British mare Woodlander Farouche wins World Young Horse 5-year-old qualifier

By ILSE SCHWARZ

VERDEN, Germany, Aug. 4–Britain continues their tremendous rise in the world of dressage with a convincing win in the five-year-old qualifying division by the exquisite mare Woodlander Farouche (Furst Heinrich x Dinaggio) ridden beautifully by Michael George Eilberg at the World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses Thursday.

In a test that was filled with power, expression and relaxation, a quality often missing in these young horse classes, the mare took the lead quite early in the class (she was the 13th out of 36 entries) and could not be touched. All three gaits scored over 9.0, trot 9.50, walk 9.70, canter, 9.20. Submission 8.50 and general impression 9.50 for a total of 9.28.

In second place was another mare, the Westfalen bred Damon’s Divene (Damon Hill x Rubin Royal) ridden by Helen Langehanenberg, a rider also known for producing horses without the use of tension, final score 8.76.

Tied for third were the KWPN stallion, IPS Bon Bravour (Painted Black x Chronos) and the Hannoverian stallion Swing de Hus (San Remo x Wonderland). IPS Bon Bravour, ridden by a delighted Tom Franckx-Goen of Belgium, is a stallion with enormous gaits and expression but occasional unsteadiness in the frame which affected the final submission mark. Swing De Hus was ridden by Jessica Michel of France and were a really fun combination to watch. The stallion has an extravagant front leg in the trot and a huge walk. Final score for these stallions was 8.64.

In keeping with the spread of nations involved in the top ten, Jennifer Hoffman from Encinitas, California, but has been based in Germany for this year, presented her own Westfalen stallion, Florentinus V (Florestan x Londonderry) to finish in eighth place with a score of 8.42. The highlight was the trot (9.0).

This was another combination that showed expression without tension, a quality it seems the judges are seeking in this year’s competition.

