Arrangörens hemsida

Svenska kuskar:  Glenn Hesslo, Thomas Sjöberg, Cecilia Qvarnström, Anneli Blomberg. Chef d´Equipe: Nicke Pålsson

Resultat söndag
VM enbet totalt dressyr, maraton, precision: 1) Thorsten Zarembowicz, Tyskland 119,05 2) Bartlomiej Kwiatek, Polen 122,68 3) Cristiano Cividini, Italien 126,16 15) Cecilia Qvarnström, Sverige 137,72 21) Thomas Sjöberg, Sverige 144,10 37) Anneli Blomberg, Sverige 159,22 44) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 163,60
Slutställning nationstävlingen: 1) Tyskland 243,24 2) Schweiz 252,75 3) Österrike 264,15 4) Frankrike 272,61 5) Polen 272,66 6) Danmark 273,13 9) Sverige 281,82

VM enbet Precision: 1) Bartlomeij Kwiatek, Polen 0 149,00 2) Eric Renaud, Schweiz 2,68 155,35 3) Detlef Bohlmann, Tyskland 3 140,90 5) Thomas Sjöberg, Sverige 3 144,56
20) Cecilia Qvarnström, Sverige 6,90 163,79 36) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 13,39 152,77 60) Anneli Blomberg, Sverige 24,29 156,58

Bartolomiej Kwiatek (POL)-silver, Thorsten Zarembowicz (GER)- gold and Cristiano Cividini (ITA) – bronze. (c) Hippoevent

Pressinformation från FEI - Double gold för German single drivers
After a nerve-wracking obstacle driving competition at the FEI World Single Driving Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, Germany took home both individual and team gold. Thorsten Zarembowicz is the new World Champion. Poland’s Bartolomiej Kwiatek took the silver and Italy's Cristiano Cividini won the bronze medal.

World Championship course designer Christian Iseli is known for his challenging obstacle driving courses, and at Pratoni he built another selective course, sticking to his motto ‘Not easy, but Iseli!’  The course, which was underestimated by most of the drivers, consisted of many sharp turns and the tight time frame made it difficult, but neverthless do-able.

Nearly all 70 world-class drivers had knockdowns or time penalties until the number seven in the standings, the reigning Polish Champion Bartolomiej Kwiatek, entered the arena.  He made the course look easy and set the only double clear round, driving his 9-year-old Silesian stallion Lokan. The competitors who started after him all had faults, so Kwiatek moved up to silver. The 37-year-old Cristiano Cividini was on silver before the start of the cones, but the horse trainer had two knockdowns and time penalties and took home the bronze medal instead.

Leader of the individual standings Thorsten Zarembowicz was last to go, and the excitement grew during his course drive as he knocked three balls down and exceeded the time allowed. Luckily, Zarembowicz’ advantage over Kwiatek was big enough to secure his individual and golden team medal.  Switzerland won the silver team medal, the Austrian team won the bronze.

Quotes:
Thorsten Zarembowcz (GER):
“I came to this World Championship without any expectations. My team member Mareike Harm owns the horse I am competing with and the mare is only 8 years old. I have been working at the Driving Stable of World four-in-hand Champion Michael Freund and his brother Fred for the past ten years. From November 1st, Freund will reduce his stable and I will be self-employed. To win the gold medal is a fantastic boost at the right time for me. The secret of the successes of our stable is that we train every horse each day, no matter what the weather conditions are.”

Bartolomiej Kwiatek (POL):
“My victory in the obstacle driving competition was quite easy actually. I just sat on my carriage and took the reins in my hand, Lokan did the rest. I had showed him the course plan in the stable and I think this has worked!”

Cristiano Cividini (ITA):
“I am the happiest Italian driver on these show grounds! I was under a lot of pressure and I see my bronze medal as a victory for the complete Italian driving sport. I hope my performance will give the driving sport in Italy the impulse it deserves. My horse Tango is only eight years old so I hope to be successful with him again in the future.”

