Bundeschampions of the Dressage horses 2022

A highly interesting long weekend comes to an end and our new 2022 Bundeschampions of dressage horses have been determined. 

Champions of the 7-year old dressage horses

The Dimaggio x Sir Donnerhall I gelding Dos Amigos and Leonie Richter secured the victory of the 7-year-old dressage horses with an impressive score of 80.948 %. This pair already convinced at the qualification of the Nuremberg Burgpokal. They brought the same quality to the 2022 Bundeschampionat, taking the title after the judges’ conviction and the spectators’ enthusiasm. “I always hoped that if everything went well, he would make it to the finals. But that he is then in the front, I did not expect,” rider Leonie Richter rejoiced. 

(Dos Amigos and Leonie Richter)

Champions of the 5&6-year-old dressage horses

The 6-year-old stallion Maxi Kraft’s Barcelo OLD, a Bon Coeur x Caprimond gelding, was able to take the victory of the 6-year-old dressage horses together with Tessa Frank. The gelding convinced with his even-temperedness. “We have seen a decidedly dynamic horse here, with a high degree of elasticity, plenty of ground cover, good thrust and a consistent cadence on curved lines,” said Dr. Dietrich Plewa, praising the performance on behalf of the judges. 

The gelding Final Dream (Franziskus x Weltmeyer) and Kira Goerens-Ripphof secured the win in the 5-year-old dressage horses. With his expressive trot, he convinced the judges and received a score of 9.2 in the overall evaluation, and so the pair were able to claim the victory. “I expected everything, but not that we would become champions today,” said Kira Goerens-Ripphoff in an interview after the awards ceremony. 

Champions of the 5&6-year-old dressage ponies

The 6-year-old Neverland WE (FS Numero Uno x Champus K) and Sophie Luisa Duen were crowned champions of the 6-year-old dressage ponies, with a score of 8.4.

Carolina Miesner and the 5-year-old young stallion Melli’s Glückskeks (Golden West x Golden Dancer) secured the victory of the 5-year-old dressage ponies with a score of 8.9. The rider was also rewarded with the Animal Welfare Award of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

(Neverland and Sophie Luisa Duen)