Partner horse
The Partner Horse is an international equestrian event that has been held annually in Leipzig since 1998, with an associated equestrian fair. It is the most important equestrian tournament in the new federal states.
The organizers are the Landesverband Equestrian Saxony eV and EN GARDE Marketing GmbH.
history
After attempts to establish an equestrian event at the agra exhibition center had failed, EN GARDE Marketing held a national tournament for the first time in 1998 at the Leipzig exhibition center . The planning for this was initially carried out together with the Leipziger Messe, but this withdrew this year. After a successful implementation in the first year with 13,000 spectators, the fair again participated in the planning, which has remained so to this day.
Already in the first few years, the riders wanted to upgrade Leipzig as a tournament. This happened with the successful application to host the 2002 Show Jumping World Cup. After this event had been carried out successfully, the jumping competitions remained international, Leipzig became the annual venue for a world cup competition for show jumping.
During this time the tournament consisted of international and national jumping competitions. Starting with the year 2001 to 2007 also reining competitions (under the name LE Grand Open) were part of the tournament. The LE Grand Open were advertised internationally from 2005 to 2007.
Since 2003, Leipzig has been the venue for another World Cup competition, the FEI World Cup four-in-hand driving makes a stop at the partner horse. After dressage took place as part of a show program in 2006, national dressage tests were held at the partner horse from 2007.
Instead of the reining competitions, vaulting competitions were held for the first time from 2008 . These have been advertised internationally since 2009. The major dressage tests have also been advertised internationally since 2009.
After another World Cup final, this time the four-in-hand driver , was held in 2008 , all planning was focused on 2011. This year the tournament was postponed from January to April and held four World Cup finals at the same time .
The tournament has been held without dressage tests since 2012. A new addition was the “Goldene Saddle”, held for the first time in Leipzig and organized by Hans Günter Winkler in Memoriam Debby Winkler , a style jumping test for four selected riders up to the age of 21 years. In spring 2022, Leipzig will again host the World Cup finals in several equestrian disciplines.
Tournament and fair
Venue of the horse as a partner are the Halls 1 and 3 of the Leipziger Messe . In addition to the aforementioned international competitions, regional competitions and finals of regional tournament series also take place. The tournament usually takes place in January of each year.
The trade fair program includes evening shows, which include show programs as well as tournament exams. There is also an action ring, special shows and many exhibition stands on the site.
The program
Show jumping
The show jumping tournament, international since 2002, has been held as CSI 5 * -W since 2009 . The highlight is the Leipzig Grand Prix, the World Cup evaluation test for show jumping riders , which takes place regularly on Sunday afternoon . The sponsor of this test is the Stadt- und Kreissparkasse Leipzig . The test is advertised as a jumping competition with jump-off over 1.60 meters and was endowed with € 160,000 in 2018.
Grand Prix winner (from 2005):
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Driving four in hand
Since 2003 four-in-hand driving tests have been held at Partner Pferd as a valuation test of the four-in-hand World Cup , the most important series in international driving. The World Cup evaluation test, a time obstacle test with 2 laps, takes place directly before or after the Show Jumping Grand Prix . The exam was endowed with € 19,500 in 2018.
Winner World Cup test (from 2005):
- 2005: Michael Freund with his team
- 2006: Michael Freund with Babalu , Igor , Mary and Freak
- 2007: IJsbrand Chardon with Casper , Kevin , Nobel Prize and Thomars H
- 2008: World Cup Finals
- 2009: IJsbrand Chardon with Casper , Angus , Thomars H and Tholita
- 2010: Daniel Würgler with Eclair DW , Favory Pastora , Generale Erga and Suleika
- 2011: World Cup Finals
- 2012: IJsbrand Chardon with Illem , Inci , Maestoso Fegyenc and Maestoso Magus
- 2013: Koos de Ronde with Celina , Charley , Mario and Night
- 2014: Daniel Schneiders with Cabus , Costa , Hermes and Twister
- 2015: Koos de Ronde with Kasper , Joep , Celina and Zimba
- 2016: Boyd Exell with Bajnok , Conversano Cselentano , Clinton Star and Lucky
- 2017: Boyd Exell with Bajnok , Clinton Star , Costa and Demi
- 2018: Jérôme Voutaz with Belle du Peupe CH , Eva III CH , Folie des Moulins CH and Leny CH
- 2019: Boyd Exell with Bajnok , Conversano Poker , Demi and Rocket
- 2020: Bram Chardon with Dreef Inca , Dreef Kapitany , Favory Farao and Favory Capriola Szultan
Dressage riding
The highlight of the dressage tests, which were part of the “Partner Horse” program from 2007 to 2010, was initially the Grand Prix Spécial , which was held on Sunday morning. In 2008 the Grand Prix Freestyle replaced the Spécial as the highlight. From 2009 on, both exams were carried out, the freestyle was held on Saturday evening. In 2010, both exams were endowed with € 10,000 each. From 2009 the exams were advertised internationally as CDI 4 *.
