The last but one rider to go in the Intermediaire I freestyle, she triumphed on the Dutch-bred gelding Baron with 77.675 points. “It’s so special being able to ride in front of this crowd. Baron is 20 years old now and every ride is a present for me because it is so much fun.” The victor continued: “He’s my best friend. We’ve experienced so much together.”
The clear favourite for the title left her fellow Bavarian Franz Trischberger (FV Reitsportzentrum Munich) in the saddle on the nine-year-old Oldenburg mare Henriettenhof’s Kenia (75.900) trailing well behind in second. One place back in third was the winner of the 2011 iWEST Dressage Cup, Nicole Casper (Birkhof Donzdorf) with her eight-year-old gelding Sir Copperfield (74.750). Her daughter Pia Casper and Birkhof’s Bacardi, a 15-year-old gelding bred in Baden-Württemberg, came sixth (72.300).
Matthias Meyer, CEO of the series sponsor said: “The iWEST Cup is something special every year – it’s a project that’s dear to our heart.”
