Dutch rider Leon Thijssen took 4th at the 1.60m G.P. at the Birmingham
horse show with his talented Numero Uno stallion Tyson. Tyson is bred out
of the mare Kickyqueen who is by the famous sire Voltaire. The combination
Thijssen / Tyson was also placed 7th in a 1.50m at Thursday. Timo IV, also
an offspring by Numero Uno ended up 4th in a 1.60m accumulator on Saturday.
At the national show in Heiden, Germany, Hendrik Dowe competed with
Donnergirl 19 (Donthargos x Lupicor, bred by Michael Steinbrecher), making
a strong impression.
Emanuele Gaudiano secured an Italian victory last Saturday with Vasco
118, a son of Vivant van de Heffinck. At the CSI5* in Fontainebleau, they
were the undisputed winners of the Table A 1.50m class.