Eventing
First Horse Inspection, Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Bulletin:
All
Americans, Karen O'Connor and Upstage; Jan Byyny woth Task  Force:Will
Faudree and Antigua (Will and Antigua are pictured at the right.); Kim
Severson with Winsome Adante; AmyTryon and Poggio II; and Heidi White with Northern
Spy; pass the First Veterinary Examination!
Drunken Disorderly presented
by Mark Kyle for Ireland was spun upon re-inspection. More
than 85 horse were trotted up before the Ground Jury at 1:30 PM on Wednesday,
August 23rd. (Brian Ross (USA); Angela Tucker (GBR) Martin Plewa (GER).) Of
these four score and more, four were sent to the Holding Area - Heelan Tompkins
(NZL)'s 20 year old Glengarrick, who looked a bit sore; Clayton Fredricks' Ben
Along Time, for Australia; Andrew Hoy's Master Monarch, for Australia, who looked
definitely unlevel upon first being presented; and Mark Kyle's Drunken Disorderly
for Ireland. Sadly, Drunken Disorderly was the only one not to pass upon re-inspection.  
Italian
Uniforms at the Veterinary Examination:
Alice Bertoli and Oakengrove Milan
Marco
Basia and Ecu
Fabio Magni and Southern King IV
Besides
the American's who are competing at the Aachen WEG, there are fiveresidents of
the United States who represent their home countries here at Aachen.
Of
course, there is Phillip Dutton, with Connaught, who resides in West Grove,  Pennsylvania,
and competes internationally for Australia. A
second person from the Antipodes, who is riding at Aachen for New Zealand, is
Donna Smith with Call Me Clifton. Donna lives in Virginia and rides with the O'Connors.
(Donna and Call Me Clifton are pictured at the left.) Thirdly,
Werner Geven, who is here in Germany riding Esker Riada for The Netherlands, resides
in the state of Georgia. The
fourth is Carl Bouckaert who rides Rampant Lion in the Belgian Team. The
fifth is Kelli Temple, who rides for Canada; but lives in Virginia. *
* * * * FEI World Team
Dressage and Individual Qualifying Competition USA
WINS BRONZE MEDAL! Judges:
(E) Ghislain Fouarge NED; (H) Linda Zang USA; (C)
Stephen Clarke GBR; (M)Bernhard Mauret FRA; (B) Dieter Schule Ger. Germany's
Nadine Capellmann riding Elvis VA rode first in the second rot ation
of Wednesday morning in the FEI Team Dressage and Individual Qualifying competition.
To no one's surprise she scored 72.833 good for second place individually and
placing the German Team in an almost unassailable position for the Team Gold Medal.
(At the right, Nadine looks apprehensive entering the arena.) (Nadine
and Elvis VA are also pictured at the left below.) 2. Nadine
Capellmann (GER), Elvis VA - 72.833
HANN G /Chestnut/1996 /Espri/Garibaldi
II Also scoring well were Great
Britain's Emma Hindle riding Lancet who moved into fourth place on 70.458 and
Kristy Oatley, for Australia, with Quando Quando whose score of 70.083 put her
in sixth place. This
moves Guenter Seidel down to eighth and Leslie Morse down to twenty-sixth.
Sadly
the hopes for a USA Medal are looking bleak as Great Britain has competitors in
sixth, thirteenth, and fourteenth, while  the
USA has competitors in eighth and twenty-sixth. The
last rider in the second rotation of the morning was Steffen Peters riding Lauerlyn
Browning's Floriano. Just as things looked bleakest, Steffen brightened the American
hopes for a Medal with a super ride for a score of 72.708 and individual third
place! 3. Steffen Peters (USA)
Floriano -
WESTF G /Chestnut/1990 /Florestan I/Weinberg
(Below at the right Steffen, on Floriano, acknowledges the cheers of the crowd
after his ride.)
After
the first rotation of Wednesday afternoon the standing had completely changed
around again. Now Andreas Helgstrand who represents Denmark riding Blue Hors Matine
had passed the leading Germans and grabbed first place on a score of 78.125, 1.667
points to the good of the former leader Heike Kemmer of Germany.
Of
great interest to Dressage aficianados, the old rivals Anky van Grunsven for The
Netherlans with Keltic Salinero and Isabel Werth for Germany riding Satchmoo were
tied for third place on identical scores of 75.000.
Anky's scores were:
(3)
72.708; (7) 75.417; (2) 75.833; (2) 75.000
(4) 75.000.
Isabel's scores
were: (3) 76.667; (1) 73.125; (6) 73.542; (4) 75.625; (3) 75.000 The
Leader board looked like this:
1. Andreas Helgstrand (DEN), Blue
Hors Matine - 78.125
M /Grey/1997 /Blue Hors Silver Moon/DWB
2. Heike
Kemmer (GER), Bonaparte - 75.792
HANN G /Chestnut/1993 /Bon Bonaparte/Consul
 3T.
