Australian Samantha Sidwell has enjoyed a successful outing at CDI Motešice in Slovakia, winning the CDI Young Horse seven-year-old classes with strong scores.
The talented black gelding, by Secret out of Giant Luca (Gardez), was awarded 73.66% in the Preliminary Test and 70.415% in the Final Test.
Sidwell purchased Selected in Würzburg, Germany as a three-year-old and imported him to Australia where he had many young horse class wins – including Champion of Champions at the 2023 Dressage and Jumping with the Stars as a four-year-old with the late Elliot Patterson in the saddle.
Sidwell returned to Germany at the end of 2024 and is now permanently based in Hagen with a team of horses.
Motešice was Selected’s first-ever CDI (international-level) class, and Sidwell is excited to see what lies ahead.
“I am looking forward to the summer season ahead with this special young horse,” shares Sidwell.
Grand Prix winners in Motešice
The CDI-W Grand Prix in Motešice went to Poland’s Sandra Sysojeva and Maxima Bella (Millennium x Christ 3) on 75.891%, with the duo also claiming the CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle on 82.4%.
Also competing at CDI Motešice was Imhotep, the chestnut KWPN gelding by Everdale who was formerly ridden by Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin. Now ridden by Hungarian Diana Porsche, Imhotep claimed the CDI3* Grand Prix on 71.326% and the CDI3* Grand Prix Special on 72.894%.