Winner Grand Prix Spécial:
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Winner Grand Prix Freestyle:
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Vaulting
Since 2008, competitions for individual vaulters have also been part of the "Partner Horse" Leipzig. The competitions, which have been international since 2009, consist of two tests for women and two men, which are added together in an overall ranking. The overall ratings were endowed with € 2,000 each in 2018. For the 2013/2014 season, the Vaulting World Cup was expanded to include a pas de deux, so in 2014 such tests were also added by the partner horse.
The vaulting world cup was not held in winter 2019/2020; instead, exams in Leipzig were advertised as a CVI masterclass.
Winner women:
- 2008: Joanne Eccles with Worldman , lunge guide: Ruth Jückstock (8.033 points)
- 2009: Mary McCormick with Tjekko , longenführer : Lasse Christensen (8.367 points)
- 2010: Ines Jückstock with Gatsby , lunge guide: Ruth Jückstock (8.127 points)
- 2011: World Cup Finals
- 2012: Lisa Wild with Record RS vd Wintermühle , lunge guide: Alexandra Knauf (8.393 points)
- 2013: Anna Cavallaro with Harley , lunge guide: Nelson Vidoni (8,796 points)
- 2014: Anna Cavallaro with Harley , lunge guide: Nelson Vidoni (8,377 points)
- 2015: Simone Jäiser with Luk , lunge guide: Rita Blieske (9.003 points)
- 2016: Simone Jäiser with Luk , lunge guide: Rita Blieske (8.947 points)
- 2017: Kristina Boe with Don de la Mar , lunge guide: Winnie Schlüter (8,469 points)
- 2018: Nadja Büttiker with Keep Cool III , lunge guide: Monika Winkler-Bischofberger (8.263 points)
- 2019: Janika Derks with Dark Beluga , lunge guide: Barbara Rosiny (8,629 points)
- 2020: Anna Cavallaro with Monaco Franze , lunge guide: Nelson Vidoni (8,254 points)
Winner men:
- 2008: Kai Vorberg with Record RS von der Wintermühle , lunge guide: Kirsten Graf (8,520 points)
- 2009: Daniel Kaiser with Merkur , longenführer: Gerhard Kluger (8.373 points)
- 2010: Daniel Kaiser with Merkur , lunge guide: Gerhard Kluger (8.503 points)
- 2011: World Cup Finals
- 2012: Patric Looser with Record RS vd Wintermühle , lunge guide: Alexandra Knauf (9,250 points)
- 2013: Nicolas Andréani with Radix SB , lunge guide: Patric Looser (8,666 points)
- 2014: Lukas Heppler with Lux , lunge guide: Rita Blieske (8.323 points)
- 2015: Thomas Brüsewitz with Airbus , lunge guide: Irina Lenkeit (8,686 points)
- 2016: Jannis Drewell with Diabolus , lunge guide: Simone Drewell (8.969 points)
- 2017: Daniel Kaiser with Sir Bernhard vd Wintermühle , lunge guide: Nina Vorberg (8,634 points)
- 2018: Jannik Heiland with Highlander , lunge guide: Winnie Schlüter (8.815 points)
- 2019: Jannik Heiland with Dark Beluga , lunge guide: Barbara Rosiny (8.815 points)
- 2020: Jannik Heiland with Dark Beluga , lunge guide: Barbara Rosiny (8.326 points)
Winner Pas de deux:
- 2014: Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs with Danny Boy , lunge guide: Patric Looser (8,454 points)
- 2015: Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs with Danny Boy , lunge guide: Patric Looser (8.856 points)
- 2016: Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs with Danny Boy , lunge guide: Patric Looser (8.868 points)
- 2017: Theresa-Sophie Bresch and Torben Jacobs with Picardo , longenführer: Patric Looser (8.615 points)
- 2018: Theresa-Sophie Bresch and Torben Jacobs with Holiday on Ice E , longen guide: Alexandra Knauf (8.256 points)
- 2019: Theresa-Sophie Bresch and Torben Jacobs with Danny Boy OLD , longenführer: Patric Looser (8.473 points)
- 2020: not held
Web links
- Internet presence of the partner horse
- EN GARDE Marketing website with tournament and ticket information
Individual evidence
- ↑ FEI approved schedule, CSI Leipzig (GER) January 18-21, 2018
- ↑ Premiere for four World Cup Finals under one roof - PARTNER PFERD in Leipzig , press release, March 29, 2011
- ↑ World Cup Final in Leipzig: Conversation with Volker Wulff ( Memento from February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Katrin Höfler, February 18, 2011
- ↑ Partner horse in Leipzig attracts with interesting western riding
- ↑ a b FEI tournament calendar
- ↑ see article FEI World Cup four-in-hand driving
- ↑ a b c d e Results of the partner horse since 2005 , search term "partner horse"
- ↑ 2022 four World Cup finals in Leipzig, no World Equestrian Games 2022 , Alexandra Koch / Reiter Revue International, November 18, 2019
- ↑ a b Announcement of the partners Pferd 2018 , nnung-online.de
- ↑ Event detail: CDI 4 * Leipzig 2010 , data.fei.org
- ↑ Checklist for approved Schedule Vaulting 2018