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Wednesday August 8, 2007

Cayenne and Deveraux, 2007 World Young Dressage Horse Champions

Cayenne W and Susan Pape Win 5-year old Division

Text and Photos by Astrid Appels/Eurodressage

Cayenne W and Deveraux OLD were the grand champions in the 5 and 6-year old division at the 2007 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany. The World Championships co-incided with an international dressage and show jumping competition, a national FEI level competition and the 2007 Hanoverian Riding Horse Championships, all set at the gorgeous Verden show grounds in North Germany.

The Westfalian mare Cayenne W and the British Susan Draper-Pape were the undisputed winners of the 5-year old division. In ideal weather conditions, 14 youngsters were presented in the 5-year old finals on Saturday August 4. The Hanoverian mare Blind Date (by Breitling x Donnerhall) and German Grand Prix rider Brigitte Wittig were in the lead after the qualification class but had to withdraw from competition minutes before their entry as the mare sustained an injury in the warm up ring. Cayenne W was the last horse to go and took the champion's title with a phenomenal ride. The bay mare excelled in the trot work with mare moving very uphill, active behind with super self carriage. The walk was good and the canter was with outstanding suspension and showed lovely simple changes.

Stephen Clarke, speaking for the panel of judges, praised the horse as "an example of a beautifully trainer horse with huge potential for the future. The panel stated that her trot was regular and active in a natural way. The walk had a good, clear rhythm but could have been more relaxed. The canter was very active behind with clear differences in the tempo. "This is the picture of a young horse trainer in the right way," Clarke concluded.

Susan Pape and Cayenne W scored 8.82 in total, which put them at the top of the leader board.