Emmelie Scholtens & Indian Rock Win Neumünster World Cup Grand Prix, First Victory by Dutch Partnership in This Year’s Series

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Emmelie Scholtens on Indian Rock. File photo. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

NEUMÜNSTER, Germany, Feb. 17, 2024–Emmelie Scholtens and Indian Rock won the World Cup Grand Prix Saturday, the first victory by the Dutch partnership in this year’s series leading to the Final in Saudi Arabia in two months.

Emmelie and the 11-year-old KWPN stallion scored 73.456% for the win. Less than a third of a point separated the top four places.

The pair competed on the Netherlands’ team at the 2022 World Championships and the European Championships last year.

Belgium’s Larissa Pauluis on Flambeau, 14-year-old KWPN gelding, posted a personal best score of 73.283% for runner-up.

Matthias Alexander Rath of Germany on the 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion Destacado FRH was third on 73.216%.

Sweden’s Patrik Kittel on the 12-year-old Westfalen mare Forever Young HRH was fourth on 73.130%. Patrik is atop the Western European standings and has already qualified for the Final.

The Freestyle to decide points is scheduled for Saturday.

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix
RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB
1.
Emmelie Scholtens (NED)
Indian Rock
73.456%74.23973.91373.26171.73974.130
2.
Larissa Pauluis (BEL)
Flambeau
73.283%72.17472.93574.23972.50074.565
3.
Matthias Alexander Rath (GER)
Destacado FRH
73.217%73.69672.06573.58773.69673.043
4.
Patrik Kittel (SWE)
Forever Young HRH
73.130%71.41372.06574.34873.80474.022
5.
Raphael Netz (GER)
Great Escape Camelot
72.761%71.84872.93573.04373.15272.826
6.
Bianca Nowag-Aulenbrock (GER)
Florine OLD
71.609%70.00071.19673.80472.28370.761
7.
Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN)
Favour Gersdorf
71.478%72.06571.52273.04371.41369.348
8.
Charlotte Defalque (BEL)
Botticelli
71.391%70.21770.65272.93571.19671.957
9.
Marieke van der Putten (NED)
Torveslettens Titanium RS2 N.O.P.
70.717%70.97871.19669.13069.67472.609
10.
Borja Carrascosa (ESP)
Sir Hubert NRW
70.130%71.08769.34870.76170.21769.239
11.
Fabienne Müller-Lütkemeier (GER)
Valesco 50
69.217%69.67468.47868.26168.80470.870
12.
Ingrid Klimke (GER)
First Class 92
68.000%65.87069.13067.93569.02268.043
13.
Antonia von Dungern (GER)
DSP Queen Rubin
67.674%67.50067.93567.60966.95768.370
14.
Katharina Haas (AUT)
Let It Be NRW
65.935%66.08765.76166.08765.54366.196
15.
Juliane Brunkhorst (GER)
Aperol
65.848%63.37065.43566.84866.08767.500
16.
Hyunwoo Do (KOR)
Duisenberg
63.956%63.47862.82664.13064.56564.783
17.
Laurence Roos (BEL)
Fil Rouge
61.478%61.30461.73962.93559.56561.848
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