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.
In Friday’s Prize of Mrs. Madeleine Winter-Schulze, a qualifier for Sunday’s final, Florentinus V (Florestan-Lady in Red by Londonderry) barely missed automatically qualifying. The Westphalian stallion and Hoffman (San Diego, CA) placed 13th in the class but only the top 12 would move on. Saturday’s Small Field Final, the Prize of the company ZEDAN, provided Florentinus V and Hoffman one last opportunity to earn a spot in the final.
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 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.