Dressage-News

ACHLEITEN, Austria, July 5, 2020–Isabell Werth rode DSP Quantaz to victory with a score above 80% at the CDI4* Grand Prix Special Sunday to complete a sweep of four Big Tour competitions in the return of Germany’s six-time Olympian to the international show arena.

Isabell, who has won more Olympic medals than any other equestrian and who will be 51 years old later this month, scored 80.149% for the ride in what was designed to test coronavirus protocols with limited entries ahead of two more CDI4* competitions over the next two months.

Katrina Wüst and Evi Eisenhardt, two German judges on the panel of five international officials, awarded Isabell and the 10-year-old German Sport Horse 78.936% and 78.830%, respectively, while the other three gave scores above 80%.

This was the third international competition for Isabell and Quantaz that is owned by Victoria Max-Theurer, who is coached  by Isabell.

She won the Grand Prix to qualify for this Special as well as placing first on Emilio, her world No. 9 mount, in both the Grand Prix and Freestyle.

Victoria, competing Abegglen FH NRW in the pair’s first international competition, placed second on 77.702%.

Abegglen, a 10-year-old Westfalen gelding, was previously competed by Marcus Hermes of Germany.

Florian Bacher and Fidertraum, who competed on Austria’s team at the 2019 European Championships, were third on a personal best score of 72.872%.

Ireland’s Anna Merveldt on Esporim also posted a personal best 71.426% for fourth place. The previous best result for Anna and the 11-year-old Lusitano stallion was 70.255%, logged a year ago and two months before competing on Ireland’s team at the 2019 European Championships.

Results:

CDI4* Grand Prix Special