Top placings, a premiere & a comeback in green

The „Riders in green“ from Team Alpenspan are still riding a wave of success. Gianni Govoni (ITA), the Austrians Leonard Platzer, Peter Gmoser and – for the first time in a very long time – Anton Martin Bauer were busy on showgrounds in Italy and Austria from March 7-10 and collected ribbons and trophys like there was no tomorrow.

When Gianni goes to San Giovanni…
… he is scores! The „Alpenspan Azzurro“ Gianni Govoni started his weekend at the CSI3* San Giovanni in Marignano (ITA) with a tenth place in the 1.35 m class on Thursday aboard Intrigo RS. On Friday, he secured two second places with Laoise (1.35 m) and Devlin K (1.40 m) and continued his streak of success on Saturday with yet another second place riding Bobolensky in the 1.35 m competition and a third place with Laoise. Camiro Z finished seventh in Sunday’s 1.25 m class before Gianni ended his weekend with a great fourth place aboard Antonio in the CSI3* Grand Prix over 1.50 m with jump-off.

The junior and the pro in Linz
Leonard Platzer took the national show in Linz as an opportunity to present his new mount, seven-year old Holsteiner mare Barmenia, for the very first time. The debut was a success as the 17-year old European Championship contestant and the Casall-offspring finished eight in the 1.30 m class on Saturday. Alpenspan team leader and Austria’s national youth coach Anton Martin Bauer gave his comeback after a long-time injury and demonstrated, that he still knows how to do it. Aboard the eleven-year old BWP stallion Viper van Huize Ruisdael he secured two second places over 1.35/1.40 m and came fifth in the Grand Prix with jump-off on Sunday.

Good, better, Gmoser!
Thanks to our Olympic contestant Peter Gmoser, Team Alpenspan was highly successful in the dressage ring as well. „Buschi“ started three horses at the national show in Weikersdorf and smiled from the podium more than just once. In Saturday’s FEI Junior Team Test, Peter and the nine-year old Lord Loxley-daughter Lima Luna finished third (69,730 %) and topped that with the first place in the FEI Junior Individual Test on Sunday (71,667 %). In the FEI Young Rider Team and Individual Tests, he came fourth (69,895 %) and second (69,825 %) with Royal Dimension and proofed to be unbeatable with his four-legged partner Salgado in the Intermediate II (70,789 %) as well as the Grand Prix (70,133 %).

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