Germany’s Dorothee Schneider & Dayman Win Herning CDI5* Freestyle on Personal Best Score

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Dorothee Schneider and Dayman. File Photo: Achleiten CDI

HERNING, Denmark, Mar. 8, 2025–Dorothee Schneider of Germany and Dayman won the Danish Warmblood Stallion show CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday on a personal best score  just shy of 80%.

Dorothee and the 13-year-old Westfalen gelding scored 79.245% for the win in the pair’s first competition of the year.

Andreas Helgstrand on the 11-year-old KWPN stallion Jovian was runner-up on 78.230% in the rider’s first international event since a year’s suspension. Andreas, who competed Jovian on Denmark’s bronze medal team at the 2023 European Championships, won the Grand Prix a day earlier.

Fellow Dane Nadja Aaboe Sloth on the 12-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding Favour Gersdorf were awarded 77.005% to place third.

Results:

CDI5* FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music
RankCompetitorScoreEHCMB
1.
Dorothee Schneider (GER)
Dayman 4
79.245%78.35078.77581.07578.22579.800
2.
Andreas Helgstrand (DEN)
Jovian
78.230%75.92579.12577.87578.40079.825
3.
Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN)
Favour Gersdorf
77.005%76.25077.20075.72579.80076.050
4.
Alexa Fairchild (BEL)
Mala Skala’s Hermes
74.675%74.72575.67573.95074.22574.800
5.
Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN)
Blue Hors St. Schufro
74.375%73.27573.55074.15076.00074.900
6.
João Pedro Moreira (POR)
Drosa Fuerst Kennedy OLD
71.470%73.97572.52572.47564.55073.825
7.
Antonia von Dungern (GER)
DSP Queen Rubin
71.105%68.85072.65071.40070.57572.050
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