Christoph Koschel Rides American-Owned Dünensee to First Victory With Wellington CDI4* Grand Prix Win

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Christoph Koschel on American-owned Dünensee. © 2022 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Mar. 24, 2022–Christoph Koschel and the American-owned Dünensee won the Global Dressage Festival CDI4* Grand Prix Thursday a week after capturing the Nations Cup team gold medal for Germany.

Christoph and the  13-year-old Hanoverian gelding were awarded 70.609% in the Grand Prix that was moved into a covered arena because of torrential downpours, the first they have competed indoors.

Christoph, a regular on the Global winter circuit, first competed Dünensee at the beginning of this month.

Canada’s Olympic team reserve combination of Naïma Moreira Laliberté and Statesman were runner-up on 68.152%.

Fellow Canadian Diane Creech on Chrevis Christo were third on 67.457%.

Dünensee, Christoph said of the horse owned by Diamante Farm of Wellington, “was a little scared getting in there with the judges’ tables and everything so maybe he was not as good to ride like in the Nations Cup, but on the other hand, I had not so many mistakes though he wanted to piaffe and not passage that was a little expensive.

“He really wants to do it right. He’s really tall, but he has a small heart still, but that’s getting better every time. He still needs some show experience, and mileage in the ring for sure, but even with his small heart sometimes he’s really ambitious to do it.”

He will talk with Devon Kane of Diamante about the horse, that is for sale, going to Europe with Christoph.

CDI4* Grand Prix for Special

Judges:Thomas KesslerMarlena Gruca RucinskaKurt ChristensenSandra HotzMaarten Van der Heijden
PlaceScoreNationAthleteHorseEHCMBS
1.70.609GERChristoph KoschelDünensee70.54371.08771.19669.78370.435
2.68.152CANNaïma Moreira LalibertéStatesman67.17469.34867.39168.3768.478
3.67.457CANDiane CreechChrevis Christo66.84867.569.02268.04365.87
4.67.000USASusan DuttaDon Design DC64.56569.23965.54366.08769.565
5.66.956USAKatherine Bateson ChandlerAlcazar65.65268.3765.21767.71767.826
6.66.848USAJan EbelingBellena64.78369.56569.02267.563.37
7.66.739CANAriana ChiaFiderflame66.52267.39164.34865.65269.783
8.66.174CANJill IrvingArthur64.45766.52266.73966.52266.63
9.65.978USAMikala MünterSkyfall63.69666.84868.15265.76165.435
10.61.348JPNKiichi HaradaSir Galanto58.15261.73961.6361.41363.804