Kristy Oatley and Du Soleil.
© Eric Knoll
Australian dressage riders in action this weekend at CDI4∗ Schindlhof, Fritzens
By Equestrian Life
The 24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Show, CDI4* Schindlhof, will take place from 29 June to 1 July in Fritzens, Austria. This event is significant for Australian dressage combinations hoping to qualify for WEG, as it’s the second last selection event – both in terms of achieving preliminary selection scores, and also when it comes to Nominated Events that directly impact in team selection.
Australian riders listed to compete at Fritzens are:
Kristy Oatley – Du Soleil and Swagman
Briana Burgess – Sissi
Simone Pearce – Wladimir O.A.
Warwick McLean – Sie Heinrich M
Kristy Oatley and Du Soleil are already qualified to be considered for WEG selection with numerous scores of 69% or higher in Grand Prix tests (CDI3* and above). Briana Burgess and Sissi are still chasing a second required 69%+ score in the Grand Prix test so that they can be considered for WEG selection, as are Simone Pearce and Wladimir O.A.
As a Nominated Event, the eyes of selectors will abe on those who are (or become) qualified, as this event will help to determine team selection.
View the full participant list here.
Simone Pearce and Wladimir O.A.
© Simone Pearce Dressage Facebook page
Best of luck to all the Aussies competing!
The final selection event will be the CDI3*/CDIO5* event at Falsterbo, Sweden 12-15 July.
You can read the event press release below…
The Best in the World “at Home“ at Schindlhof
The 24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Dressage Show, the international 4-star dressage show, kicks off on 29 June.
Schindlhof, located in Fritzens, Tyrol, will again be the second home of Olympic, world and European champions.
“Our hosts Evelyn and Klaus ensure optimal conditions. Schindlhof is a very relaxed place with a familiar atmosphere for all four- and two-legged beings. That’s why I like to come here again and again,“ Isabell Werth, six-time Olympic champion, number 1 in the world ranking and the most successful dressage rider of all time, said about the organizers Evelyn and Klaus Haim-Swarovski and their event.
This weekend, Isabell Werth will present her top horses Emilio (#3 in the world) and Don Johnson FRH (#6) in the Alpine Arena. In addition to Werth, the German national coach Monica Theodorescu is surrounded by a strong team including Olympic champion Dorothee Schneider, who is also Evelyn Haim-Swarovki’s coach. Another participant is Lisa Müller, wife of football world champion Thomas, who is currently involved in the FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Isabell Werth and Emilio.
© FEI/Christophe Tanière
A total of 55 riders from 19 nations with 74 horses can be seen in three tours and seven tests. The Australian team will use the CDI4* at Schindlhof as the qualifier for the upcoming World Equestrian Games in Tryon (USA) in September (11-23 September).
Austria’s team is led by record state champion Victoria Max-Theurer and national team riders Astrid Neumayer, Christian Schumach, Evelyn Haim-Swarovski, Amanda Hartung, Renate Voglsang and Timna Zach.
As in previous years, the entrance fees and voluntary donations are entirely charitable (and will be equally divided between an association dedicated to therapeutic riding and riding for people with disabilities and the Tyrolean association “Tugende Together“ that supports young people in Uganda in regard to their education).
24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Dressage Show, ?Concours de Dressage International, CDI4*
Timetable (local time):
Friday, 29 June 2018
8 a.m.
#1 FEI Prix St. Georges
12:00 noon
Preliminary event (Team Test) Austrian Championships (AC), Para-Dressage, all grades
1:30 p.m.
#2 FEI Grand Prix de Dressage – Qualification for Special
Saturday, 30 June 2018
7:30 a.m.
#3 FEI Intermediaire I
12 noon
1st part (Individual Test) AC Para-Dressage, all grades
1:30 p.m.
#4 FEI Grand Prix de Dressage – Qualification for Freestyle to Music
Sunday, 1 July 2018
7:30 a.m.
#5 FEI Grand Prix Consolation for non-qualified pairs
09:00 a.m.
#6 FEI Grand Prix Special (with the top-15 from #2)
12:00 noon
2nd part (Freestyle to Music) AC Para-Dressage, all grades
followed
show program and the award “Who is wearing the most beautiful hat?“, presented by Mirjam Weichselbraun
2:30 p.m.
#7 FEI Grand Prix Music Freestyle (with the top-15 from #4)
Winners Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Challenge Trophy:
1995 Bianca Kasselmann, GER
1996 Austrian Championships Dressage– no CDI
1997 Bianca Kasselmann, GER
1998 Christilot Boylen, CAN
1999 Markus Gribbe, GER
2000 Thorsten Dietz, GER
2001 Günther Seidel, USA
2002 Austrian Championships Dressage– no CDI
2003 Anja Plönzke, GER
2004 Rafael Soto Andrade, ESP
2005 Silvia Iklé, SUI
2006 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
2007 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
2008 no overall winner; Music Freestyle was cancelled due to bad weather
2009 Austrian Championships Dressage– no CDI
2010 Ulla Salzgeber, GER
2011 Carl Hester, GBR
2012 Carl Hester, GBR
2013 Valentina Truppa, ITA
2014 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT
2015 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT with Augustin OLD
2016 Isabell Werth, GER
2017 Isabell Werth, GER
The Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Challenge Trophy will be presented to the most successful pair (percentages from GP and GP Special respectively GP and GP Freestyle will be added; the highest score from the Special Tour respectively Freestyle Tour wins) of the CDI4* Schindlhof. The winner may keep the valuable Swarovski crystal trophy for a year. A rider is only allowed to keep it for good after she/he has managed to win three times with the same horse. In 2014, now 13-time Austrian State champion Victoria Max-Theurer was the first rider to achieve this.
Source: Event press release
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