Resultat lördag
VM körning Enbet maraton: 1) Lucie Musy, Schweiz 65,82 2) Michael Barbey, Schweiz 66,38 3) Anders Hansen, Danmark 66,77 16) Thomas Sjöberg, Sverige 72,49 28) Cecilia Qvarnström, Sverige 75,27 38) Anneli Blomberg, Sverige 79,25 44) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 81,09

Ställning efter dressyr, maraton: 1) Thorsten Zarembowicz, Tyskland 108,19 2) Cristiano Cividini, Italien 118,42 3) Jan van den Broek, Holland 118,82 17) Cecilia Qvarnström, Sverige 130,82 22) Anneli Blomberg, Sverige 134,93 33) Thomas Sjöberg, Sverige 141,10 48) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 150,21

Ställning nationstävling efter dressyr, maraton: 1) Tyskland 229,4 2) Schweiz 246,4 3) Holland 246,8 4) Danmark 249,7 5) Österrike 250,4 6) Frankrike 252,4 10) Sverige 271,9 (Glenn Hesslo, Cecilia Qvarnström, Thomas Sjöberg)

Lucie Musy-Comune, Schweiz, vann maratonmomentet. Foto: Hippoevent

Pressinformation från FEI -  Girl power in the marathon 
Perfect conditions created a wonderful environment for the marathon of the FEI World Single Driving Championship in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. Undulating tracks on a green meadow and the obstacle site nicely embedded in the hilly landscape ensured great sport.

The eight obstacles built by Austria’s course designer Christian Iseli offered the competitors countless route options. Two of them included extra large water elements, built and flagged in a modern and horse friendly way.

Before the start of the World Championship, the possible hot weather conditions in the summer in Italy was much talked about, but it could not have been better today. Twenty-seven degrees Celsius was the highest temperature reached. The marathon was heavy, but fair and selective, absolutely ideal for World Championship competition.
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A young Swiss driver took the marathon victory. With the 10-year-old Freiberg gelding Lukas, Lucie Musy-Comune not only drove fast, but also without mistakes and knock downs, which allowed the 25 year old reigning Swiss Champion to win the World Championship marathon honours. Second place also went to a Swiss driver. Michael Barbey drove his KWPN-gelding Solo V. fast through the obstacles, setting top ten times in seven obstacles.

The third place in the marathon went to Anders Hansen from Denmark. Hansen has represented his country at seven World Pairs and Single Driving Championships since 2003. The farm manager drove a fast course with his 11-year-old polish gelding Barslunds Kanton.

Germany’s Thorsten Zarembowicz has kept his lead in the individual standings after the dressage and the marathon. Zarembowicz came 18th in the marathon and is over 10 points ahead of Italy's Cristiano Cividini and the current World Champion Jan van den Broek from the Netherlands. Tomorrow’s final obstacle driving competition will decide which drivers and teams will bring home the medals. Germany leads the nations Cup, ahead of Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Quotes:
Lucie Musy-Comune (SUI):
“Lukas went superbly I own this horse since July 1st. He was my wedding gift and I have now won the World Championship marathon with him. It was a great feeling to drive here and he remained top fit until the last obstacle. We were fast enough and we had no knock downs, so we won!“

Michael Barbey (SUI):
“The marathon was very good, everything went perfectly. I had a good feeling already at the first course inspection. Christian Iseli has built the obstacle very open and varied, that was ideal for my horse.“

Anders Hansen (DEN):
“I started this marathon with great respect. My horse was in top condition; he did not even sweat until the third obstacle. Unfortunately I had one knock down, this was one too many and this cost me the victory, but I am happy.“

Course Designer Christian Iseli (AUT):
“The most important thing is that we did not have any accidents. The drivers used the many possible options, which I had created for them and it was a very selective competition. Many of the 35 knockdowns were knocked down and have made an essential contribution to the competition results. My intention is to get the drivers not just to drive at full speed, but to drive with their head!s“

Resultat fredag
Cecilia Qvarnström bäst i svenska laget
Cecilia Qvarnström är bäst av de svenska kuskarna med en 17 plats i dressyren, tätt följd av Anneli Blomberg på en 18 plats.
Svenska laget ligger på en tolfte plats efter dressyren.

