(Verden) Five-year-old Oldenburg stallion Fürst Romanicer won the first
qualifier for the finale of the World Championships for Young Dressage
Horses. The son of Fürst Heinrich/Romancier left the dressage arena at
Verden/Aller with the mark of 8.76 which made his rider Dr. Ulf Möller
smile contentedly. He presented the brown stallion on the first day of the
World Championships on occasion of the International Dressage and Show-
Jumping Festival.

On second place in this class followed Blickpunkt by Belissimo/Weltmeyer
with a mark of 8.48 and ridden by Eva Möller, Dr. Ulf Möller`s wife. Third
place went to a Danish horse: Skovens Rafael is a stallion by Romanov Blue
Hors out of a dam by Don Schufro and was presented by Lotte Skaebaek.
Their mark was 8.44.

The first day of the World Championships lured many spectators from all
parts of the world: Spanish, Portuguese, English, French and also Japanese
and Korean are the languages of experts around the arena of the WCh.

The four-legged youngsters attracted much attention. In all three arenas
of the show-grounds competitions for young horses were on the agenda.
Around 5,000 spectators came to watch them on the show-grounds and in the
stadium, more than on the first day of the previous year. Already on
Wednesday about 2,000 came to Verden to watch the Herwart von der Decken-
Show, the central mare show of the Hanoverian Association

In the stadium the first qualifiers fort he Hanoverian Show-Jumper
Championships started and above all the six-year-olds created quite a
sensation. The judges saw an even better quality than last year. With the
dream mark of 9.2 German Champion Eva Bitter and the Stakkato/Sherlock
Holmes-daughter Salut d`Amour won the qualifier for six-year-old jumping
horses. 13 horses achieved marks of 8.0 and better.

Willi Brunckhorst from Wohlesbostel and his Hanoverian mount, the mare
Crespa by Contendro I/For Pleasure reached first place (9.0) in the class
for five-year-old jumping horses and another son of Stakkato, the chestnut
gelding Stakkatos Stern out of a dam by Kolibri, Markus Döring (Warendorf)
won the qualifier for four-year-old Hanoverian jumpers (8.6).

Grand Prix on Samstag with flair of European Championships
The Grand Prix de Dressage starting at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday will probably
be one of the most interesting competitions of the Internations Dressage
and Show-Jumping Festival, as Federal Trainer Holger Schmezer and the
whole German dressage committee are going to wach the potential candidates
for the German team for the European Championships at Windsor, Great
Britain.

The complete Grand Prix will take place on Saturday as of 4.30 p.m.. On
Friday participants of the Grand Prix are offered the opportunity of free
training in the Grand Prix-arena.

Results
Prize of Spedition Jerich International, Dressage Horse Competition – Int.
1st Qual. 5-year-old WCh horses

1st Ulf Möller Dr. (RSC Osnabrücker Land e.V.), Fürst Romancier, mark
8.76; 2nd Eva Möller (RSC Osnabrücker Land e.V.), Blickpunkt, 8.48; 3rd
Lotte Skaebaek (Dänemark)), Skovens Rafael, 8.44; 4th Esther Maruhn (RV
Kirchwalsede u.U.e.V.), Watulele, 8.32; 5th Andreas Helgstrand (Dänemark),
Honnerups Driver, 8.28; 6th Andreas Helgstrand (Dänemark), Uno Donna
Unique, 8.24

Prize of Mr Fernand Wetz, Luxemburg, Riding horse competition  o. M. Mares
& Geldings, three-year-olds – qualifiers

1st division
1st Arnd Bunge (RFV Bad Salzuflen e.V.), Depardieu, Wertnote 8.58;
2ndSusanne Sievern (Wurster Reitklub e.V.), Shocolata, 8.33; 3rd Anna-
Sophie Fiebelkorn (RV Aller-Weser), Hamilton, 8.17; 4th Klarissa-Alexandra
Liss (RFV Reiskirchen u.U.e.V.), Debutante, 7.92; 4th Michael Meyer (RV
Leichttrab Geestenseth u.U.), Lttle Charming F, 7.92; 4th Andrea Müller-
Kersten (RV Vechta e.V.), Hajana W, 7.92; 4th Stefan Blanken (RV
Tarmstedt), Santorini, 7.92

2nd division
1st Isabel Bache (RV Kirchwalsede u.U.e.V.), Step Pearl V, Wertnote 8.42;
2nd Lena Berwe (RV Neuhaus-Oste u.U.e.V.), Stella Piccolina, 8.33; 3rd
Anett Kumpe (RV Graf von Schmettow), Laponio, 8.08; 3rd Nadine Venhaus
(RFV Isterberg e.V.), Räubertochter, 8.08; 3rd Anett Kumpe (RV Graf von
Schmettow), Red Daiquiri PB, 8.08; 3rd Klarissa-Alexandra Liss (RFV
Reiskirchen u.U.e.V.), Fabregas, 8.08

