SchellekensSunrise.jpgHolland’s Imke Schellekens-Bartels took maximum points at the fifth leg of the 2009/2010 FEI World Cup™ Dressage series in Frankfurt, Germany today with a great Freestyle test from Hunter Douglas Sunrise.  Mirroring the result from the yesterday’s Grand Prix it was Germany’s Monica Theodorescu and Whisper who lined up second ahead of Denmark’s Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Digby in third while Germany’s Ellen Schulten-Baumer slotted into fourth with Donatha S.

Theodorescu has now taken over at the top of the league table with a total of 41 points after her three outings which included the opening leg at Odense in Denmark, the second round at Lyon in France and here again on her home ground in Frankfurt.  And she was very pleased to find herself heading up the star-studded cast.  “For one week at least I am going to be at the top of the World Cup Dressage table – I’m feeling pretty good about that!” she said.

NOT ONE MISTAKE

It was Schellekens-Bartel’s precision and attention to detail that gave her the edge.  Ground Jury member, Peter Holler from Germany, said afterwards “it was an almost perfect Freestyle and the spectators were spellbound during her ride.  The horse is in super condition, the half-pass and piaffe were excellent and Imke’s riding was really stunning – she was the very clear winner.  They did not make one mistake”. 

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