Piaff Förderpreis course 2022: Candidates for the series have been determined
Warendorf (fn-press). The candidates for the Piaff Förderpreis 2022 have been determined. As part of a course followed by a training test at the federal base in Warendorf, 42 couples applied for a starting place in the renowned series for young U25 dressage riders. A total of twelve riders were able to recommend themselves for the series - in addition to the seeded members of the U25 junior dressage squad.
"It's amazing how the sport is developing, also across the board. We had a very good field of participants here, also with a number of new faces,” said Sebastian Heinze, national trainer of the U25 dressage riders, who was a bit surprised himself given the high number of entries. “All in all, it was a mixed field with some very experienced and experienced Grand Prix horses with younger riders, but also a whole range of talented nine and ten-year-old horses that were also trained by the riders themselves. Of course there were still mistakes here and there, but ten couples with a result of over 70 percent show that we are on the right track in this age group.”
The following riders were nominated (in alphabetical order): Kristin Biermann (Essen/WES), Anna Casper (Donzdorf/BAW), Helen Erbe, (Krefeld/RHL), Henriette Hachmeister (Hemmoor/BRE), Felicitas Hendricks (Hagen aTW /WES), Ann-Kahrin Lachemann (Eggenstein/BAW), Joana Peterka (Mettmann/RHL), Victoria Rohrmuss (Schwäbisch Gmünd/BAW), Anna Schölermann (Lichtenau/WEF), Victoria Marie Schönhofen (Saarlouis/SAL), Selina Söder (Aubenhausen/BAY) and Lia Welschof (Paderborn/WEF).
In addition, the members of the U25 junior squad for dressage – Raphael Netz (Aubenhausen/BAY) and Semmieke Rothenberger (Bad Homburg/HES) are eligible to start in the series.
The Piaff Promotional Prize was created to smooth the way into Grand Prix sport for dressage riders under the age of 25. The series for young dressage riders is made possible by the Liselott Schindling Foundation for the promotion of dressage sport.
Seasonal planning U25 dressage with Piaff sponsorship prize
The highlights of the season for dressage riders in the U25 age group in 2022 are the German Championships in Balve, the European Championships in Pilisjaszfalu and the final of the national series Piaff-Förderpreis. The continental championship will take place from August 24th to 28th near the Hungarian capital Budapest. Among other things, the stations of the Piaff sponsorship award serve as sighting tournaments.
The 2021 season could hardly have been more successful for the riders of U25 national coach Sebastian Heinze. At the home EM in Hagen a.T.W. they won team gold, followed by gold, silver and fourth and fifth place in the individual rankings, as well as another gold and silver and fourth place in the freestyle. The German championship in the U25 age group, which was held for the first time, was also a complete success and is scheduled to take place again in Balve in this form in 2022 at the same time as the senior championship (June 9th to 12th, 2022).
Dates 2022:
May 6th to 10th: Piaff-Förderpreis and EM sighting in Mannheim
June 9th to 12th: Piaff-Förderpreis, DM and EM sighting in Balve (longlist)
July 28th to 31st: Piaff-Förderpreis and EM sighting in Elmlohe (with freestyle) Shortlist
August 24th to 28th: European Championships in Pilisjaszfalu/HUN
September 22nd to 25th: Piaff-Förderpreis in Ludwigsburg
November 9th to 13th: Piaff-Förderpreis-Final in Stuttgart
