
winner in the 4-year old division was won by Summersby,
presented by John Long, a solicitor by profession.
The horse was considered the "talk of the show" with
his impressive paces. This Sandro Hit x Davignon offspring
dazzled the crowds with his lovely conformation and
elegant gaits. The horse scored 7.0 for walk, 8.5
for trot, for 9.0 canter, 8.5 for submissiveness, and
8.5 for general impression. The guest judge rider awarded
the horse 9.5 which made him the 4-year old champion.
 Summersby
had a good competitor in the silver medallist. GB Winchester
who was shown by his owner Gary Lung.
The 4-year old GB Winchester (by
Weltmeyer x Elfenglanz) scored 8.5 for walk, 8.0 for
trot, canter and general
impression, and 9.0 for conformation.
"Chester" is
bred by Glennis and Simon Barrey and was purchased
by Lung as 6-month old colt. Lung is thrilled to ride
Chester every day. "He takes everything in his stride
and nothing phases
him," Lung said.
 Heath
Ryan rode the dark bay stallionGreenoaks Weltman to
victory in the 6-year old division. The judges scored
the horse
7.3 for walk, 7.6 for trot, 7.5 for canter, 8.0 for
submissiveness and 7.7 for general impression. Weltman
is owned by Clyde Wunderwald, Ryan's long time sponsor
of dressage horses, and won the 2006 Australian Young
Horse Championships as a 4-year old. The bay gelding
is by Man About Town out of Greenoaks Weserfee (by
Weltmeyer).
For years Dressage with the Stars
has been sponsored by PSI Performance Sales International.
This year,
German trainer and rider Jurgen Koschel and his son
Christoph
were the show's special guests. Jurgen Koschel
presented the Bates Dressage Master Class with Christoph
riding the master class horses. Dr. Ulf Möller, who
represented PSI at the show, judged the young horse
classes and conducted a young horse judges clinic
on the final day of competition.
 Event Director Sue McKay
quoted to equestrian journalist Berni Saunders, "Ulf
is a great friend to Australian dressage and has guided
many of
us in the selection and training of young horses. After
a very demanding and tiring three days of judging,
Ulf stayed on to give a judges clinic and coaching
session on Sunday to help us all in the development
of
our young dressage horse classes. It's a special
thank you to PSI and Ulf!"
Results
4-year olds
walk - trot - canter - general impression - comformation
- guest judge rider - total - final score
- Summersby - John Potter - 7.0 - 8.5 - 9.0 - 8.5
- 8.5 - - 9.5 -- 51.0 - 8.50
- GB Winchester - Gary Lung - 7.5 9.0 8.5 8.5 9.0
- - 8.5 -- 51.0 - 8.50
- Bellaire Cannavaro - Georgina Cattermole
- 7.5 - 8.5 - 8.5 - 8.5 - 8.5 - - 8.0 -- 49.5 -
8.25
5-year olds
walk - trot - canter - submissiveness - general impressions
- total - final score
- Shiraz Black - Gitte Donvig - 8.2 - 7.5 - 8.5 -
8.3 - 8.5 -- 8.20
- DP Weltmieser - Heath Ryan - 7.8 - 8.5 - 8.0 -
8.3- 8.2 -- 8.16
- Jazz Song - Christine Crawford - 8.0 - 7.4 - 7.5
- 7.5 - 8.0 -- 7.68
6-year olds
walk - trot - canter - submissiveness - general impressions
- total - final score
- Greenoaks Weltman - Heath Ryan - 7.3 - 7.6 - 7.5
- 8.0 - 7.7 -- 7.62
- Rendezvous - Cheryl Fort - 7.0 - 7.5 - 8.0 - 7.6
- 7.8 -- 7.58
- Flowervale Ferraza - Kylie Burton - 7.4 - 6.8 -
7.8 - 8.0 - 7.6 -- 7.52
Photo courtesy: Derek O'Leary and Julie Wilson for
HorseDeals
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