Some of the best young eventing horses in the world came forward to compete at this year’s edition of the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. A British-bred son of the legendary Chilli Morning and a Holsteiner mare by I’m Special de Muze took the seven- and six-year-old titles at this prestigious eventing championships which took place at the 39th edition at Le Lion d’Angers (FRA) this week.
British combinations took the gold and silver medals in the seven-year-old class with Chilli Morning IV and Gemma Stevens (GBR) finishing on his dressage score of 26.2 and the British-bred Anglo European horse Kantango – sired by Tangelo and ridden by Kitty King – taking second place on his dressage score of 27.9. The bronze medal went to Mr Cookie Time and Samantha Lissington (NZL).
In the six-year-old class, Killer Queen lived up to her name and won the championship with Merel Blom-Hulsman (NED). The eye-catching mare by this popular sire finished on their dressage score of 25.1, while Norway van De Haar, a KWPN gelding by High Shutterfly, took the runner-up spot with Max Warburton (GBR) on their dressage score of 28.8. Sweden’s Anna Freskgard and Clawfinger – another I’m Special de Muze progeny – took the bronze.