Ireland’s top dressage rider Judy Reynolds has retired her Olympic horse Vancouver K, at the age of 19.
The Jazz x Ferro gelding was Judy’s ride at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Judy became the first Irish rider to qualify for the dressage final when she and “JP” made it through to the grand prix freestyle, and finished 18th.
As well as the Olympics, Judy and JP also represented Ireland at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Caen and the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam, where they once again made history by leading the quartet that would secure Ireland’s first ever team qualification for an Olympic Games. They also finished fifth in the freestyle with a career best score of 85.89%.
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FEI
Following confirmation of the two positive tests in Jumping horses that had participated in Doha (QAT), the FEI blocked all 19 Dressage and 17 Para Dressage horses that competed in Al Shaqab at the end of February.
These dressage horses flew back separately from the Jumping horses, but a negative PCR test will have to be provided to the FEI before these horses will be unblocked in the FEI Database.
CDI Doha
The 2021 CDI and CPEDI Doha took place on 2021 CDI Doha - 26 - 27 February 2021, during which also a CSI 5 competition took place. A few days later, 4 - 6 March 2021, the CSI 5 Global Champions Tour took place in Doha.
28 Feb 2021 - 9:30
Germany’s Christian Ahlmann, the CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix winner who captured major honours on the final day of the Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab Presented by Longines, receiving his trophy from Event Director and Organising Committee Member Omar Al Mannai. Ahlmann guided Dominator 2000 Z to a memorable victory at the Longines Arena at Al Shaqab yesterday.
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Germany’s Christian Ahlmann is considered a calm rider with soft hands.
That very combination was witnessed in ample proportion yesterday when the 47-year-old guided Dominator 2000 Z to CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix win.
Producing a clean routine, Dominator 2000 Z clocked a time of 36.17 seconds in the jump-off of the 1.60m competition.