PB score for Alex Vodermair and Exact at the World Young Horse Championships

The Australian combination of Alexandra Vodermair and Exact achieved a PB score to place equal 15^th among 40 of the world’s top six-year-old dressage horses as the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses began in Verden, Germany on Wednesday.

The pair achieved a score of 81%, with 8.7 for trot, 8.5 for perspective, 8 for canter, 8 for submission, and 7.3 for walk. Exact (Escamillo x Hohenstein) was bred by Thorsten Hogrefe and is owned by Alex.

The combination will now contest the Small Final for 6-Year-Old Horses on Thursday (start times below). Also on Thursday is the First Qualification for 5-Year-Old Horses, where Australian riders Tayla Desmet and Alicia Ryan are in action (start times below).

Read more about the Australian competitors here.

Don’t forget you can watch all the action live and on-demand via ClipMyHorse.TV.

Danish off to a strong start

Danish mares claimed the top two places in the First Qualification for 6-Year-Old Horses.

First place went to Slangerupgaards Saffron (Secret x Scolari), ridden by Anne Troensegaard; this combination scored an impressive 92.2%, with highlights including a 9.7 for trot and 9.6 for perspective. The mare was bred and is owned by Slangerupgaards A/S.

Second place went to Brandtbjergs Divya (Hesselhoej Donkey Boy x Don Olymbrio L) for rider Anders Sjöbeck Hoeck on 92%. This mare was bred by Brandtbjerggaard/Fam.Buhl and is owned by Stutteri Søbakkehus.

Dutch horse Red Viper (Romanov Blue Hors x Sir Sinclair) was third on 90% for Dinja Van Liere. This KWPN stallion was bred by Coen Kerbert and is owned by Reesink Stallions.

Timetable

Thursday 7 August

First Qualification for 5YO Horses: Starts 3.30pm AEST (7.30am local time)

Alicia Ryan and Morricello II VH (competing for Sweden): 5.44pm AEST (9.44am local time)

Tayla Desmet and Dark Diamond: 9.54pm AEST (1.54pm local time)

Small Final for 6YO Horses: Starts 10.30pm AEST (2.30pm local time)

Alexandra Vodermair and Exact: 2.02am AEST Friday (6.02pm Thursday local time)

Friday 8 August

First Qualification for 7YO Horses: Starts 3.30pm AEST (7.30am local time)

Small Final for 5YO Horses: Starts 10.30pm AEST (2.30pm local time)

Draws TBC

Saturday 9 August

Small Final for 7YO Horses: Starts 4pm AEST (8am local time)

Final for 6YO Horses: Starts Midnight AEST (4pm local time)

Sunday 10 August

Final for 7YO Horses: Starts 7pm AEST (11am local time)

Final for 5YO Horses: Starts 10.30pm AEST (2.30pm local time)

Results and draws can be found here.