Anky van Grunsven (NED), Keltec Salinero - 75.000
HANN G / Bay 1994 Salieri
(Anky and Keltic Salinero are pictured at the left accepting the applause of
the crowd.) 3T.
Isabell Werth (GER), Satchmo - 75.000
HANN G /DarkBay/1994 /Sao Paulo/Legat 5.
Nadine Capellmann (GER), Elvis VA - 72.883
HANN G /Chestnut/1996 /Espri/Garibaldi
II
6. Steffen Peters (USA),
Floriano - 72.708
WESTF
G /Chestnut/1990 /Florestan I/Weinberg
L. Browning and S. Browning
Debbie
McDonald went last for the USA. Her
score with the great mare Brentina would make the difference between winning the
Bronze Team Medal and being an also ran. As this pair has done so many times in
the past, they came through in the clutch! Debbie's ninth place score of 71.417
was good enought to insure a third place finish for the American Team behind Germany
and The Netherlands.
Steffen
Peters said of his Team leading ride, " It was the ride of my life! It was
wonderful to do it near where I was born and in front of my whole family! 
(Debbie
and Brentina are pictured at the right securing
the Bronze Medal for the US Team.)
Newsletter 23.08.2006
August 20th to September 03rd, 2006
World Equestrian Games Aachen 2006 - Newsletter
23.08.2006
10th World Championships title for German Dressage Team
The
Dutch riders' hopes of winning gold were not fulfilled more
Statements
from the German gold medallist team
Capellmann, Kemmer, Schmidt und Werth
are World Champions more
"
10th
World Championships title for German Dressage Team
The Dutch
riders' hopes of winning gold were not fulfilled
The German dressage
team's run of victories is continuing here at the FEI World Equestrian Games in
Aachen. For the tenth time in a row the equipe, trained by national coach, Holger
Schmezer, took the World Championships title in the ARAG Prize. The Dutch riders'
hopes of winning gold for the first time in the history of the Dressage World
Championships were not fulfilled. Nearly six percent separated the German winners
(223.625) from their "rivals" from the neighbouring country (217.917).
The US American team claimed the bronze medal (213.917).
After Heike Kemmer
with Bonaparte (75.792 percent) and Hubertus Schmidt with Wansuela Suerte (69.208)
had already secured a good lead for the German team on Tuesday, Nadine Capellmann
and Isabell Werth perfectionised the triumph on Wednesday. The reigning World
Champion Nadine Capellmann achieved a score of 72.833 with Elvis FRH, in spite
of showing minor weaknesses in the one-tempi flying changes and in the pirouettes.
Isabell Werth once again showed nerves of steel with Satchmo (75.0): This was
the most important medal in my career. Satchmo's development didn't exactly run
as smoothly, as I had hoped. It has provided me with particular satisfaction that
he performed so well today. That is something close to my heart," she said
happily.
The German team's success is also a success for the Hanoverian
Breeding Association. All of the team's horses are Hanoverian-bred - something
that has never happened in the history of the Dressage World Championships before.
The best horse of the Dutch team, Salinero, ridden by Anky van Grunsven, also
descends from the largest warm-blood breeding association in the world. Anky
van Grunsven admitted that she was to blame for the small mistakes in her ride
that ultimately "only" led to joint third place with Isabell Werth (75.0).
"Salinero really did his job well, but I didn't give the right aids a few
times," the reigning Olympic gold medallist explained. Whereas Laurens van
Lieren with Hexagons Ollright (68.5) and Edward Gal with Group 4 Securicor Lingh
(71.375) are experienced members of the Dutch squad, Imke Schellekens-Bartels
reinforced the team for the first time. She achieved the second best result for
the Oranje team (71.542). The US Americans took the bronze medal (213.917)
at a World Equestrian Games for the second time, as in 1994. Their best rider
was Steffen Peters with the Westphalian chestnut gelding, Floriano (72.708). Leslie
Morse with Tip Top (64.259), Guenter Seidel with Aragon (69.792) and Debbie McDonald
with Brentina (74.417) completed the team coached by Klaus Balkenhol. The
next medals will be contended on Friday in the Grand Prix Spéciale, which
the best 30 riders from the team Grand Prix competition have qualified themselves
for. The Danish rider, Andreas Helgstrand, is most definitely a top candidate
to win one of the medals. He achieved the best score in the individual ranking
of the team competition with his Danish mare Matine (76.333).
Dutch
Protest Rejected
The Dutch team filed a protest after the Grand Prix. The
reason being changed camera positions. Allegedly the cameras were located in different
positions when the Dutch participants rode. The protest was rejected.
