Lausanne (SUI), 8 August 2012 – Over 130 athletes, 40 lungers and 54 horses from 15 nations have competed in the FEI Open European Junior Vaulting Championships 2012 (1-5 August) in the Areál Zdravia Rozálka equestrian centre in Pezinok, Slovakia.
The Championships saw vaulters aged between 7 and 18 compete over five demanding days to claim the Team and Individual titles, as well as the top spot for the Pas-de-Deux, which was introduced for the first time this year.
Squad success
Germany’s RSV Neuss-Grimlinghausen squad were the favourites heading into this year’s FEI Open European Junior Vaulting Championships.
With several successes already this year, the squad also benefits from the experience and drive of its two coaches Antje Hill (GER) and Simone Lang-Wiegele (GER). The pair were members of the winning German squad at the FEI Open European Vaulting Championships 2011 in Le Mans (FRA) and retired afterwards to focus on coaching under-18s at their club.
Verden, Germany – Competition came to a close at the FEI World Dressage Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany with the final championship tests. The lone entry to compete for the United States on Sunday was Jennifer Hoffman and Florentinus V, competing in the six-year-old championship. In Sunday’s International Final, the Prize of Privatbrauerei Wittingen, the pair finished a valiant 13th after a long week of competition.
Verden, Germany – Two promising U.S. young dressage horses went toe-to-toe with their European counter-parts today in the Prize of Mrs. Madeleine Winter-Schulze at the FEI World Dressage Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany. Competing in the six-year-old championships, Florentinus V and Sanceo produced admirable work on Friday but were unable to crack the top 12 in order to automatically move onto Sunday’s final. However, both horses will get a second chance to earn a spot in the final when they compete in Saturday’s Small Field Final; the Prize of the company ZEDAN.
Lexington, KY – The following drivers have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in the 2012 FEI Four-in-Hand Driving World Championships, in Reisenbeck, Germany, August 15-19, 2012.
Lexington, KY – The U.S. will be represented by two horses this week at the FEI World Dressage Championships for Young Horses held August 1-5, 2012 in Verden, Germany. Sanceo, ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery, and Florentinus V, ridden by Jennifer Hoffman, will both compete in the six-year-old championship. Both horses were deemed sound and fit to compete at today’s Horse Inspection and begin competition Friday in the Prize of Mrs. Madeleine Winter-Schulze. Friday’s test will qualify pairs to either compete in Saturday’s Small Field Final, the Prize of the company ZEDAN, or Sunday’s International Final, the Prize of Privatbrauerei Wittingen.
Lexington, KY – The following vaulters have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in the 2012 FEI World Vaulting Championships in Le Mans, France, August 13-19, 2012.
Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has approved the nominated entry for the U.S. Endurance Team for the 2012 FEI World Endurance Championship as follows in alphabetical order.
