European Championship Youth: Kamilla Penzer and Lennard Prinz Tied for the Lead
The FEI European Championship for Young Drivers officially got underway this morning! The Children were the first to enter the dressage arena, and the battle at the top immediately proved incredibly close.
Bryan Limpens (NED) was only the sixth competitor to enter the arena this morning, but produced an excellent score of 49.12 penalty points. We asked Bryan about the highlights of his test. "Well, my highlights… there were quite a few! My pony stayed nicely round and consistent in the contact, he was easy to steer and managed to stay reasonably relaxed throughout the test. Things we’ve sometimes struggled with went well today. I’m very happy!"
Bryan then faced a long wait, with another 20 competitors still to come. In the end, only Lennard Prinz (GER) and Kamilla Penzer (HUN) managed to better his score. Both finished on 47.92 penalty points, meaning not only is the difference between them and Bryan extremely small, but Prinz and Penzer are also tied for first place.
After the very first class of this European Championship, the battle looks set to continue in exciting fashion when the competitors tackle the marathon on Saturday.
Junior Pony Pairs
There are only six competitors in the Junior Pony Pairs class. Nele Engelmann (GER) claimed today’s victory with 52.48 penalty points. Bice Castelli (ITA) finished second on 54.32, while Barnabás Cseh (HUN) took third place with 55.36 penalty points.
Junior Single Horse
The Junior Single Horse class also has just six competitors. Milla Jeksrud Hovelsen (NOR) produced the best score of the day, taking the lead with 52.88 penalty points. Marvin Schildt (GER) finished second with 56.00, while Afonso Ribeiro (POR) took third place with 56.08 penalty points.
Tomorrow’s Programme
Tomorrow it will be the turn of the Junior Single Pony and U25 Single Horse competitors. Want to follow the action live on ClipMyHorse? You can!
Please note: The time in Osorhei is one hour ahead of The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany et cetera. So, if the programme starts at 9:00 a.m. local time, this means it starts at 8:00 a.m. for countries that use Central European Time (CET) time.
Click here for all of today’s results and the starting lists for Thursday and Friday
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Photo: Jagoda Karpińska
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