Statements from the German gold medallist team
Capellmann, Kemmer, Schmidt und Werth are World Champions
The National
Coach, Holger Schmezer, joined in with the Laola wave in the stadium and his German
dressage team was in corresponding high spirits at the Press Conference afterwards:
Local rider, Nadine Capellmann with Elvis, Isabell Werth with Satchmo, Heike Kemmer
with Bonaparte and Hubertus Schmidt with Wansuela Suerte took gold at the FEI
World Equestrian Games in Aachen with a total of 223.625 points in the ARAG Prize,
Grand Prix Team. The Dutch squad claimed second place (217.917), whilst the bronze
medal went to the team from the USA (213.917).
Question: Mrs. Capellmann,
in the run-up to the WEG you said it was a dream come true to represent your country
at the World Championships in your homeland. And now you have even won the gold
medal.
Nadine Capellmann: Yes, and I am overjoyed. This gold medal means
I have achieved everything possible, anything on top of this will just be the
icing on the cake. The crowd in the stadium was fantastic too, dressage has never
experienced such an impressive setting before. Question: How did Elvis
cope with the unusual situation in the main stadium with over 32,000 spectators? Capellmann:
Very well. One can practise a lot of things in the run-up to an event, but the
actual competition in such a stadium is a totally different situation altogether.
I was very satisfied with Elvis in spite of the few small mistakes he made. Of
course I would have liked to have been able to contribute two percent more to
the team result, but one of the judges gave me a very low score. Question:
How optimistic are you about the upcoming competitions, i.e. the Spéciale
on Friday? Capellmann: We'll have to see. Of course I do hope to win a medal.
Question: Mrs. Werth, were you satisfied with your first competition in
this extensive stadium? Isabell Werth: The competition went very successfully,
Satchmo felt at home. In one corner it was as if everyone in the stadium was behind
me. What can go wrong then? It was brilliant being able to ride in this huge stadium
in front of this wonderful crowd. Question: And Satchmo, Warum Nicht's
replacement was convincing too, wasn't he? Werth: I don't have a replacement
horse. It is terrific having two such horses in your stables. Satchmo made up
for many of his blackouts with his ride today. His performance provided me particular
satisfaction. Question: You have already won many titles. What significance
does winning gold in Aachen have for you? Werth: It is my most important
title, because things didn't go well in the run-up to the event. Klaus Husenbeth
wasn't able to ride, Warum Nicht couldn't compete. Winning gold under these circumstances,
is very special. There's a brilliant atmosphere in our team, even if the press
often made reference to there being friction among our team in the past, this
is not true. Question: Are you surprised at having achieved the same score
as Anky van Grunsven and Salinero? Werth: We are now on the same level.
And we will try to continue putting the pressure on Anky van Grunsven and Salinero. Question:
Mr. Schmidt, You must be satisfied with your ladies after your poor result? Hubertus
Schmidt: I am very pleased in fact. All three rode very well. Unfortunately, my
mare was a little bit too impressed by the immense stadium and we didn't manage
to score as many points as we had hoped. Question: Mrs. Kemmer, how were
you able to foresee that Germany would win gold at the Press Conference yesterday? Heike
Kemmer: Because we are a great team. We already had a lot of fun at the training
camp at Nadine's stables. And a team that can laugh together, works. Fortunately,
I was able to give Nadine and Isabell a good head start with my result yesterday,
so that they didn't have to risk too much today. National Coach, Holger
Schmezer: I am happy and very proud of my riders. Because it is they and their
horses, who have to put in all the effort.
German Dressage Trainers:
An Export Bestseller
A lot of foreign dressage riders are coached
by German trainers
Their know-how is highly appreciated all over
the world: Germany's dressage trainers are a real export hit. Around half of all
of the foreign dressage riders are coached by German trainers. Some of the professional
instructors have contracts as "National Coaches", others prepare individual
riders for Championships. Many of these partnerships have been in place for years,
but also short-term engagements commencing a few weeks before the FEI World Equestrian
Games were not an exception to the rule. We have rarely seen so many German top
trainers assembled together as here at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen.
The following list illustrates which German trainers coach foreign
riders:
Klaus Balkenhol: US American Equipe Jean Bemelmans:
Spanish Equipe und Elena Kalinina, Russia
Christoph von Daehne: Joelle
Kinnen, Luxembourg Holga Finken: Eva Rosenthal, Italy und Anna Paprocka-Campanella,
ITA Jonny Hilberath: Bernadette Pujals, Mexico und Natalie Hobday, South
Africa Jürgen Koschel: Swiss Equipe Norbert van Laak: Ashley
Holzer, Canada und Evi Strasser, Canada Oliver Luze: Julija Ona Vysniauskas,
Lithuania Christoph Niemann: Karin Tebar, France Antonie de Ridder:
Belgian Equipe Ulla Salzgeber: Australian Equipe Hubertus Schmidt:
Dr. Cesar Parra, Columbia George Theodorescu: Alexandra Korelova, Russia Rudolf
Zeilinger: Danish Equipe
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