Photographer: Leszek Wójcik
Michael Jung, riding the 10-year-old stallion Jim Knopf P, wins the 4*-L class, the most demanding competition at the Strzegom October Festival.
Jung, current and triple Olympic champion, was the favourite of this rivalry. The German took the lead after the dressage test, went clear in the cross-country and was clear with a 12-second overtime, and even one drop in the showjumping didn’t prevent him from taking home the first place – the final score being 37.6. Second place went to Clarke Johnstone riding Rocket Man – 43.7. The representative of New Zealand was second after dressage and, despite crossing the finish line late in the cross-country and jumping, he didn’t give it up until the end of the class. The third place on the podium went to Sara Algotsson Ostholt riding Dinathia – 52.7.
The best rider in the 4*-S competition was Johnstone with Domasco. After a clear cross-country, the New Zealander took the runner-up position, moving up as much as nine places after dressage, and he also presented a clear jumping round – 38.6. Second place went to Ben Hobday with Shadow Man, leaders after dressage. The British rider dropped to third after adding overtime points in the XC, and with clear jumping, he secured his second place on the podium – 39.2. Third was Germany’s Nicolai Aldinger with Timmo – 39.6.
The battle for the podium places in the 3*-L competition was between the German representatives Ingrid Klimke and Michael Jung. Jung, who was in the lead after dressage, went overtime at the cross-country and dropped to second place; his showjumping round was clear, but in the face of a faultless performance in both trials by Klimke, he could not regain his leading position. The German athlete on the mare Cascamara won the competition with 32.8 penalty points, while Jung with Polish-bred horses followed: riding Dżoker – second with 33.8, and with Safran – third with 36.7.
Swiss Mélody Johner was victorious in the 3*S, taking home the win with Gratte Cielle Peccau – 40.3, and third with Erin – 43. Second place went to German representative Silva Kelly riding Checkovich – 42.2.
Australian rider Kate Irvine on Codak Xtreme won the 2*L after a double clear in the cross-country and jumping trials – 26.4, ahead of her compatriot Andrew Hoy with Hasenacher Lilly – 31.3, and Polish rider Jan Kamiński riding Annsfort Quietman – 37.3.
The best rider in the 2*S, after clearing the XC and jumping, was Mélody Johner with Captain Thin Lizzy – 31.3, with second going to Germany’s Sophie Leube with Karla – 32.3, and third to Dutch athlete Elaine Pen with Noah De Foja – 34.61.
The 1*-Intro class was dominated by riders from Germany. The winner was Ingrid Klimke with Candy 851 – 27.0, before Antonia Baumgart with Blaya D’ha Z – 32.6, and Libussa Lübbeke with Luzia 23 – 32.6.
European Youth Eventing Masters
In the European Youth Eventing Masters tournament, in the young rider age category, riders competed only in the individual classification. The best one was Swiss Brooke Schmid riding Giandra V. Schloesslihof – 54.9, ahead of Poles Weronika Król with Look At Her – 69.8, and Karolina Miś riding Go Jack – 82.9.
In the junior and pony categories, the teams from Germany were unrivalled. The winning junior squad was composed of: Neel Friedrich Dehn and Haptika, Iliane Hannalisa Hein and Akeby’s Quemiro Silla, Pita Schmid and Favorita V, and Emily Johanna Wolfschmitt and First-Class 6.
In the individual classification, the first place on the podium was taken by Germany’s Leonie Leni Vehring riding Coraleen – 31.3, second went to Czech Marek Pokorny riding Lancome De Bellerose – 33.8, and third to Germany’s Lukas Goertz with Mon Ami Brillante – 33.9.
The best team in the pony category is Amelie Fulst and Fernet, Max Hausser-Knabe and Gwendolyn, Nell Röming and Marlon 192, and Pia Sophie Schreiber and Motsi Mabuse 2.
Individually, first place went to Germany’s Nell Röming riding Marlon 192 – 30.4, ahead of the Dutch Jelle Gorgels with Kwa Kanisa – 37.9, and Eva Tasseron with Bloemendael’s Truffel – 41.3.
A total of 14 competitions were held during the Strzegom October Festival: 7 international classes, the European Youth Eventing Masters tournament, and four national classes.
Online results: https://results.strzegomhorsetrials.pl/event.php?event=31
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