Carina Cassoe Kruth & Heiline's Danciera: Time for a comeback

It now seems a long time ago that Carina Cassoe Kruth was in the news for the reasons we know... Not content with having qualified for the last World Cup Final without being able to participate due to an administrative mix-up, the Dane won the Danish Senior Championship yesterday.

Since returning to competition, Carina Cassoe Kruth and her Furstenball mare have certainly made the news: in addition to missing out on the Fort Worth event, they previously won the Herning World Cup Grand Prix. With Cathrine Laudrup Dufour & MSJ Freestyle absence, the soon-to-be 42-year-old rider and her 15-year-old DWB mare had only one real rival at these Danish Championships: Daniel Bachman Andersen & Flash Gordon; a duel that was evident from the Grand Prix onward, with the young mother taking the victory with a score of 75.909%, just shy of the former Vayron rider who achieved 75.576%.

Eliminated at the end of his freestyle test due to traces of blood found in the mouth of his 11-year-old Oldenburg, Daniel Bachmann Andersen saw all his podium ambitions vanish, even though he seemed poised to win the title, which ultimately went to Carina Cassoe Kruth and Heiline's Danciera, who were rewarded with a score of 80.75%. Second place in the Danish Championship was secured by Anna Zibrandtsen and Quel Filou Old, and the bronze medal by Nadja Aaboe Sloth and Favour Gersdorf.