Silver for Pegasus Deau Re Mi T&L Z in the CSI4* GP of Wiesbaden

Last weekend, of course, a lot of attention was paid to the Longines Global Champions Tour of Madrid, but in addition to that, some four-star competitions also took place over the past few days. One of those competitions was the Longines PfingstTurnier in Wiesbaden, Germany, where German rider Anna Maria Kuhlmann and her 13-year-old grey mare Pegasus Deau Re Mi managed to produce some strong performances. Pegasus Deau Re Mi is a daughter of Deauville de la Vie and Corofino I and she was born to breeder Luc Tilleman of NV T&L as Deau Re Mi T&L Z.

Kuhlmann and Pegasus Deau Re Mi made a first appearance on Sunday when they took the top five in the 1.55m main class. After a clear basic round, they were one of five combinations who managed to advance to the jump-off, in which they eventually secured ^5th place in the standings. But the successful duo held their own during the CSI4* GP on Monday afternoon. In a jump-off for which 5 combinations also managed to qualify, they again managed to keep 0 on the scoreboard and a finishing time of 57.53 seconds this time earned them^2nd place in the standings.

Besides that^2nd place for Kuhlmann and Pegasus Deau Re Mi, however, we also saw a second Zangersheide horse in the top five of the standings during the CSI4* GP. For this, Swedish rider Antonia Pettersson Häggström and the 13-year-old mare Zara de Laubry Z, a breeding product of Haras de Laubry who combined the blood of Zandor Z with that of Chin Chin. Pettersson Häggström and Zara de Laubry Z saw a fault in that jump-off, which finally put them in ^5th place overall.

Those who could also look back on their competition with a satisfied feeling were German rider Johanna Beckmann and the 10-year-old chestnut mare Noblesse Z, a daughter of Nabab de Rêve and Drosselklang II bred in Germany by Ansgar Holtgers. Beckmann and Noblesse Z were good for ^8th and ^10th place respectively during the 1.40m classes on Thursday and Monday, but triumphed during the 1.40m class on Sunday. Then they were slightly ahead of the competition with a clear round in 65.75 seconds.

Another striking combination was Belgian rider Koen Vereecke with the 8-year-old grey gelding Chance van Paemel Z, a son of our grey stallion Cicero Z and Cento from the breeding farm of Stoeterij van Paemel BV. Vereecke and Chance van Paemel Z started their competition with a ^9th place in the 1.40m class on Saturday and the following days a ^6th place in the 1.40m class on Saturday and a great ^4th place in the 1.45m class on Monday followed.

Furthermore, Vereecke's compatriot Karel Cox also managed to win two prizes with the 8-year-old gelding Iron Wish DH Z, a son of Iron Man Van de Padenborre and Lux Z bred by the Spits - Ceulemans family. Cox and Iron Wish DH Z jumped to ^5th place in the 1.40m class on Sunday and a day later they managed to secure ^7th place in the 1.45m class.

There were also 2 placings for German rider Stephi de Boer and the 10-year-old stallion Obvious And Pure Z, a son of Orlando and Contendro I bred in the Netherlands by S. Krol. The duo finished ^7th in the 1.40m class on Sunday and on Monday they jumped to a handsome ^4th place in the 1.50m accumulator class.

Finally, there were also 2 Zangersheide horses who managed to get a podium place during the opening day on Saturday. For example, during the 1.40m class, a ^3rd place was reserved for Irish rider Billy Twomey with the 8-year-old mare Ace of Hearts Z (Action-Breaker x Indorado - F: Ryton Live Stock E.Machon P.ruck) and during the 1.50m main class, a handsome^2nd place for German rider Daniel Deusser with the 10-year-old mare Ellabelle de Rie Z (Elvis Ter Putte x Tornedo FCS - F: Equi Consult VOF).