They just flew to victory in the 1.50 meter jump with jump-off at the five-star tournament in Leipzig (GER): Caracho by Cassilano-Quick Star (Jens Ritters, Krumstedt), dam line 730B, and Richard Vogel. Caracho has been in his stable in Dagobertshausen for nine months. “It worked well for both of us right from the start. He has grown into his big tasks and is a great horse, especially for such a fast jump-off,” Vogel praised the eleven-year-old. In addition, GK Curacao by Clarimo-Lerano (Manfred Kummetz, Lübeck), line 5401, with Carsten Otto Nagel (GER) and Ethene by Corrado I-Cayado (Ferdinand Rutjes, NED), dam line 776, with Lars Bak Andersen (DEN).
A mare who started sport in Schleswig-Holstein under Sven Gero Hünicke and was introduced to her first international competitions won the Six Bars in Leipzig: Charissa by Clarimo-Casall (Hark Martensen, Oldsum), line 104A, changed hands in 2019 via the Holsteiner Winter-Chance and is currently being presented by Josch Löhden (GER) up to 1.60 meter classes.
In Abu Dhabi (UAE), two Holsteiners made it into the top three in a 1.60 meter course: Gold was secured by Kleons Renegade by Quintero staccato (Katrin Kleon, Oetz), dam line 8768, and Christoph Obernauer (AUT). Bronze went to Casall-Carthago-daughter Cinca (Peter Wylde, BEL), line 318D2, with Micheal Duffy (IRL) in the saddle.
Captur descends from Berlin and Quidam de Revel (Albers stables, NED), line 474A, and won a 1.45 meter show jumping test in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. His rider is Mohamed Shafi Mohamed Alremeithi (UAE).
The Contendro I-Carinjo son Contendrix (Sönke Paulsen, Arlewatt), line 206, and Toni Hassmann were successful in Belgium this weekend: The pair won the Grand Prix over 1.45 meters in Lier. Fifth was the former Bundeschampion Lyjanair by Lyjanero-Coriano (Wendy Davis Gerrish, USA), dam line 474A, and Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE).
Theo by Christian-Calando IV (Gerhard Krätzer, Loit), tribe 8865, and Conor Swail (IRL) in the USA, more precisely at the CSI3* in Thermal, California.
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Photo Stefan Lafrentz: Caracho and Richard Vogel
