Star-studded lineup for prestigious Aust event
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Star-studded lineup for prestigious Aust event
February 14, 2011
International guest stars and judges, Australian Olympic and WEG riders, Grand Prix dressage and jumping horses, and the best of Australia's young dressage and jumping horses will be on display at next month's Dressage and Jumping with the Stars.
Ingrid Klimke will present the Saddleworld Dressage Masterclass at this year's DJWTS.
Shiraz Black, Champion of Champions Young Dressage Horse 2008 and 2009.
Sponsored by Performance Sales International (PSI), the annual event was initially created 13 years ago as a young dressage horse competition to support a master class being presented by Anky Van Grunsven. Since then it has developed into a prestigious event to promote the Australian performance horse breeding industry, showcasing young dressage and jumping horses with international potential.
The event is being hosted at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, on the outskirts of Melbourne, from March 24 to 26.
The PSI Australian Young Dressage Horse Championships for 4, 5 and 6 year old horses are the feature classes, with entrants required to compete in qualifying events all over Australia to be eligible to compete. Contested over several rounds and judged by international level judges, the top 3 finalists in each age group will this year be ridden by Germany's Ingrid Klimke who will asssess their rideability and potential with her awarded mark helping determine the final placings.
The Champion of each age group then goes on to contest the "Champion of Champions" award. Previous winners have gone on to represent Australia at Grand Prix level, including Cinderella (2001 winner) at the 2006 WEG and Jaybee Alabaster (2003 winner) at the 2010 WEG. Each age-group champion also becomes eligible for selection to represent Australia at the World Young Dressage Horse Championships in Germany later in the year.
Young Jumping classes were added to the event in 2002 and cater for horses ranging from four to seven. Almost without exception the "Champion of Champions" jumping horses have gone on to achieve success in World Cup qualifying classes in Australia. The most notable Champion, the 2005 winner Ashleigh Drossel Dan, competed for Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and more recently for Brazil at the 2010 WEG.
Other levels of competition have been progressively added to the event so there is also now a CDI-W Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle, a CDI-Y Qualifying event for the FEI World Cup Young Rider Final and the Prix St Georges Cup for the emerging FEI dressage horses. For the jumpers there is a Grand Prix class, newly added for 2011, and likely to include many graduates from the Young Jumping Horse Championships in recent years.
2005 winner Ashleigh Drossel Dan. © Nicol Taylor
Greg Best and Gem Twist at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
The international guest stars are one of the main drawcards and this year will be no exception. German dressage and eventing star Ingrid Klimke will present the Saddleworld Dressage Masterclass as well as riding the top three horse finalists in each of the age groups. Daughter of the legendary German dressage rider and trainer, Dr Reiner Klimke, Ingrid is an extremely talented and successful young horse trainer, a Grand Prix dressage competitor, a winner at the World Championship Young Dressage Horse titles and an Olympic and WEG team gold medallist in eventing.
Former international showjumper and now New Zealand-based trainer Greg Best will present the Saddleworld Jumping Masterclass. Best is best known for partnering the famous Gem Twist at international level, winning team and individual silver at the 1988 Seoul Olympics representing the USA, followed by a top 4 finish at the 1990 WEG.
Annabel Frenzen, a member of the German Young Rider Team Squad, will be test riding the top 3 young dressage ponies in each age group. She was a member of the gold medal winning German team at the 2006 European Pony Championships, and has won and placed in pony classes at the Bundeschampionships.
DJWTS crowd favourite and regular visitor Dr Ulf Moeller, will again be attending on behalf of event sponsor, Performance Sales International, which has had a long association with the event. He will present the PSI Mini Masterclass on Friday afternoon and on Sunday morning will conduct a young horse judge, trainer and rider's workshop.
February 14, 2011
International guest stars and judges, Australian Olympic and WEG riders, Grand Prix dressage and jumping horses, and the best of Australia's young dressage and jumping horses will be on display at next month's Dressage and Jumping with the Stars.
Ingrid Klimke will present the Saddleworld Dressage Masterclass at this year's DJWTS.
Shiraz Black, Champion of Champions Young Dressage Horse 2008 and 2009.
Sponsored by Performance Sales International (PSI), the annual event was initially created 13 years ago as a young dressage horse competition to support a master class being presented by Anky Van Grunsven. Since then it has developed into a prestigious event to promote the Australian performance horse breeding industry, showcasing young dressage and jumping horses with international potential.
The event is being hosted at the Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, on the outskirts of Melbourne, from March 24 to 26.
The PSI Australian Young Dressage Horse Championships for 4, 5 and 6 year old horses are the feature classes, with entrants required to compete in qualifying events all over Australia to be eligible to compete. Contested over several rounds and judged by international level judges, the top 3 finalists in each age group will this year be ridden by Germany's Ingrid Klimke who will asssess their rideability and potential with her awarded mark helping determine the final placings.
The Champion of each age group then goes on to contest the "Champion of Champions" award. Previous winners have gone on to represent Australia at Grand Prix level, including Cinderella (2001 winner) at the 2006 WEG and Jaybee Alabaster (2003 winner) at the 2010 WEG. Each age-group champion also becomes eligible for selection to represent Australia at the World Young Dressage Horse Championships in Germany later in the year.
Young Jumping classes were added to the event in 2002 and cater for horses ranging from four to seven. Almost without exception the "Champion of Champions" jumping horses have gone on to achieve success in World Cup qualifying classes in Australia. The most notable Champion, the 2005 winner Ashleigh Drossel Dan, competed for Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and more recently for Brazil at the 2010 WEG.
Other levels of competition have been progressively added to the event so there is also now a CDI-W Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle, a CDI-Y Qualifying event for the FEI World Cup Young Rider Final and the Prix St Georges Cup for the emerging FEI dressage horses. For the jumpers there is a Grand Prix class, newly added for 2011, and likely to include many graduates from the Young Jumping Horse Championships in recent years.
2005 winner Ashleigh Drossel Dan. © Nicol Taylor
Greg Best and Gem Twist at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
The international guest stars are one of the main drawcards and this year will be no exception. German dressage and eventing star Ingrid Klimke will present the Saddleworld Dressage Masterclass as well as riding the top three horse finalists in each of the age groups. Daughter of the legendary German dressage rider and trainer, Dr Reiner Klimke, Ingrid is an extremely talented and successful young horse trainer, a Grand Prix dressage competitor, a winner at the World Championship Young Dressage Horse titles and an Olympic and WEG team gold medallist in eventing.
Former international showjumper and now New Zealand-based trainer Greg Best will present the Saddleworld Jumping Masterclass. Best is best known for partnering the famous Gem Twist at international level, winning team and individual silver at the 1988 Seoul Olympics representing the USA, followed by a top 4 finish at the 1990 WEG.
Annabel Frenzen, a member of the German Young Rider Team Squad, will be test riding the top 3 young dressage ponies in each age group. She was a member of the gold medal winning German team at the 2006 European Pony Championships, and has won and placed in pony classes at the Bundeschampionships.
DJWTS crowd favourite and regular visitor Dr Ulf Moeller, will again be attending on behalf of event sponsor, Performance Sales International, which has had a long association with the event. He will present the PSI Mini Masterclass on Friday afternoon and on Sunday morning will conduct a young horse judge, trainer and rider's workshop.