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| Competition 14 - Grand Prix Kür (CDI-W) - Sat. 27th Oct. - Page 1 | |||||||||||||
 This event was sponsored by the event sponsors - The
Peter Warren Group www.peterwarren.com.au and
it was a great show of support to have a number of their people attend this event.
Kevin Browning - A Senior Executive (pictured right) was part of the presentation
ceremony. The Kür - Freestyle to music, has been a 'dressage innovation' which has really captured the hearts of dressage lovers the world over, and is now a part of the Olympic Games program. This event was first introduced in the mid 1980's to give dressage more 'crowd appeal' and make it easier to enjoy - even for those without the technical knowledge to follow and understand the movements of the traditional dressage tests. The Kür (Freestyle to Music) has been a resounding success and is warmly embraced by all. Most competition organisers feature the Freestyle as the major attraction in their 'entertainment package'. The Saturday night program at these Championships began with the Intermediate Kür, which was followed by some equestrian variety acts and then came the Grand Prix Kür. The evening program would have fulfilled the most optimistic expectations - it was sensational. I particularly enjoyed the different choices of music, the individual interpretations and the statement that the rider's choices made about their personality, and that of their horse. The Freestyle gives the rider enormous scope to show their strong points, and clever riding and choreography will enable the weaknesses to be camouflaged. Upon reflection, the Intermediate Freestyle and the Grand Prix Kür music differed considerably, but in all cases it said something about each rider and gave an impression about the character of the horse. An inspired choice of music, and sensitive interpretation can make or break the overall result in an important event such as this. The standard in the Intermediate Freestyle was great and the Grand Prix Kür had a lot to live up to. As mentioned in my Intermediate Freestyle
report, the lighting conditions in the indoor arena make good photos very difficult.
I do not like to use a flash as this would be unfair to the riders. |
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View from inside the magnificent indoor stadium at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. | ||||||||||||
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View from inside the magnificent indoor stadium at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. | ||||||||||||
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View from inside the magnificent indoor stadium at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. | ||||||||||||
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View from inside the magnificent indoor stadium at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. | ||||||||||||
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Dr Dieter Schüle - visiting German O Level Judge who sat at C position - was capably assisted by Gill Rickard, who would have valued the opportunity to learn from Dr. Schüle. | ||||||||||||
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First to go in the Grand Prix
(CDI-W) Kür was popular campaigner Rozzie Ryan on the super talented Kaliber gelding
Arglen Kaleb. Kalen is out of the Thoroughbred mare Kelvin Lass.
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Rozzie Ryan & Arglen Kaleb -
it was very catchy music with brass - probably a tuba - overtones. the style was up
to the creativity and flair that I have come to expect from Rozzie. This is a very spooky horse and tensions spoilt the flow of the test. |
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Arglen Kaleb cantered to "whistle while you work" - they scored 59.13% for 12th place. | ||||||||||||
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Mary Hanna and her young up and
coming horse Pretender This is a truly gorgeous creature with very nice lightness of the forehand. |
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I would have liked lighter music
for this horse, but it was a well constructed test. They scored 61.70% for 6th place. Mary was very pleased with Pretender (Teddy!) and felt that the horse had coped very well for his first big FEI competition. |
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Pretender is of significantly
Thoroughbred breeding, and as such is very elegant. This picture is a little fuzzy, but I had to include it, as it shows Pretenders talent for the lateral work - just stunning! Well done Teddy! |
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