Forza Italia, Go Austria
While everyone in Europe is currently suffering from the „European Football Championship Fever“, the Alpenspan riders kept their focus on equestrian sport – and are as successful as ever. The „squadra verde“ with Gerfried Puck, Dieter and Sandra Köfler, Gudrun Pirker and Gianni Govoni showed amazing performances in the Lake Arena Wiener Neustadt (AUT) and Tortona (ITA) and brought home no less than 21 victories and placings last weekend (9 – 12 June).
On top in the Lake Arena
Gerfried Puck and the six-year old KWPN stallion For Fun VT (by Zirocco Blue VDL) secured a total of four placings in the young horse classes (1.15/1.25 m), Fephelia (by Cardento), who is the same age, was placed twice, Dieter Köfler’s Cornet Obolensky-daughter Farah Dibah once.
Three more top-results were scored by Dieter in the 1.40 m classes aboard the eight-year old Hanoverian mare Stakkata, who jumped to one victory and a third place and Golden Gun, who finished third as well. Gerfried added to more placings in te 1.40 m competitions with Davey (by Canturano) who came fourth and second. Riding Eclipse and Qui Doo, the Austrian Champion Gerfried brought home two ribbons in the 1.25 m classes, Dieter Köfler (Candida), Sandra Köfler (Lindbergh) and Gudrun Pirker (Alpenspan Scarlet) were placed over 1.20 m. The weekend ended with a fabulous second place of Dieter and Askaban in the Grand Prix over 1.45 m.
Grand Prix victory in Italy
Gianni „serial winner“ Govoni stroke again at the national event in Tortona (ITA). Riding his twelve-year old KWPN gelding Zidane Le Sursaut, he won Friday’s 1.35 m class, finished tenth over 1.35 m on Saturday with E.Laoise and won the Grand Prix on Sunday (1.60 m) with Antonio.
