Last weekend the Nursery student from the Southern region Sofie Andersson competed at the Varberg Summer Horse Show.

Sofie competed the mare Donna Samba (Sandro´s Bube - Bernstein). The combination firt won the FEI Team Competition program for junior riders with 70,405% on Thursday and then won the vann the FEI Championship Program for junior riders on Friday with 72,368%.

Last weekend it was time again for Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard & Triviant.

This time the combination competed in Jönköping and brought home a superior victory with 73,033% and almost 6% to the second combination. Charlotte also won the FEI Championship Program Msv A on Don Scudo with 69,386%.

2nd in the competition was the Nursery student from the Northern region Charlotte Esping & Ciwi with 67,460%.

I helgen var det årets traditionella Midsommartävlingar i Everlöv med en bra blandning av fina tävlingar och härligt midsommarfirande samt ett antal segrar och placeringar till Knytkalasare och Plantor.

Knytkalas medlem Rasmus Haid-Bondergaard la ut med en dubbel-placering i fredagens första klass Medelsvår A:1 där han placerades 3:a på Flash Dancer I.M. (Don Romantic - Tip-Top) med 70,814% och 5:a på Dixiland (Loutano - Reichsgraf) med 69,341%. Första utanför placering var Plantskole eleven Lina Jönsson, junior-ryttare på hästen Lifemusic (Le Primeur - Weltmeyer) med 68,566%. Nästa klass Intermediaire IB vann frugan Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard på Roberto des Frettes (Carinho Des Noes - Boulou Des Frettes) med 68,208%. 7:a i klassen var Emma Jönsson & Dark Diamond II (Diamond Hit - Ramiro´s Son) med 65,208%.

Lördag tog Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard hem segern igen i dagens huvudklass Grand Prix på Triviant (Olivi - Saluut) med 70,633%. Placerad 3:a var Knytkalas kollegan Natalie Oldfors & Winnie B (Roven xx - Lancer II) med 67,167%.

Sedan var det dags för Lövsta Future Challenge Cup tävlingarna, Intermediaire II. Först ut var avdelningen för de unga ryttare där Plantskole eleven Mathilde Hannell från Hannell Dressage placerades 2:a på Deela Mae (De Niro - Landino) med 68,377%. Mathilde vann årets första kval och har sedan varit 2:a i 2 kval och leder för närvarande gruppen för unga ryttare. 5:a i klassen var Plantskole kollegan Emma & Dark Diamond med 64,518%. Vinsten i gruppen för unga hästar gick till Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard igen på Roberto des Frettes (Carinho Des Noes - Boulou Des Frettes) med 69,561%. Charlotte och Roberto har också tävlat 3 kval och leder för närvarande avdelningen för unga hästar.

I lördagens Medelsvår B:2 placerades Knytkalas medlem Elin Aspnäs 2:a på unga hästen Donnovan (Inspekteur - Parcival) med 73,372%.

Söndag blev det seger för Plantskole kollegan från söder Sofie Andersson & Donna Samba (Sandro´s Bube - Bernstein) i Medelsvår B:5 med 72,245%. 3:a i klassen var Knytkalsare Rasmus & Dixiland med 68,571%. Seger blev det även i dagens huvudklass FEI Grand Prix Kür för Charlotte & Triviant med 75,205%. Charlotte var även 4:a i klassen på Roberto med 68,958%.

4 av de nominerade hästarna till unghäst-VM i tyska Verden i augusti rids av Knytkalas- eller Plantskole elever.

Plantskole eleven från söder Mia Runesson från Gränsbo har två hästar nominerat, 5-åriga stoet Odd Molly (Zuidenwind - Guinness) och 6-åriga Fling for U (Blue Hors Don Romantic – OO Seven).

Plantskole kollegan Ida-Linn Lundholm från Tullstorp är nominerat med godkända 6-åriga hingsten Eclectisch (Zenon - Olivi) och Knytkalas medlem Stefan Jansson är godkänd med egna uppfödningen 5-åriga Zidney (Zuidenwind - Laurentio).

