Christina von Oldershausen and Amica Farina

New member of the 1999 European Young Riders' Team is Christina von Oldershausen from Schenefeld. Trained by Jurgen Koschel, Christina established her first successes while riding Aquamarin. This year she saddled Amica Farina, an 8 year old Holsteiner mare by Ahorn Z, with whom she made her European debut at the Young Riders' Championships in Ksiaz. Amica Farina already participated in the 1997 German Young Dressage Horse Championships under Jurgen Koschel, so the bold mare new what show pressure would be like. Her performance in Poland turned out to be a huge success. Von Oldershausen won the individual gold, beating her team mates with a small difference and her fellow competitors far ahead.

During the German Young Riders' qualifiers, Von Oldershausen became second in the Preis der Besten and in Bad Honnef qualifier she went for second and third position. In Ksiaz, Christina was an important contributor to team gold. The 20 one year old, who goes to college, is engaged to her trainer's son, Christoph Koschel.

Related Link: German Equestrian Federation

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