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December 15 &16 2000
National Equestrian Centre,
Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee

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 Dressage with the Stars
15th & 16th December 2000
Day 2 Picture Gallery
Top Three 6 Year Olds
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The top ten horses from the first two rounds were determined by adding the scores for these performances together.  The top three horses will be ridden by Isabell Werth - former Olympic Gold Medallist, and many times the European Dressage Champion.  Her riding mark is added to the previous score and the age group champion was be the horse with the highest score.
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Moliere - by Midt-West Ibi-Light 853 the bay stallion on some of the Kyra Kyrklund videos and out of a mare bt Mongh 637.  Ridden by Matthew Dowsley for Rob and Mary Hanna who imported this horse as a baby.  Moliere is a very strong type but lacked softness and suppleness.

Isabell said that he needs more suppleness and needs to come more through.  She said the horse has a good future and gave him 8.0 for ridability.
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3legend7.jpg (10360 bytes) Greenoaks Legend - the liver chestnut gelding imported by Clyde Wunderwald.  He is by Le Beau out of a mare by Wiesenbaum. It seemed that Isabell Werth did not want to get off this stunning horse and she really put him to the test.  She tried canter pirouettes, flying changes (of the more balanced and 'correct' variety) and a number of personal tests to enable her to assess this horse as a future dressage horse.

She said that she felt that she could try anything and the horse has a real talent for collection.  She said that "we will see him again" !  Isabell awarded Greenoaks legend 9.5 for rideability, and her enthusiasm confirmed that she enjoyed her ride.
2dundee1.jpg (11185 bytes) 2dundee3.jpg (11270 bytes) Greenoaks Dundee by Duntroon and out of a mare by Dobrock is a great horse and unfairly overshadowed by his stablemate - Legend'  He was imported by Clyde Wunderwald as a youngster and trained by Heath Ryan who did a great job with him. 

Isabell worked to improve the horse's self carriage and said that she felt a weakness in the canter work - "he needs to come more through the neck to achieve a bigger jump.  He has a nice swing to the trot"  Isabell commented on his ease in the half pass - particularly left.  She awarded Dundee 8.5 for ridability.
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The winner of the  Year Old Class
at the 2000 Bates Australian Young Dressage Horse Championships was

GREENOAKS LEGEND Ridden for owner Clyde Wunderwald
by Heath Ryan
Berni Saunders Report on Dressage with the Stars 2000
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