Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour & Cassidy Make Triumphant Return to Competition With Victory at Herning CDI4* Grand Prix

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Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy. File photo. © Ken Braddick/Dressage-news.com

HERNING, Denmark, Mar. 8, 2019–Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy made a triumphant return to competition after a break of almost eight months with a victory at the Danish Warmblood stallion show CDI4* Grand Prix Friday.

Daniel Bachmann Andersen, a Danish team mate, placed second on Blue Hors Don Olymbrio on a personal best score while Fiontini, winner of the hat trick of World Young Horse Championships and being competed at Big Tour for the first time by Spain’s Severo Jurado López, placed third.

Cathrine and the 16-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding scored 79.065 per cent for the win in the first competition since last July. The pair competed at the 2016 Olympics and won three bronze medals at the 2017 European Championships. But an injury to Cassidy prevented the horse from going to the World Equestrian Games in Tryon.

Cathrine and Cassidy competed through European Championships for juniors and young riders, capturing four gold medals.

Daniel and the 11-year-old KWPN stallion scored 78.196 per cent, breaking the pair’s previous best of 76.500 set three months ago.

Severo and Fiontini, a Danish Warmblood mare now nine years old, scored 75.913 per cent, with big differences in the judge’s marks–a high of 79.130 from Denmark’s Susan Baarup and a low of 71.739 from Finland’s Maria Colliander.

Severo and Fiontini (Fassbinder x Romanov) won the global championships of five, six and year old horses and will remain partnered at least through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Anna Kasprzak, Olympic and World Games rider for Denmark on Donnperignon, rode Rock Star to a personal best 73.717 per cent. This was only the fifth show for Anna and the 11-year-old Westfalen gelding since beginning international Grand Prix almost two years ago, competing only once in 2018, at Herning last October.

Fiontini ridden by Severo Jurado López. at the World Young Horse Championships. File photo. © Ilse Schwarz/dressage-news.com

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix

Judges–E: Kurt Christensen-DEN H: Thomas Kessler-GER C: Isobel Wessels-GBR M: Susanne Baarup-DEN B: Maria Colliander-FIN

Pl.RiderH.NoHorse Sex/Studbook/Color/Born/Sire x Dam sire/Breeder/OwnerEHCMBTotal
1366Atterupgaards Cassidy Gelding/ DWB / Chestnut / 2003 / Caprimond x Donnerhall / Atterupgaard, Jystrup Midtsjaelland / Dufour Family V/Peter Dufour80.761    178.043   278.043   280.870   177.609   179.065
2361Blue Hors Don Olymbrio Stallion/ KWPN / Chestnut / 2008 / Jazz x Olympic Ferro / / Blue Hors77.391    279.565    179.565    177.500   376.957   278.196
3352Fiontini Mare/ DWB / Bay / 2010 / Fassbinder x Romanov / Hanne Lund Og Henrik Hansen, Solrod Strand / Hh Horses & Henrik Hansen74.891   376.848   376.957   379.130   271.739    475.913
4436Rock Star 13 Gelding/ WESTF / Bay / 2008 / Rockwell x Weinberg / / Stutteriet V/Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak73.478   471.087   475.435   474.891    473.696   373.717
5373Jojo AZ Gelding/ HSH / Darkbay / 2003 / Damhus Hoek’s Ginus x Justboy / Enyingi Agrár Rt. / Julianelyst Aps & Claus Thinggaard73.043   569.891   774.130   571.630    571.739    472.087
Not placed
6370Zuidenwind 1187 Stallion/ KWPN / Bay / 2004 / Oo-Seven x Jazz / H. Van Helvoirt, Rosmalen / Gränsbo Stuteri, Rose Mathisen70.326   769.457   872.065   770.870   669.891   770.522
7353Bakkely’s Onandt Gelding/ DWB / Bay / 2007 / Onassis x Michellino / / Bang Dressage Aps69.457   868.913  1069.674  1070.217    770.761   669.804
8356Spirit of the Age Old Stallion/ OLDBG / Darkbay / 2004 / Stedinger x Donnerhall / Mehrtens, Michael / Brune, Bernadette70.652   667.9351 272.391    666.848 1368.261   969.217
9350May-Day Graftebjerg Mare/ DWB / Bay / 2003 / Dream Of Heidelberg / / Arne Bjerg-Nielsen69.022  969.022  967.826 1370.217    769.674   869.152
10365Rialto Star Gelding/ / Grey / 2004 / Royal Diamond / / Laura Yubero Prieto67.609 1170.870   569.783   967.500 1266.848 1368.522
11371Lollipop 126 Gelding/ HANN / Bay / 2004 / Lord Sinclair 8 x Welt Hit I O / Gestüt Lewitz / Knyaginicheva, Elena66.957 1270.109   670.109   867.826  1166.087 1468.217
12364Aston Martin Stallion/ TRAK / Dark Bay / 2005 / Monteverdi x Sixtus / / Helene Melsen66.848 1367.717  1368.370 1269.565   967.935 1068.087
13377Duendecillo P Stallion/ FWB / Chestnut / 2004 / Don Romantic x Midt-West Ibi-Light / Anne Niemi / Anne Niemi68.152 1068.696 1168.478 1166.848 1367.935 1068.022
14355Lertevangs Lavinia Mare/ DWB / Bay / 2005 / Celebration F. Damgaard x Linaro / Peter Jensen Hansen, Sommersted / Gretha Ferreira-Veldman65.217  1466.630 1467.826 1368.043 1067.065 1266.957
15376Quartermain Gelding/ HANN / Chestnut / 2009 / Quarterback x Wilawander XX / Anette Holst / Hannell Dressage Stable Ab64.783 1565.326 1567.717 1565.652 1565.217 1565.739
16359Highline Gelding/ DWB / Black / 2007 / Hotline x Solos Landtinus / Steen Bo Larsen, Lille Skensved / Jessica U.Rainer Schwiebert Gbr64.022 1664.891 1663.804 1665.000 1664.239 1664.391
17368Emilio 111 Gelding/ HANN / Grey / 2007 / Earl x Dynamo / Werner Lenz / Rathjens, Hans-Werner60.978 1762.391 1760.761  1762.500 1761.848 1761.696