VM körning enbet, dressyr: 1) Thorsten Zarembowicz, Tyskland 35,20 2) Jan van den Broek, Holland 41,73 3) Mareike Harm, Tyskland 43,90 17) Cecilia Qvarnström, Sverige 55,55 18) Anneli Blomberg, Sverige 55,68 58) Thomas Sjöberg, Sverige 68,61 60) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 69,12

Ställning nationstävling efter dressyr: 1) Tyskland 79,1 2) Holland 95,0 3) Österrike 106,2 4) Polen 109,1 5) Frankrike 111,7 6) Finland 112,1
12) Sverige 124,2 (Glenn Hesslo, Cecilia Qvarnström, Thomas Sjöberg)

Thorsten Zarembowiz, Tyskland, tog ledningen efter dressyren. Foto: Hippoevent

Pressinformation från FEI - Germany leads at World Singel Driving Championships 
Germany’s Thorsten Zarembowicz has set a new standard in the Single Horse Driving scene by putting down a wonderful score of 35,20 penalty points and taking the lead at the FEI World Single Driving Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy. The German Team is leading the Nations Cup after the first phase of the combined driving competition.

After two days of dressage in which the best 72 Single Horse drivers in the world showed their skills, Thorsten Zarembowicz is the new man to beat in dressage.
Zarembowicz bettered the score of the title defender Jan van den Broek from the Netherlands by over six penalty points. The 31-year old manager of the driving stable of former World Champion Michael Freund drove a wonderful test with the 8-year-old Holsteiner mare Sunrise. His test thrilled both the spectators and the judges.

The 2008 World Champion Jan van den Broek drove a somewhat careful, but nice test. Jan normally drives with more risk, but this time opted for a cautious  Dressage Test in the wonderful arena of Pratoni del Vivaro and came second with 41,73 penalty points.

Third and fourth places in the dressage rankings are held by German drivers as well. Zarembowicz’ team member Mareike Harm, who is also the owner of the leading horse Sunrise, came third with a score of 43,90, ahead of German individual driver Christoph Dieker with 46,72.

With two team drivers in the Top Three, Germany is leading the Nations Cup with 79,10 points, ahead of The Netherlands with 95,00 points and Austria with 106,20 points.

The competitors are now preparing themselves for the next phase. The marathon is the next large hurdle to overcome in order to win a World Championship medal. World Champion course designer Christian Iseli from Austria has prepared a big mission for the single drivers with and a wonderful but hilly marathon course with eight challenging obstacles. The weather and ground conditions are excellent for a big day for the single horse driving sport, which will result in a fantastic marathon battle.

Quotes:
Thorsten Zarembowicz (GER):
“It is simply a wonderful feeling to compete with this horse. Sunrise has developed amazingly during the season. To enter the stadium here in Pratoni and not to hear the carriage anymore on the grass, the spectators silent on the stands and to drive a horse with these qualities was just amazing.“

Jan van den Broek (NED):
“Oscar was wonderful to drive, he went super. I had a very good feeling about my test. I did not take any risks and drove safely so I did not make any mistakes.”

Mareike Harm (GER):
“It went super for me today. It could not have been better for me personally and for the German Team. My dressage test was good, without faults and I am very happy about it. I am very proud with Thorsten and Sunrise, they were both fantastic and to win the dressage at a World Championship with 35 points is quite something!“ 

 

Resultat torsdag

Regerande världsmästaren har tagit ledningen i dressyrenf
Regerande världsmästaren Jan van den Broek leder VM-dressyren efter att första dagen är avklarad. Dressyren fortsätter under fredagen med tre svenska kuskar i startfältet. Glenn Hesslo körde sin dressyr under torsdagen.

VM enbet dressyr dag 1: 1) Jan van den Broek, Holland 41,73 2) Mareike Harm, Tyskland 43,90 3) Christoph Dieker, Tyskland 46,72 28) Glenn Hesslo, Sverige 69,12

Starttider fredag
10:55 Thomas Sjöberg
11:55 Anneli Blomberg
17:35 Cecilia Qvarnström