Dressage-News

AACHEN, Germany, May 30, 2018–Shelly Francis and Danilo captured the Aachen Dressage Days CDI3* Grand Prix Special Wednesday to complete a double victory in the most successful European performances in more than two decades of Big Tour competitions for the American team rider.

Shelly and the 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding that scored 73.745 per cent for the victory a day after taking the Grand Prix to log the rider’s first ever European win.

The scores were widely divergent for Shelly and Danilo, on the United States Elite squad and one of a group of American combinations in Europe to compete for a spot on the The Dutta Corp. U.S. team for the Tryon World Equestrian Games in September. One judge awarded the pair 79.149 per cent at the top end while another gave 71.702 per cent as the lowest of five marks.

Shelly, 59 years old and based in Loxahatchee, Florida, a neighboring community to Wellington where she had a successful winter circuit that sent the pair to the World Cup Final in Paris last month. That was the first international championship for Shelly since competing on the American team at the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome.

Along with Doktor, her second Grand Prix mount that like Danilo is owned by Patricia Stempel, she remained in Europe after the Paris World Cup event.

Finland’s Henri Ruoste on Roccabar was second on 71.638 per cent while Sweden’s young Olympic rider Juliette Ramel and Wall Street JV were third on 71.234.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special
Judges-E: Monique Peutz-Vegter-NED H: Gustaf Svalling-SWE C: Evi Eisenhardt-GER M: Reinhard Richenhagen-GER B: Maja Stukelj-SLO

Rank	Nat.		Rider	H.No	Horse                      Sex / Studbook / Color / Born / Sire x Dam sire / Breeder / Owner		E	H	C	M	B	Total
1	USA		Shelly Francis	153	Danilo               Gelding / HANN / Black / 2004 / de Niro 6 x Andiamo / Susanne & Juergen Beck / Patricia A. Stempel		79.149     1	71.915      2	71.702    2	73.830    1	72.128    1	73.745
2	FIN		Henri Ruoste	145	Roccabar          Gelding / HANN / Bay / 2005 / Riedinger 2 x Compliment / Ute Meyer / Equeco , Henri Ruoste		72.340   3	72.234      1	72.128     1	69.894    5	71.596    2	71.638
3	SWE		Juliette Ramel	113	Wall Street JV           Gelding / / Fuchs / 2007 / Wie Weltmeyer / / La Pomme Hb		74.149     2	67.553    5	70.213    5	72.660   2	71.596    2	71.234
4	FRA		Stephanie Brieussel	147	Amorak             Gelding / KWPN / Bay (Bai) / 2005 / Special D x Inspekteur / R. Nout, Geldermalsen / Mme Stephanie Brieussel Et M. Dominique Brieussel		70.106    4	67.553    5	69.894    7	70.000   4	70.426    5	69.596
5	AUS		Mary Hanna	127	Boogie Woogie 6      Gelding / KWPN / Darkbay / 2006 / du Moulin x Florett AS / J.B.A. Oosterlaar, Luttenberg / Hanna, Mary U.Rob		67.234    11	66.915    8	70.000   6	70.319    3	71.064    4	69.106
6	NED		Tommie Visser	164	Chuppy Checker CL                      Gelding / KWPN / Blackbay / 2007 / Osmium / Van Der Linden / Stoeterij De Begijnhoeve & Lincom Stables & W.J. Scholte		68.723   8	67.872    3	70.319     4	69.574    6	68.936    7	69.085
7	BEL		Fanny Verliefden	136	Indoctro V/D Steenblok      Gelding / BWP / Black / 2008 / Rubin Royal Old / / Fanny Verliefden		70.106    4	66.383    9	70.957    3	68.936   8	68.723   8	69.021
8	GBR		Laura Tomlinson	117	Duval’s Capri Sonne JR          Stallion / KWPN / Black / 2007 / Rhodium x San Remo / R. Van Steijn, Boijl / Dr & W Bechtolsheimer, L Tomlinson		68.830    7	67.660    4	69.255   8	69.362   7	69.149    6	68.851
9	GER		Nadine Capellmann	110	Forpost            Gelding / UkrRpf / R / 2008 / Obrazets / / Capellmann,Nadine		70.106     4	67.447     7	67.021 12	68.936   8	68.617    9	68.426
10	AUS		Briana Burgess	130	Sissi 769               Mare / HANN / Dark Chestnut / 2007 / San Remo x Münchhausen / Pape, Ingo / Klimke, Michael		68.511    9	65.106  11	67.021 12	68.085 11	67.872 11	67.319
11	SUI		Alexandra Zurbrügg	142	Get Time              Mare / HANN / Bay Brown / 2003 / Rubin Royal Old x Graf Remus / Hans Bahr / Kym Katharina		67.660 10	63.936 13	68.617 10	67.234 14	67.340 12	66.957
12	PLE		Christian Zimmermann	158	Roble                Gelding / HANN / Dark Bay / 2003 / Ravallo x Donnerschwee / Kaminski, Mark / Zimmermann, Christian		65.638 13	65.638 10	68.936  9	67.660 12	66.596 15	66.894
13	DEN		Trine Mittag Jensen	104	Gammelenggaards Easy                 Gelding / DWB / Bay / 2008 / Light And Easy x Akinos / Nanna & Knud Jønsson / Trine Mittag Jensen		66.702 12	65.000 12	66.702 14	67.340 13	67.340 12	66.617
14	ISR		Eyal Zlatin	126	Bonzanjo         Gelding / KWPN / Chestnut / 2006 / Jazz x Contango / H. Van Helvoirt, Rosmalen / Ralph Uwe Westhoff		64.681 14	62.979 15	67.340 11	68.191 10	68.511 10	66.340
15	BEL		Laurence Vanommeslaghe	106	Havalon          Gelding / HANN / Black / 2007 / Blue Hors Hotline x Wolkentanz II / Heinz Lenter / Vanommeslaghe		63.638  15	63.851  14	63.957 15	67.043 15	66.723 14	65.043