An emotional Isabell Werth (36) received the ovations of the crowd at the Stuttgart Masters when she was honoured with the first prize for the Grand Prix in which she scored a new worldrecord of 79,958% riding Satchmo. “I am simply overwhelmed and very happy”, Isabell said. “I don’t think about what will come. Now is the moment to be happy that Satchmo has showed that we were right, to put our faith in him.”
After the Grand Prix test, trainer Wolfram Wittig and owner Madeleine Winter-Schulze shared their happiness and emotions as well. Wittig simply lifted Madeleine Winter Schulze and embraced her. Please look yourself at the world record test at the website of Stuttgart, click here (30,8 Mb)

Martin Schaudt wins Kampmann Qualifier

Martin Schaudt secured his Grand Prix Special win in the spring by winning the Grand Prix Special for the Kampmann Cup in the Stuttgart German Masters again. He was rewarded with 7200 Euro by scoring 77,56% on Weltall VA.
German Master and European teamgold winner Heike Kemmer had to be satisfied with the runner up position, still winning 6100 Euro´s. The new world record holder of the Grand Prix Isabell Werth and Satchmo became third.
Martin Schaudt commented on his winning performance: „For me it´s important sports will stay interesting. With Weltall it really always does! He varies a lot in his performances and scores. But when the ups do follow the downs, I´m happy. For me Weltall still is the best horse in the world. If he is up, I am convinced he can beat any other horse in the world.“
The Grand Prix Special in Stuttgart was a qualifier for the Kampmann Cup. Heinrich Kampmann was too happy as well and said: „Congratulations to Martin Schaudt, but also to the crowds who really surprised me in Stuttgart with their wonderful enthusiasm for the dressage the last three days.“
Please visit the Stuttgart website to have a look at the winning test of Martin Schaudt, click here (20,0Mb).


Video Satchmo on Stuttgart website breaks the record

More than 1100 visitors until now did take the possibility to have a look at the world record scoring test of Isabell Werth and Satchmo in Grand Prix in the German Masters Stuttgart of Saturday 19th. „This is an unbelievable success for our publicity this year and for the dressage sport as a total“, Thomas Baur of ACM (Agency for Communication and Marketing) commented.

Online as well video winning Freestyle Hubertus Schmidt

The smooth winning Freestyle of Hubertus Schmidt and his home produced Forest Gump is now online as well at the website of the Stuttgart German Masters, please click here (33,5 Mb).
For those who understand the German language please have a look at the pressconferences as well.
Go to stuttgart-german-masters.de, look at the button video, find your day of the test you like to see or go to Pressekonferenz (press conference).

Three record holders at dressage podium

Isabell Werth, Martin Schaudt and Anky van Grunsven were the centre of the attention when they attented the dressage podium in Stuttgart om Friday and were asked a lot of questions about the training method ´low and deep´. Isabell Werth emphasized that some ´ground tension´ should be there in the muscles of the horse to be able to perform at all. It is the balance in relaxation and the necessary ground tension that counts. All three riders emphasized that an individual way to approach, contact and train a sensitive horse is necessary to gain his confidence.
It was a tough talk with a lot of opposition. `I do hope now the attention will be on the sport again. The results speak for themselves, with Isabell and Martin Schaudt being the record holders and winners of Stuttgart`, the record holder of the best Freestyle score Anky van Grunsven commented on Sunday.

Freestyle-win Hubertus Schmidt

The last competitor in the Freestyle on Saturday was not the least. Hubertus Schmidt did win the Freestyle scoring 79,550 %.“As this is my first win in Stuttgart, I am really very happy”, Hubertus Schmidt said, “the more because I have competed here for several years already, have been winning some prices yet, but never have been the winner! This is the nicer as I brought my own bred Forest Gump now for this first Stuttgart-win!”

Andreas Helgstrand wins Grand Prix

Danish Andreas Helgstrand did win the Grand Prix riding experienced Blue Horse Cavan on Friday after a wonderful and easy-looking test with a lot of impulsion, swing and freeness. Please look yourself at his winning test in Stuttgart at the website of German Masters click here (24,7 MB)

Piaff Prize for riders under 25 for Sonja Bolz

She was in a class of her own early Friday morning when winning by a margin of over 100 points: Sonja Bolz (Kerpen, Germany) received 1,655 points from the judges for her performance in the “Liselott Schindling Stiftung” competition – the final of the “Piaff Förderpreises” at the 21st International Stuttgart German Masters Horse Show.
She therefore easily dominated the Grand Prix competition – the climax of the series for German riders under 25 – on the 14-year-old Holstein gelding Cockney, who has already been ridden by World Champion Nadine Capellmann.
“The “Piaff-Förderpreis” is designed to further the careers of young women and men riders so that they can move up to Grand Prix competition,” said show director Gotthilf Riexinger when afterwards praising the performance of Sonja Bolz and Cockney. After her success in her first ever final, the smiling winner – who is also a successful S-class jumper – recognised: “I’ve always heard that Stuttgart is one of the best loved shows for the riders. Therefore I was very proud even to be able to take part here. I naturally hoped to win. Especially, as I went into the competition as the leading rider after qualifying. But when it does actually happen, then it’s naturally something special.”
Bolz was full of praise for her gelding. “I’ve had him in for over a year in the stables, but I’ve only been really able to build up a real relationship with him over the last few months. He’s a wonderful animal and always tries very hard.”
Please find the winning test of Sonja Bolz at the website of Stuttgart click here (25,6 MB)

Dr Karin Betz winner of iWest Dressage Cup

The champion of Baden-Württemberg Dr Karin Betz also was the best in the final of the iWest Competition held in the region. It was only the second win at Intermediate I-level (S-level) of the only seven year old grey stallion Carinio.
“I foresee him to be a horse for the real big sport”, Dr Karin Betz predicted after her winning performance. Please have a look at the winning performance of Dr Karin Betz at the website of Stuttgart click here (21,3 MB).

Special thanks to ACM Mannheim Thomas Baur and Markus Bechert for photo's, facts and video's

Results CDI3* Stuttgart 2005:

- Results Grand Prix Freestyle, November 19
- Results Grand Prix for Special, November 19
- Results Grand Prix for Freestyle, November 18