Presseübersicht
(acm/mps) With 80,025 per cent, Ulla Salzgeber and Wallstreet, her 13-year old Russian gelding, won the Grand Prix freestyle for the Herzog Carl-Preis. Thus, after two successes in the Grand Prix Special in 2000 and in 2001, the European champion from Bad Wörishofen was also able to win the freestyle at the STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS, the 19th international riding and show jumping competition. Isabell Werth (Rheinberg) and Antony, who is already seventeen years old, ended up in the second position with 78,425 per cent points ahead of Hubertus Schmidt (Altenautal), who achieved 76,675 points riding Wansuela suerte. The special ranking for the dressage trophy of the Haus Württemberg was also won by Ulla Salzgeber due to her successes in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix freestyle where she gained a total of 60 points, ahead of Jan Brink (SWE) and Hubertus Schmidt who received 50 points each.
“Stuttgart has always been
something special for me, as I achieved my international breakthrough here
in 1996. Since then, I have always liked to return to Stuttgart”, explained
the beaming winner. And also Gotthilf Riexinger, the competition director
could tell: “Ulla impressively proved how comfortable she feels in Stuttgart.“
Riexinger was also enthusiastic about the spectators. “Today, a dream has
come true, as far as the audience’s acceptance is concerned“. His Royal
Highness, Carl Duke of Württemberg, was very satisfied. “Again, we
had this unique Stuttgart crowd. We saw brilliant rides and it has been
an exciting decision up to the very end.“ His Royal Highness remembers
that 19 years ago, maybe 100 spectators were counted during the dressage
tests. “It is unique what Stuttgart has achieved in the last years, that
is that dressage is back where it belongs”. At the end of the press conference,
the winner especially thanked Gotthilf Riexinger, the competition director.
“This competition is for all of us – and I think, I can speak on behalf
of all riders – one of the few competitions, where the dressage riders
are taken as serious as the other disciplines.”