The CHI Al Shaqab came to a rousing finale with a rich Grand Prix win for Marcus Ehning and Freestyle victory for Patrik Kittel.
CHI AL SHAQAB
Dutch rider scores victory in dressage, French and German riders top the 5* Jumping, and some images from here and there.
Your Fearless Editor is once again headed east ‒ way east ‒ to cover the CHI Al Shaqab in Qatar. Come along on my adventures in the desert...
The German rode Stargold to take the €410,000 Grand Prix; Henri Ruoste and Kontestro win the Grand Prix Freestyle to wrap up CHI Al Shaqab.
The German rider guided Dominator 2000 Z to win the 410,000 euro finale in Doha, edging Olivier Robert (FRA) and Niels Bruynseels (BEL).
The Canadian has two top horses with him as he squares off against a strong international field leading up to the €410,000 GP on Saturday.
Roberta (Bert) Sheffield (CAN) had a terrific forward and fluid Gr. III Freestyle test, placing second aboard Double Agent (Darcy) with 72.417% in the final segment of the CPEDI3* at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha, QAT. Sanne Voets of The Netherlands made it three-for-three victories, scoring 76.417% aboard Zoya Sollenburg, while Ann Cathrin Lübbe […]
Roberta (Bert) Sheffield has been on a roll. The para-dressage rider, who lives in the UK, has been riding for Canada since 2013 ‒ which has been very fortuitous for the sport in this country. The 34-year-old did a very commendable job at the 2014 World Equestrian Games aboard Bindro T, putting in two solid […]
Laura Renwick of Great Britain must be feeling vindicated today. Yesterday, she led the field for most of the opening class aboard her very quick Rembrandt Blue, only to have victory snatched away from her late in the order. Today she hung on to her speedy time to win the CSI5* 25,000€ class over Emanuele […]
The focus at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha, QAT, switched from vaulting to jumping on March 4th, with four back-to-back CSI3* and 5* classes. An international field of 40 tackled Frank Rothenberger’s big but uncomplicated track in the opening two-phase 5* class. Great Britain’s Laura Renwick went early in the order and logged a […]
