Sunday, 16 August 2015 EC Aachen 2015

Personal record and fifth place in the grand EC finale!

On the last day of dressage in these European Championships today, the GLOCK team was focussed on the Grand Prix Freestyle start for Hans Peter and GLOCK's Johnson TN. One last warm up, one last trip along the meadow paths to the great Aachen stadium. Today it was completely packed with enthusiastic fans of dressage and presented a wonderful setting for the finale of these European Championships of 2015 in Aachen.

Hans Peter rode 'Johnny' fresh into the huge stadium, only for their freestyle then to kick off with corresponding freshness and dynamism. Whether half-passes, extended trots, the full gallop, piaffes or pirouettes, all were given scores of over eight points. With scores lying between 77.00 and 82.50 percent, Hans Peter and GLOCK's Johnson TN arrived at an overall score of 82.411 percentage points. This meant not

Now it’s time to head home again and they’re all looking forward to that. The European Championships were an emotional roller-coaster ride, with highpoints like team gold and individual bronze for Hans Peter and lows like Edward and Fritsie’s elimination in the Grand Prix Special. But that’s what makes our sport special: ups and downs, admiration and scorn, with friend and foe often in close proximity. The manner in which they deal with it is what distinguishes a good team.

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82.411 %! That’s a new personal record for Hans Peter and GLOCK’s Johnson TN and meant fifth place in the European Championships Grand Prix Freestyle. © Arnd Bronkhorst

Team Netherlands! © Arnd Bronkhorst

Facing ups or downs – we’re a team. Edward and Hans Peter in Aachen. © Arnd Bronkhorst

GLOCK Rider Hans Peter Minderhoud and GLOCK’s Johnson TN were cheered by spectators at the Grand Prix Freestyle too. © Arnd Bronkhorst