Placed competitors
1.	876	Woodlander Farouche	Eilberg, Michael George	GBR		380 EUR	Wertnote 9.28
	F 5-j.S v.Fürst Heinrich/M.v.Dimaggio/GB/103DV59/B: L.Crowden/A.Waltson/S.Eilberg
2.	252	Damon’s Divene	Langehanenberg, Helen	GER		300 EUR	Wertnote 8.76
	F 5-j.S v.Damon Hill/M.v.Rubin-Royal/WESTF/103HG97/B: Becks,Christian
3.	487	IPS Bon Bravour	Franckx-Goen, Tom	BEL		190 EUR	Wertnote 8.64
	B 5-j.H v.Painted Black I/M.v.Chronos/KWPN/103HP74/B: IPS Horse Group,
3.	815	Swing de Hus	Michel, Jessica	FRA		190 EUR	Wertnote 8.64
	R 5-j.H v.San Remo/M.v.Wonderland/HANN/103DP59/B: Michel,Jessica
5.	41	Atterupgaard’s Final Kiss	Henningsen, Sanne	DEN		100 EUR	Wertnote 8.62
	R 5-j.H v.French Kiss/M.v.Diamond/DK/103HV29/B: Munkedal Aps,
6.	90	Bretton Woods	Scholtens, Emmelie	NED		90 EUR	Wertnote 8.56
	R 5-j.H v.Johnson/M.v.De Niro/KWPN/103HV24/B: Fam. van Limpt
7.	742	Showtime	Schneider, Dorothee	GER		80 EUR	Wertnote 8.52
	DB 5-j.W v.Sandro Hit/M.v.Rotspon/HANN/B: Kippert,Gabriele
8.	403	Florentinus V	Hoffmann, Jennifer	USA		58 EUR	Wertnote 8.42
	DB 5-j.H v.Florestan I/M.v.Londonderry/WESTF/B: Hoffmann,Jennifer
8.	85	Borencio	Scholtens, Emmelie	NED		58 EUR	Wertnote 8.42
	B 5-j.H v.Florencio I/M.v.Lord Sinclair I/KWPN/103HV35/B: Collins,A. & Elias,A.
10.	86	Bosten	Minderhoud, Hans Peter	NED		55 EUR	Wertnote 8.18
	DB 5-j.H v.Johnson/M.v.Quattro B/KWPN/B: Minderhoud,Hans Peter
11.	812	Sunday NRW	Wilimzig, Anja	GER		50 EUR	Wertnote 8.16
	DB 5-j.H v.Sandro Hit/M.v.Donnerhall/WESTF/103HJ31/B: Nordrhein-Westf. Landgestüt
12.	603	N.O.H.’S Daijoubo	Helgstrand, Andreas	DEN		50 EUR	Wertnote 8.12
	B 5-j.W v.Daddy Cool/M.v.Picandt/DK/103HV48/B: Stutteri N.O.H.,
13.	65	Bellman	Svanberg, Anna	SWE		50 EUR	Wertnote 7.96
	F 5-j.H v.Hermes/S.WBL/B: Österberg u.Wilhelmsson,
14.	475	Hojersmindes Rolex	Dupont, Rikke	DEN		50 EUR	Wertnote 7.94
	DB 5-j.W v.Romanov Blue Hors/M.v.Don Schufro/DK/103HV23/B: Hansen,Allan Kenet
14.	864	Weltjunge CH	Graf, Markus	SUI		50 EUR	Wertnote 7.94
	B 5-j.H v.Weltfeuer/M.v.Linaro/CH.WB/103FU65/B: Borel,Gisele
14.	375	Fairytale	Bache, Isabel	NOR		50 EUR	Wertnote 7.94
	B 5-j.H v.Fidertanz/M.v.Quattro B/OLD/B: EGI-S Equi Global Invest Sporthorse
Other, non-placed competitors
17.	818	Tabasco	Svanberg, Anna	SWE			Wertnote 7.92
	B 5-j.H v.Topaasch/M.v.Sack/S.WBL/B: Lundberg Persson und Verbena AB,
18.	279	De Champ	Engelbart, Anja	GER			Wertnote 7.9
	DB 5-j.H v.Daddy Cool/M.v.Caprimond/OLD/B: Schockemöhle,Paul
19.	430	Fürstenball	Westendarp, Ines	GER			Wertnote 7.88
	SCHWB 5-j.H v.Fürst Heinrich/M.v.Donnerhall/OLD/B: BG Hendriksen u.Schockemöhle,
20.	287	Delaunay	Kopf, Sandra	AUT			Wertnote 7.84
	B 5-j.W v.Dr.Doolittle/M.v.Feinbrand/OLD/103HO85/B: Kopf,Sandra
21.	798	Stasia EG	Tourbier, Matthias	DEN			Wertnote 7.7
	B 5-j.S v.Stedinger/M.v.Akinos/DK/103HV26/B: Juul Severinsen,Louise Marie
22.	332	Donna Primera	Recoing, Guillaume	FRA			Wertnote 7.68
	B 5-j.S v.Don Primero/M.v.Ex Libris/OLD/103GO48/B: Caplain Saint Andre,Marina
23.	704	Sabrina V	Kyrö, Siiri	FIN			Wertnote 7.62
	F 5-j.S v.San Remo/M.v.Weltmeyer/HANN/B: Kyrö,Siiri
24.	93	Brooklyn	Vugt, Cindy van	NED			Wertnote 7.6
	B 5-j.S v.United/M.v.Havidoff/KWPN/103HX61/B: Knipping,P.
24.	606	Novia	Michalke, Victoria	GER			Wertnote 7.6
	B 5-j.S v.Stedinger/M.v.Alabaster/BAY/103HH35/B: Michalke,Susanne
26.	669	Rigoletto	Vidal Testal, Juan Manuel	ESP			Wertnote 7.56
	SCH 5-j.H v.Royal Diamond/M.v.Don Bosco/HANN/103ED87/B: Alvarez,Maria Jose
27.	305	Dirty Lady-P	Kowalski, Tomasz	POL			Wertnote 7.14
	F 5-j.S v.Corleone Z/M.v.Dysk/POL./B: Kowalski,Tomasz
27.	53	Barcelona	Runesson, Mia	SWE			Wertnote 7.14
	B 5-j.S v.Figaro R/M.v.Bernstein/S.WBL/B: Runesson,Per
29.	592	Manchego ARB	Dorado Martinez, Angel	ESP			Wertnote 7.12
	B 5-j.H v.Gumiel/M.v.Ilustre VII/PRE/103FV93/B: Becerril,Antonio Rubio
30.	826	TC Beau Deux	Raateland, Geert-Jan	NED			Wertnote 7.1
	DB 5-j.S v.Ravel/M.v.Gouverneur/KWPN/103IA53/B: Raateland,Geert-Jan & Coomans,T.J
31.	58	Before you know	Sekreve, Jennifer	NED			Wertnote 6.94
	B 5-j.H v.Scandic/M.v.Krack C/KWPN/103HV19/B: Hamminga,J. & Röst,L.H.
32.	965	Butopiar	Tillmann, Sirly	EST			Wertnote 6.84
	DF 5-j.H v.Johnson/M.v.Cocktail/KWPN/103GS03/B: Leg Capital Ltd,
33.	60	Believe in Me	Mazurek, Karolina	POL			Wertnote 6.62
	B 5-j.H v.Pegasus SHB/M.v.Lord Alexander/POL./103HS06/B: Mazurek,Pawel
34.	699	Rubin Black	Krcmarova, Dita	CZE			Wertnote 6.6
	DB 5-j.H v.Refurstinels/M.v.Dream of Glory/TSCH.W./103HK07/B: Farma Chotetice s.r
35.	830	The Jumping Frog	Bertoli, Evelina	ITA			Wertnote 6.36
	F 5-j.W v.Fergar Mail (Chapultepec la Si/M.v.Laguna AA/ITA.W/103HO87/B: Az.Agr.Ca
36.	106	Calvin di Vallerano	Testi, Martina	ITA			Wertnote 6.3
	SCHI 5-j.W v.Come On/M.v.Silvio I/ITA.W/103EA79/B: Testi,Martina