Paris Pieter Devos

The highlight of the Saut Hermès in Paris today was a 1.55 meter jumping competition over two rounds for the ten best riders from yesterday’s Prix Hermès Sellier. In this test format, all 20 participants were allowed to compete in both rounds. The overall result was calculated by adding the penalty points from both rounds and the time in round two.

Belgium’s Pieter Devos had saddled up the twelve-year-old KWPN mare Jarina J, who has been at home in the Devos stable since she began her international career as a seven-year-old. Jarina J is always good for a win in jumping classes from 1.45 to 1.55 meters, and today was no exception. Devos and Jarina were one of only two pairs to jump clear twice. And with a time of 45.06 seconds, they were significantly faster than Ireland’s Jessica Burke on the World Cup winner from Bordeaux, Good Star du Bary (48.22). This meant that the first two places were already decided.

Malin Baryard-Johnsson on the Westphalian Hennessy took third place after a time penalty in both rounds. The Swede had taken over the 13-year-old son of Hogwart from Martin Fuchs in 2021. Today was their best placing together to date.

The best German was Daniel Deußer, who had a knockdown with Pepita van’t Meulenhof in the first round, but remained clear in the second. The time was good enough for seventh place.

Another Holsteiner victory in Bedizzole

Yesterday it was Hannes Ahlmann and Tokyo who won the most important jumping competition of the day at the CSI3* in Bedizzole. Today it was another up-and-coming star from the land between the seas who triumphed in Italy: Mathies Rüder on the ten-year-old Casall daughter Carlesta, who Rüder has already presented in the Youngster Tour. Today, the former European Junior Eventing Champion let the bush rider shine through. The pair were the only pair in the second round of the 1.45 meter jumping competition to finish in under 40 seconds. The clock stopped at 39.48 seconds – without a knockdown.

This was also achieved by Constant van Paesschen (BEL) with the Untouchable daughter Unaki de Bornival Z (41.44, second place) and Dominik Juffinger (SUI) in the saddle on Jeck K (41.63, third place).

Pia Reich jumped her Löwenherz to fifth place Hannes Ahlmann had a knockdown in the first round with his future hope Madness, but was still placed twelfth. The same applied to the father of the winner, Kai Rüder. He jumped to 13th place with the ten-year-old Lord Z son Laquero.

First, second and fifth place for GER in Gorla Minore

The CSI4* in Gorla Minore also went extremely well from a German perspective. There, the most important jumping competition of the day today was a 1.50 meter two-phase competition, which ended with a German double victory, more precisely with a Baden-Württemberg double.

Elisabeth Meyer rode the ten-year-old KWPN mare Let it Shine by Eldorado vd Zeshoek to victory over Hansi Dreher and his Cachas son Cous Cous in a penalty-free 27.41 seconds. The clock stopped at 29.9 seconds for the 14-year-old Holstein gelding.

The German trio in the top five was completed by Torben Köhlbrandt on the ten-year-old Irish rider HK Carrera in fifth place (0/30.78).

Between them, Belgium’s Seppe Wouters on Honolulu des Forets by Cicero Z came third and Emiliano Liberati for the hosts with Mekanno PS.

Haunhorst wins in Arezzo

The Toscana Tour in Arezzo will also be held at three-star level this weekend. Victory in the qualifier for the Grand Prix went to Max Haunhorst with the 13-year-old KWPN stallion Indy by Chacco-Blue, who he had taken over from Sweden’s Sofia Westborg in 2024. With a time of 64.95 seconds, the rider from Hagen and Indy were almost two seconds faster than Luca Maria Moneta (ITA) and Knock Out, who finished second in 66.85 seconds. Tobias Meyer took fourth place in the saddle on the Westphalian son of Calcio, Calstakko. Benjamin Wulschner was also in the money in tenth place with Haddou.

Italian victory and six German placings in Opglabbeek

The Sentower Park in Opglabbeek is hosting two-star show jumping this weekend – with a prominent line-up. Although victory in the Grand Prix (1.45 meters) went to Giampiero Garofalo on the KWPN stallion Lambrusco, it was close. Only eight hundredths separated the Italian from the pair in second place in the shape of David Will with the DSP gelding Qualido M by Quadrigus M, whereby the “M” stands for Zuchthof Meindl. The winners reached the finish line in 39.91 seconds. Will and Qualido, who have been a team since the beginning of the year and recently won the CSI2* Grand Prix in Sharjah, clocked 39.99 seconds.

Other Germans in the rankings: Antonia Locker on Dinapo RW in fifth place, Michael Herhalt with Bella in seventh ahead of Jochen Teufel and Der Paolo, Sina Knoop with Cayman K in tenth and Sophie Hinners on Combella in twelfth after a knockdown in the first phase.

“Small Grand Prix” to Kuhlmann

Great success for Anna Maria Kuhlmann in Vejer de la Frontera: The 34-year-old from Freiburg im Breisgau rode her Zangersheide mare Pegasus Deau Re Mi to victory in the “small Grand Prix” of the Sunshine Tour weekend in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. A British trio came off second best: Jonathan Buxton on the Holstein stallion Orlesh by Orlando ahead of Guy Williams with Kermit van Overis Z and Matthew Sampson in the saddle on Nouvelle vh Veldhof. Harm Lahde was also still in the money in 13th place with Holland by Valckenborg.