Several podium finishes in show jumping and dressage
Show jumping
At Ising on Lake Chiemsee, Basile Bettendorf finished among the top ten three times and on the podium twice at a CSI 2* competition in early September, although he did not quite manage to take the top step. In a two-phase class for young horses over 1.30 meters he finished second on Linus in 25.55 seconds. In a 1.45 m class the 33-year-old was tenth with Chakpori du Gibet, and on the final day of the tournament he took third place (55.17″) on Veyron over 1.40 meters.
His brother Victor was competing the same weekend at the Global Champions Tour in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. His team “Madrid in Motion” secured second place there. Earlier, Bettendorf collected several top placings in various classes, beginning with fourth place over 1.45 meters aboard Champion de la Roque in the CSI 2* competition. On Jumbo de La Roque he was second in a young-horse class for six- and seven-year-olds over 1.30 meters.
Riding Gibbs un Prince in the first qualification class — which counted for the Global Champions Tour and League and was over 1.60 meters — he took an impressive third place (photo). In the second qualifying round over 1.55 meters the pair finished fourth. His first of two wins in the Netherlands came with the young horse Jumbo de La Roque, who completed a 1.30/1.35 m course in 64.11 seconds as the fastest. The second win came with Champion de la Roque after 57.45 seconds in a CSI 2* class over 1.35 meters. In the same competition he also took fifth place with Atchoum de La Roque.
Dressage
Fie Christine Skarsoe and Forte Village notched up three wins at a CDI 1* competition in Deauville (F) in early September, exactly repeating their successes from June in Crozet in this category. Skarsoe and the eight-year-old gelding first won the Prix St. Georges with 71.912 percent. This was followed by 72.353 percent in the Intermédiaire I test, which was enough for first place, and 74.958 percent in the Inter I freestyle, which also secured the top spot.
Translated from German by AI and adjusted by Paul Krier. Also to be published in the “Lëtzebuerger Bauer” weekly newspaper.