JONNY HILBERATH & AMÜSANT WIN WORLD DRESSAGE MASTERS GP SPECIAL
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FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 9–Germany’s Jonny Hilberath who has been competing Amüsant internationally for just four months notched their first victory Saturday by winning the inaugural €30,000 (US$37,860) Moorland Grand Prix Special Dressage Derby presented by Agria as part of the Exquis World Dressage Masters.
Jonny and the 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Elisabeth Max-Theurer and competed once internationally by her daughter, Victoria, almost two years ago scored 69.292 per cent despite mistakes in both the one- and two-tempi changes. The Netherlands’ Christa Laarakkers and Divoza Horseworld Ovation finished second with 67.250 per cent and hometown favorite Charlotte Haid Bondergaard on Lydianus was third on 66.292 per cent.
For Jonny and Amüsant’s first WDM, and the first time the Falsterbo Horse Show has included the prestigious CDI5* in its competition schedule the win earned them €9,500 (US$12,000) while Christa, who competed at WDM in Palm Beach earlier this year, earned €7,000 (US$8,830) and Charlotte €5,500 (US$6,940).
The Grand Prix Freestyle on Saturday will be contested by eight combinations, including the top three from the Grand Prix–Anky van Grunsven and IPS Painted Black, Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven and Favourit and Anja Plönzke and Le Mont d’Or.
Complete results of the Grand Prix Special:
| Place | Rider | Horse/Sire/Damsire | E | H | C | M | B | |||
| 1 |  | Jonny Hilberath | Amüsant Alabaster – Absatz | 69.583 1 | 69.792 1 | 70.208 1 | 68.958 1 | 67.917 1 | 69.292 1 | |
| 2 |  | Christa Laarakkers | Divoza Horseworld Ovation Cabochon – Apollonios XXG. Pelgrum | 67.292 2 | 67.708 2 | 67.708 2 | 67.292 2 | 66.250 3 | 67.250 2 | |
| 3 |  | Charlotte Haid Bondergaard | Lydianus Lorentin ! – CariboG Petersen | 67.083 3 | 65.000 6 | 65.625 5 | 66.458 4 | 67.292 2 | 66.292 3 | |
| 4 |  | Catherine Haddad | Winyamaro Walt Disney – Trapper | 65.833 4 | 67.500 3 | 66.042 4 | 65.833 6 | 65.000 5 | 66.042 4 | |
| 5 |  | Evi Strasser | Quantum Tyme | 63.750 5 | 65.417 4 | 65.000 6 | 66.458 4 | 65.833 4 | 65.292 5 | |
| 5 |  | Katarzyna Milczarek | Ekwador Heraldik xx – Corofino holst | 63.333 6 | 65.417 4 | 66.458 3 | 66.667 3 | 64.583 6 | 65.292 5 | |
