The Grand Prix of the Hagen CDI 3* for Charlott Maria Schürmann & Dante's Pearl

After Fontainebleau last week, this week it's off to Hagen for the dressage riders: since yesterday the Kasselmann family's arenas have been living to the rhythm of their spring competition, the Grand Prix of the 3* label was won by the German Charlott Maria Schürmann and her Dante's Pearl.

Dante's Pearl returns to Hagen: this daughter of Dante Weltino, bred by Paul Schockemöhle, was indeed sold through the PSI sales in 2020.

Now 11 years old, the Oldenburg mare is making her Grand Prix debut this year at the CDI level; her first season, therefore, already marked by a significant victory in the Grand Prix Special at the Tolbert CDI 3* two weeks ago with a solid score of 73.652%. Ridden by the 2024 7-Year-Old World Champion, Dante's Pearl Old clearly won the Grand Prix at the Hagen CDI 3*: despite hind legs being a little far back in the halt, suggesting a rushed and relatively difficult rein-back, the bay mare also offered expressive extended trots, a first piaffe that could have been more active, a collected walk that lacked relaxation, but also uphill and projected flying change lines, an easy zig-zag canter, and pirouettes that could have been tighter; a performance scored at 73.652%, far ahead of Helen Langehanenberg & Zoom at 70.979% and Laura Stobel & Valparaiso at 69.761%.

Full results HERE

picture : Stefan Lafrentz