Last weekend the Knytkalas member Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard competed in Laholm.

Charlotte brought home victory in the Grand Prix on Sunday with Triviant (Olivi - Saluut) on 72,3% and was 2nd with Roberto des Frettes (Carinho Des Noes - Boulou Des Frettes) with 69,8%.

The Nursery student from the Northern region Emelie Aldenfalk received the Lövsta Scholarship with the following motivation:

"Emelie Aldenfalk is a young rider with an amazing talent who combines her goal to reach to the dressage elite when being at the same time studying at high school. She has participated in the Lövsta Future Challenge Dressage U25 during 2014. We would like to support her development and by giving her the Lövsta Future Challenge-scholarship she gets the opportunity to travel to Patrik Kittel for further training.”

The Lövsta scholarship is part of the Lövsta Future Challenge and was commenced last year when the Lövsta riders Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén and Caroline Darcourt won the finals at Friends and decided to give away the price money to a scholarship.

The scholarship was handed out at the LFC competitions at Falsterbo.

For more information, see here!

Last weekend the Knytkalas members Ebba & Mia von Essen competed at Hickstead, England.

In the Grand Prix on Friday Ebba & Yantuge (Blue Hors Hertug - Master) came 5th and was thereby the best Swedish combination with 68,440%. The cousin as well as Knytkalas colleague Mia von Essen came 10th on Ferdi (Federweisser - Charmeur) with 66,260%. This competition was also part of the Nations Cup where the Swedish team was placed 3rd.

On the second day it was time for the Grand Prix Special and there Mia & Ferdi was the highest placed Swedish combination on a 3rd placement with 69,169%. After day 2 Sweden was still 3rd in the Nations Cup.

In the Grand prix Kür final on Sunday Mia & Ferdi came 5th with 71,625% and Sweden finished the Nations Cup part competition with a 3rd placement.

In the semifinals for the 7-year olds on Friday the Knytkalas member Marie Munters from Hannell Dressage was the first combination outside placement on Bjergagergaards Indeed (Hofrat - De Niro) with 67,50% followed by Knytkalas colleague Jan Brink on the approved stallion Zaladin MI (Blue Hors Zack - Solos Landtinus) with 67,193%.

In the finals on Sunday Marie & Indeed took a huge step up and was placed 3rd with 70,965%.

Then it was time for the great dressage competition at Falsterbo, the 5* CDIO Grand Prix.

The first class was held on Friday and placed 5th was the Nursery student from the Northern region Emilie Nyreröd & Miata (Lancado - Grasco) with 71,460%. The winner was the Swedish rider Tinne Vilhelmsson & Don Auriello with 77,680% and 2nd was the countryman Patrik Kittel on the Swedish bred Deja (Silvano - Don Schufro) with 77,50%.

This class was also part of the Nations Cup and it was a victory for Sweden with Tinne, Patrik, Minna & Emilie in the team.

On Saturday it was time for the Grand Prix Special and winner was Emilie & Miata with 72,314%.

At Falsterbo there was also a competition for the U25 riders where the first class was held on Friday in Intermediaire II and the finals on Sunday was U25 Grand Prix.

In the class on Friday the Nursery student fron the Southern region Emma Jönsson was placed 4th on Dark Diamond II (Diamond Hit - Ramiro's Son) with 65,921% and placed 6th was the Nursery colleague Mathilde Hannell from Hannell Dressage on Deela Mae (De Niro - Landino) with 64,895%.

In the finals on Sunday the Danish Anna Zibrandtsen came 2nd on Rentino (Rosario - De Niro) with 70,953%, the Nursery colleague Tove Melin came 3rd on Dawson (Dark Rubin - Akzent II) with 67,651%, 4th was Elisabeth Hjelm & Chock (Chapman - Master) with 65,070% and 6th was Mathilde & Deela Mae with 64,535%.