Following her qualification for the German Federal Championships for Young Horses (as previously reported), Mandy Zimmer achieved two top placings at the international level in Olomouc, Czech Republic, over the Pentecost weekend. Riding the Oldenburg gelding Famous Boy, she scored 73.004 percent, placing fourth in the preliminary round of the seven-year-old age group.
The pair performed even better in the final, with Zimmer and the gelding finishing third with a score of 73.600 percent. American Jennifer Hoffmann won with Fandlamo (74.515%), while Australian Jemma Heran came in second on For Gold (74.015%). Meanwhile, Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger and his experienced Quater Back Junior competed in a CDIO 4* event in Lier, Belgium, which counted towards the Nations Cup. In the Grand Prix Special, the pair secured eighth place with a score of 70.298 percent.
Translated from German by AI and adjusted by Paul Krier. Original article also to be published in the “Lëtzebuerger Bauer” weekly newspaper.