Prize of Hengsthaltung Kemper GmbH, Borken, Riding Horse Competition. o.
M., stallions, 3-year-old qualifier

1st Julia-Katharina Platen-Elmerhaus (RG Platenhof e.V.), Richthofen,
Wertnote 8.25; 2nd Susanne Ersil (RFV Westercelle/Altencelle), San
Bernardino, 8.17; 3rd Rieke Schnieder (RV Aller-Weser), Snap Shot, 7.92;
4th Heiko Klausing (RFV Aschen von 1924 e.V.), Dark Knight, 7.83; 5th
Eckhard Wahlers (RV Sottrum u.U.e.V.), Shadow's Dream, 7.75; 5. Sandra
Frieling (RV Aller-Weser), Santander Hit, 7.75

Prize of Mr Bruno Candrian, Switzerland, Jumping Horse Competition. Cl. A,
Qualifier 4-year-old jumping horses

1st division
1st Marcus Döring (ZRFV Steinhagen-Brockhagen e.V), Stakkatos Stern,
Wertnote 8.6; 2nd Anja Segelken (RFV Börde Lamstedt), Leonidas, 8.3; 3rd
Jerzy Nowaczyk (FRG Visselhövede), Sakkaro, 7.8; 4th Bertrand Masneri (FRG
Visselhövede), Ravensburger, 7.7; 4th Marcell Müller (RFV Harsum
u.U.e.V.), Chaihatchi, 7.7; 4th Kea Tuitje (RFV Westercelle/Altencelle),
Eltano, 7.7

2nd division
1st Christian Siemer (RFV Hausstette e.V.), Elton, Wertnote 8.4; 2nd Hans-
Jürgen Rode (RV Heiligenfelde u.U.e.V.), Speik, 8.2; 3rd Willi Brunckhorst
(RFV Estetal e.V.), Lea Odessa, 7.8; 3rd Joachim Winter (RFV
Westercelle/Altencelle), Sydney, 7.8; 5th Joachim Winter (RFV
Westercelle/Altencelle), Skyliner, 7.6; 5th Dieter Smitz (TG Schaumburg),
Greta Graffiti, 7.6

Prize of Fa. Kähler Baumaschinen, Ritterhude, Jumping Horse Competition.
Cl. L Qualifier 5-year-old jumping horses

1st division
1st Willi Brunckhorst (RFV Estetal e.V.), Crespa, Wertnote 9.0; 2nd
Florian Meyer zu Hartum (RFV 'von Lützow' Herford e.V.), China Doll, 8.5;
3rd Hans-Jürgen Rode (RV Heiligenfelde u.U.e.V.), Coeur d'Amour, 8.3; 4th
Hilmar Meyer (RV Aller-Weser), Candy on Ice, 8.1; 5th Thomas Heineking
(RFV Nendorf e.V.), Gorado, 7.8; 5th Harm Wiebusch (RV Fredenbeck), Elias,
7.8
2nd division
1st Joachim Heyer (RFV Cappeln e.V.), Quidams Quarz, Wertnote 8.6; 2nd
Denise Hamel (RFV Lastrup e.V.), New Love, 8.4; 3rd Philipp Weishaupt
(ZRFV Riesenbeck e.V.), Complemento, 8.2; 4th Linnea Ericsson (Dänemark),
Ecuador, 8.0; 4th David Fialka (Tschechien), La Campo, 8.0; 6th Linn
Zakariasson (RV Aller-Weser), Easy Jumper V, 7.7; 6th Andreas Surenkamp
(RFV Ostercappeln-Schwegerhoff), Stromberg, 7.7; 6th Jennika Stürken (RFV
Cappeln e.V.), Ciquest S, 7.7

Prize of Fa. Guido Klatte International Equine Service, Lastrup, Jumping
horse competition Kl. M/B, qualifier 6-year-old jumping horses

1st Eva Bitter (RV 'St.Georg' Münster e.V.), Salut d'amour, Wertnote 9.2;
2nd Mario Stevens (RFV Lastrup e.V.), Centana, 9.0; 3rd Dieter Smitz (TG
Schaumburg), Estico, 8.7; 4th Joachim Winter (RFV Westercelle/Altencelle),
Samora, 8.6; 5th Rolf Moormann (RV Ahlhorn e.V.), Sicerto, 8.5; 6th
Florian Meyer zu Hartum (RFV 'von Lützow' Herford e.V.), Stacal, 8.4; 6th
Arne van Heel (RSC Osnabrücker Land e.V.), Come and Go, 8.4