The French Championships for young dressage horses are a highlight every year. This year held in Saumur, Hannoveraner had as in previous years, especially in the younger horses a lot to say in the front positions.
Four-year-old
1st place: Hann.Pr.A. Fiadora*Applicat Prazan (VA) v. Fürsten-Look/Valentino (breeder: Dr. Michael Lühs, Wagenfeld; rider: Maxime Collard)
2nd place: So Secret (VA) v. Secret/Hohenstein (breeder: Peter Bösch, Rhade; rider: Jessica Michel Botton)
3rd place: First Love Majishan v. Franziskus/Soliman de Hus (breeder: ZG Meyer, Walsrode; rider: Charlote Chalvignac)
4th place: Secret Symphony v. Secret/De Niro (breeder: Elizabeth Kapp, Clüversborstel; rider: Benedicte Smalto)
6th place: Hann.Pr.A. Vanilla v. Vitalis/Rohdiamant (breeder: Ulrike Bubenzer, Birken-Honigsessen; rider: Charlote Chalvignac)
7th place: Lilly (VA) v. Libertad/Rubinero (breeder: Johannes Finger, Bunde; rider: Charlote Chalvignac)
8th place: Davis des Paluds v. Dream Boy/Don Frederico (breeder: Pablo Bouillot, Maussane des Alpilles; rider: Anne Sophie Serre)
Five-year-old
1st place: Figari Gold v. Fürst Romancier/Hohenstein (breeder: Thorsten Hogrefe, Stöcken; rider: Pauline Guillem)
2nd place: Berlioz LH v. Bon Coeur/De Niro (breeder: Jean Claude Ferrand & Joanne Taylor, Contest/FRA; rider: Victor Brua)
4th place: Fairy Tale des Paluds v. Finest/Johnson (breeder: Pablo Bouillot, Maussane des Alpilles; rider: Arnaud Serre)
5th place: Hann.Pr.A. Darling Sunsation v. Don Juan de Hus/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Wiedeke Zijp, Leffard; rider: Wiedeke Zijp)
6th place: Fetiche de Hus v. Don Juan de Hus/Belissimo M (breeder: Xavier Marie, Petit Mars; rider: Magalie Ledoux)
Six-year-old
1st place: Bellini Jiva v. Benicio/Scolari (breeder: Ingo Pape, Hemmoor; rider: Elsa Maulet)
4th place: Loudzi Gold v. Livaldon/Scolari (breeder: Heinz Gerdes, Hude; rider: Pauline Guillem)
Seven-year-olds
1st place Friedrich Schiller Majishan (VA) by Finest/ Desperados (breeder: Henning Schulze, Tiddische; rider: Charlotte Chalvignac)
Almost at the same time the Italian championships of young dressage horses took place in northern Italy. A large part of the medal winners bore the name affix "di Fonteabeti". This is the breeding of Riccardo Volpi.
Four-year-old
1st place: Heidy di Fonteabeti v. Secret/Royal Classic (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Leandro Maria Gabriel De Nogueira Freire)
2nd place: Happydays di Fonteabeti v. Valverde/Wup (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Nelson Ramos Aleluia)
4th place: Hubertus di Fonteabeti v. Floriscount/Fürst Nymphenburg (breeder: Società Agricola Pie Jumping, Usmate-Velate/ITA; rider: Nelson Ramos Aleluia)
8th place: H2O di Fonteabeti v. Hometown/Uphill (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Antonio Sala)
Five-year-old
1st place: Grandioso di Fonteabeti v. Zack/Gribaldi (breeder: David Castellani, Pecciolo Pisa/ITA; rider: Leandro Maria Gabriel De Nogueira Freire)
2nd place: Goccia di Fonteabeti v. Franklin/Don Gregory (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Francesca Rapazzoli)
3rd place: Golia di Fonteabeti v. Zack/Rohdiamant (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Leandro Maria Gabriel De Nogueira Freire)
4th place: Grace di Fonteabeti v. Franklin/Royal Classic (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Mina Felicitas Simeone)
7th place: Glicine di Fonteabeti v. Franklin/Sir Donnerhall (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Nelson Ramos Aleluia)
Six-year-old
1st place: Franky di Fonteabeti v. Franklin/Wynton (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Nausicaa Maroni)
2nd place: Hann.Pr.A. Serafina KHR (VA) v. Spörcken/Hofrat (breeder: Karl-Henning Rollwage, Bockenem; rider: Ludovica Perbellini)
3rd place: Farewell v. Fahrenheit/Don Gregory (breeder: Raimund Vorwerk, Lohne; rider: Vittoria Stani)
4th place: Fiaba di Fonteabeti v. Franklin/Gribaldi (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Valentina Argnani)
5th place: Fanny v. Finest/San Amour (breeder: Helmut Krentzel, Lilienthal; rider: Anna Carlassara)
Seven-year-old
1st place: Elektra di Fonte Abeti (Rhld.) v. Franklin/De Niro (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Nelson Ramos Aleluia)
2nd place: Eremo di Fonteabeti v. Negro/Don Frederico (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Micol Rustignoli)
3rd place: Ercules di Fonteabeti v. Negro/Belissimo M (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Claudia Montanari)
4th place: Evelyn di Fonteabeti v. Fürstenball/Sir Donnerhall (breeder: Societa' Agricola Allevamento Fonte Abeti S.S., Sansepolcro Arezzo/ITA; rider: Lucia Berni)
5th place: Quick Sherry v. Quasar de Charry/Sandro Hit (breeder: Alberto Chincherini, Castelnuovo del Garda/ITA; rider: Carlotta Canevese)
6th place: Geko v. Finest/Warkant (breeder: Wilhelm Fohring, Diepholz; rider: Federico Basile)
Luxembourg
Four-year olds
4th place: Dalton de Prepinson by Don Juan de Hus/Soliman de Hus (breeder: Eva Ruggieri, Kehlen/LUX; rider: Helena Bicker)