16/10/2009: Dutch dressage rider Christa Laarakkers won the Intermediaire I class in the Clausholm Slot Cup at the JBK Horse Shows. Anne Elkjaer-Holm came second and Norwegian rider Jonas Elvebakk came third.
Dutch victory
Dutch dressage rider Christa Laarakkers and eight-year stallion Uphill’s programme secured them a final score of 66.68 percent in the Clausholm Slot Cup and the prize of 500 Euros. This class was a B-final for the riders who have not qualified for the Intermediaire Freestyle where the equipages will accompanied by music.
Young Danes at the top
The merely 19-year-old Danish rider Anne Elkjaer-Holm delivered a great programme on the Hanoverian stallion Bernstein Las Marismas. With a total score of 66.26 percent the equipage came quite close to the winner. Anne Elkjaer-Holm is on the Danish National Team for young riders under the age of 21. So is Camilla Plough Larsen who was the second-best Dane, finishing at number seven with a total score of 64.105 percent.
Photo: Anne K. Elkjær-Holm and Bernstein, JBK 2009 (Ridehesten.com)
Norwegian rider takes third place
The Norwegian rider Jonas Elvebakk and the gelding Cartier finished at a total of 65.94 percent, securing the equipage third place in the Clausholm Slot Cup. A nearly unanimous judging panel rated Elvebakk and Cartier worthy of the third place. One judge, however, rated the equipage fourth which meant that eventually it finished third.
Photo: Christa Laarakkers and Uphill, JBK 2009 (Ridehesten.com)