After winning the first two competition rounds and securing a fifth-place finish today, Extreme US was named the winner of the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition Dressage class L. Adding another title to his achievements following the Pavo Cup victory, the Escamillo son, ridden by Renate van Uytert – Van Vliet, received a score of 82.6 points today.

Both the walk and canter were rewarded with an 8.5. The judges praised Extreme US as a horse that moves very easily, is light-footed, obedient, and well-behaved. While he received a 9.5 for his trot in the previous competition, today's score was an 8. The trot displayed easy movement, but the judges wanted to see him more on his own legs today. Despite appearing a bit more impressed, it did not hinder the overall victory in the stallion competition.

Tiebreaker rule
One Million and Obsession Taonga ended up with the same final score, leading to the application of the tiebreaker rule. In the last competition, the point for the walk was considered, resulting in One Million finishing second overall, and Obsession Taonga securing the third position.

One Million impresses with walk
One Million (Vivaldi out of Joyrider elite IBOP-dres PROK by Apache, breeders M.H.J. Gotink and Joop van Uytert) received an impressive score of 9.2 for his walk. The jury praised the walk as very spacious, active, consistently coming from the hindquarters, and of excellent quality. Robin Heiden presented the stallion, earning a total score of 86.4. "One Million was presented very pleasantly; he has a lot of quality, a good hind leg, great strength, and body usage, using it in the right way.

Obsession Taonga garners 9.2 in trot
Finishing third overall and in the last competition was Obsession Taonga (out of Jatilinda elite pref IBOP-dres sport-dres PROK by All At Once, breeder Stal 104 from Wijdewormer), presented by Lara van Nek. While One Million received a 9.2 for the walk, Obsession Taonga achieved the same score for the trot. "The trot was really beautiful today, very light-footed with a lot of technique. He consistently comes from the hindquarters and moves nicely towards the hand." The total score for this combination reached 86 points.

Highest score for Ortisei
The highest score today went to the AES-approved stallion Ortisei (For Final out of Isis elite sport-dres D-OC by Chippendale), bred by Dressuurstal Nathalie Smeets from Rhenoy. Under Moises Jover Azuar, Ortisei scored 87 points with a remarkable 9.3 for his canter. "A horse that makes a very impressive picture, a lot of presence, a consistently upward image throughout the entire test. The canter was truly the highlight today. He maintains a lot of posture and a lot of jump over the back with an impressive front."

Results Anemone Horse Truck Stallion Competition Dressage

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