Victoria’s Secret Ridden by Germany’s Beatrice Buchwald to World 5-Year-Old Championship

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Beatrice Buchwald on Victoria's Secret in the World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses © 2016 DigiShots
Beatrice Buchwald on Victoria’s Secret in the World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses © 2016 DigiShots

ERMELO, Netherlands, July 30, 2016–Victoria’s Secret was ridden by Germany’s Beatrice Buchwald to become the world five-year-old champion Saturday earning a 10 for general impression at the World Young Horse Championships.

The Rhinelander mare (Vitalis x Fidermark) scored 95.00 per cent with 9.5 for trot, 9.3 for walk, 8.9 for canter, 9.8 per cent for submission and with ground jury president Francis Verbeek asking, “What more could we ask for?” awarded 10 for general impression before a packed stadium at the Netherlands equestrian center hosting the championships for the first time.

Victoria’s Secret, a dark chestnut that qualified in April for the Bundeschampinate, had won the preliminary test Thursday.

This was the first championship for the 27-year-old rider, an assistant trainer to Isabell Werth, but Beatrice won the silver medal on DSP Belantis at the 2015 six-year-old championships.

Isabell leaves in the next few days for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where she will ride Weihegold OLD, the Oldenburg mare now 11 years old, that Beatrice competed to capture the Louisdor Prize German Young Horse Grand Prix Championship and the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, the German championship for seven to nine-year-old dressage horses at Prix St. Georges.

Beatrice said after the ride, “I don’t know what to say. I have not fully grasped the meaning of it yet. Of course, I was the favorite after winning the qualification, but that really does not make it any easier, it actually creates more pressure.

“However, Victoria’s Secret is not only an intelligent horse, she is also a mare with a lot of go and always wants to work. We could have easily ridden another round here.”

Victoria’s Secret was bought by the owner as a foal and has generated a lot of interest.

“Hopefully we can find a party that can support us,” she said, “so we can have a great future together. Because I would love to ride her again next year in the championships for six-year-olds in Ermelo.”

Luxembourg’s Sascha Schulz rode Quel Filou OLD, an Oldenburg stallion (Quarterback x Stedinger) to the silver medal on a score of 93.20 per cent that included 10 for the walk.

Guadeloupe-Beau, a KWPN mare (Bordeaux x Vivaldi) was ridden by the Netherlands’ Kim van der Velden to second place for a score of 91.00 per cent.

The six and seven=year-old championship finals will be staged Sunday.

Results:

Final Test for 5-year old horses
RANKHNRCOMPETITORNATIONTROTWALKCANTERSUBM.PERSP.PENALTYTOTAL

Placed competitors

1.537Victoria”s SecretBeatrice BuchwaldGER9.59.38.99.810.095.00 %
dchst / 5y. / M / RHEIN / Vitalis / Fidermark / 105GT96 / Rhenania Pferde GmbH3.960,00 EUR
2.534Quel Filou OLDSascha SchulzLUX9.010.09.19.09.593.20 %
bay / 5y. / G / OLDBG / Quarterback / Stedinger / 105EE75 / Dressage Grand Ducal2.400,00 EUR
3.512Guadeloupe-BeauKim van der VeldenNED9.48.88.69.29.591.00 %
chest / 5y. / M / KWPN / Bordeaux / Vivaldi / 105GQ06 / P. Pantapa & D. Pantapa1.800,00 EUR
4.519Heiline”s DancieraCarina Cassøe KrüthDEN9.28.38.89.59.590.60 %
black / 5y. / M / DWB / Fürstenball / de Niro / 105GZ66 / Stald Heiline1.200,00 EUR
5.533Governor-STRAdelinde CornelissenNED8.58.79.08.29.086.80 %
black / 5y. / S / KWPN / Totilas / Jazz / 105HH82 / G.A.M. Korbeld720,00 EUR
6.505Graaf Leatherdale TCharlotte FryGBR8.07.79.09.39.086.00 %
bay / 5y. / G / KWPN / Lord Leatherdale / Kennedy / 105HC84 / van Olst Horses540,00 EUR
7.504Grand Galaxy WinSevero Jesus Jurado LopezESP8.57.58.88.59.084.60 %
black / 5y. / S / KWPN / Apache / Jazz / 105HG97 / Helgstrand Dressage & Nico Witte360,00 EUR
8.511Sir SkyfallFrederic WandresGER7.99.08.77.98.383.60 %
dbay / 5y. / S / OLDBG / Sandro Hit / K2 / 105GU00 / von Staff-Reitzenstein,Anna300,00 EUR
9.516Nymphenburg”s First AmpereTessa FrankGER8.78.28.27.98.583.00 %
bay / 5y. / S / HANN / Ampere / Weltruhm / 105HB70 / Gest. Nymphenburg/Helmut v.Fircks240,00 EUR
10.538GlamourdaleBenjamin MaljaarsNED8.47.39.07.98.882.80 %
black / 5y. / S / KWPN / Lord Leatherdale / Negro / 105HH76 / Van Olst Horses240,00 EUR
11.527BaccardiClaudia RüscherGER8.38.97.97.88.482.60 %
bay / 5y. / S / WESTF / Belissimo M / De Niro / 105GW06 / Rüscher-Konermann,Wilhelm120,00 EUR
11.509Fine TimeSimone PearceAUS8.28.78.37.78.482.60 %
bay / 5y. / M / OLDBG / Fuerstenball / Sandro Hit / 105HF21 / Scea Domaine Fontaine L”Abbé120,00 EUR

Total: 12,000.00 EUR

Other, non-placed competitors

13.508Great Lady TCJeanine NieuwenhuisNED8.58.48.06.88.079.40 %
bay / 5y. / M / KWPN / Bretton Woods / Osmium / 105HH67 / T.J.M. Coomans & N. Coomans-Sonneve
14.507Lordswood Dancing DiamondAnne-Kathrin PohlmeierGER7.78.57.87.57.978.80 %
black / 5y. / G / HANN / Dancier / Wolkenstein II / 105GY28 / BG Whitefield & Stack
15.525Salobre TRJuan Manuel Acosta PonceESP8.08.57.57.08.078.00 %
bay / 5y. / G / OLDBG / Self Made / 105BZ52 / Jose Manuel Acosta Ponce