DressageDaily: Spain Ready to Win Medal at World Equestrian Games

Sunday, July 28, 2002

Spain Ready to Win Medal at World Equestrian Games

Ferrer Salat The Spanish dressage team has never before been so prepared for the World Equestrian Games as this year. Being the hosts of the World Championships held in Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), September 9 - 22, 2002, Spain is aiming for the maximum with their dressage team. With a weakened Dutch team since the departure of Anky van Grunsven and Gestion Bonfire, the silver medal is within reach for the Spanish dressage picadors.

At the German international dressage competition of Norten Hardenberg, Spanish riders Beatriz Ferrer/Salat and Rafael Soto Andrade showed their potential and strength to their competitors and dominated the international field of top Grand Prix riders. In the Grand Prix for Special, Ferrer-Salat rode an elegant, flawless test with her 15-year old Hanoverian gelding Beauvalais (by Bolero). Scoring 74%, Ferrar-Salat put the Danish Lone Jorgenssen in second place. Jorgenssen rode a 72.76% test aboard her Baden-Wurttemberger chestnut FBW Kennedy.

In the Grand Prix Special, Jorgenssen reigned supreme aboard her sympathetic gelding FBW Kennedy. With 75.40%, Jorgenssen had produced her highest Special score every achieved in her dressage career. "I had so much fun at the show," Jorgenssen said. "The Klassika Hardenberg is a true example competition for the dressage sport." Linsenhoff placed second aboard Renoir Unicef (OLD, by Rubinstein) with 74.92% while Ferrer-Salat had to settle for third place with 74.84%.

3,500 spectators came to see the Grand Prix freestyle which was won by Rafael Soto Andrade who performed on dreamy music with his dancing Andalusian stallion Invasor. Thanks to a 79.33% score, Soto Andrade, the head trainer of the Real Esquela, the Spanish Equestrian Academy in Jerez, received the trophy and blue ribbon and prevented a German to win any class in the big tour of the CDI competition, which is extremely rare. Isabell Werth came in second with Anthony FRH while American Guenter Seidel, the winner of the Grand Prix for Freestyle, ranked third. Seidel still scored an impressive 77.90% with his Westfalian Nikolaus.

Text by Astrid Appels
Images copyrighted: Escon Marketing

Results Grand Prix for Special

1. B. Ferrer/Salat - Beauvalais - ESP - 380 374 359 368 369 - 74.00%
2. L. Jorgenssen - FBW Kennedy - DEN - 370 365 358 360 366 - 72.76%
3. A-K Linsenhoff - Renoir-Unicef - GER - 371 351 345 367 364 - 71.92%
4. Christian Plage - Regent - SUI - 347 357 339 348 361 - 70.08%
5. Karin Rehbein - Domanio - GER - 358 347 351 347 345 - 69.92%
6. Heike Kemmer - Caesar - GER - 361 341 344 343 346 - 69.40%
7. Tine Wilhelmson - Solos Carex - SWE - 344 354 341 339 355 - 69.32%
8. N. Mc Givern - Active Walero - GBR - 363 346 355 330 335 - 69.16%
9. Hans Staub - Rittersport - AUT - 357 344 345 328 347 - 68.84%
10. Wolfran Wittig - Breitling W - GER - 351 340 333 336 340 - 68.00%

11. George Williams - Rocher - USA - 353 341 327 329 347 - 67.88%
13. Christine Traurig - Etienne - USA - 355 345 332 320 337 - 67.56%
24. Guenter Seidel - Aragon - USA - 315 297 296 318 321 - 61.88%

Results Grand Prix Special

1. L. Jorgenssen - FBW Kennedy - DEN - 382 374 379 381 369 - 75.40%
2. A-K. Linsenhoff - Renoir R - GER - 381 367 383 367 375 - 74.92%
3. B. Ferrer/Salat - Beauvalais - ESP - 366 379 390 365 371 - 74.84%
4. Tine Wilhelmson - Solos Carex - SWE - 349 352 362 365 352 - 71.20%
5. Christian Plage - Regent - SUI - 342 350 364 359 356 - 70.84%
6. Wolfram Wittig - Breitling W - GER - 344 355 346 343 346 - 69.36%
7. George Williams - Rocher - USA - 346 335 339 346 355 - 68.84%
8. Heike Kemmer - Caesar - GER - 342 341 344 344 342 - 68.52%
9. Hans Staub - Rittersport - SUI - 332 345 344 347 339 - 68.28%
10. N. Mc Givern - Active Walero - GBR - 331 343 352 340 328 - 67.76%

12. Christine Traurig - Etienne - USA - 315 319 328 336 320 - 64.72%

Results Grand Prix Freestyle

1. Rafael Soto Andrade - Invasor - ESP - 79.33
2. Isabell Werth - Anthony FRH - GER - 77.95
3. Guenter Seidel - Nikolaus - USA - 77.90
4. Klaus Husenbeth - Piccolino -GER - 75.38
5. Rudolf Zeilinger - Rubens - GER - 74.92
6. Arjen Teeuwissen - Goliath - NED - 73.95
7. Karin Rehbein - Capuccino - GER - 72.93
8. Ignacio Ramblas - Distinguido - ESP - 72.55
9. Nathalie Zu Saeyn/Wittgenstein - Fantast S - DEN - 72.06
10. Juan Antonio Jiminez - Guizo - ESP - 71.86