William Matthew and Freischütz 5, pictured here competing at a previous event. Image by LL Foto.

Australians competing at CDI Hagen

By Equestrian Life

Horses & Dreams is underway at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany with the CDI3* Grand Prix field in action on Wednesday.

Australian William Matthew and Freischütz 5 (Foundation 2 x Del Martino 2) scored 67.674% for 14th in a strong field of 27 combinations. Charlotte Dujardin won the class with Alive and Kicking on 74.848%, while Carl Hester finished second on 72.761% with En Vogue.

Last year, Will and Freischütz won the opening event of the prestigious Louisdor Prize (a prestigious German championship series for developing Grand Prix horses, aged 8 to 10) at Horses & Dreams. This year, they have returned for the CDI3*. Eleven-year-old Freischütz is owned by Madeline Winter-Schulze.

The action continues in Hagen, with the following Aussies competing on Thursday, 25 April:

CDI3* Grand Prix Special

4.27pm AEST: William Matthew and Freischütz 5

CDI4* Grand Prix

9.27pm AEST: Jemma Heran and Saphira Royal 2

Results and draws can be found here.

Watch all the action via ClipMyHorse.TV here.

Published 25 April 2024. 

READ THE LATEST NEWS ARTICLES HERE