Carl Hester pulled off a hat-trick at the All England Dressage Festival, Hickstead, with two international wins – and a grand prix victory for En Vogue
1. Carl Hester’s withdrawal from the Addington CDI Carl Hester has been forced to pull out of the Addington CDI3 (16-19) owing to a foot injury. He had been due to ride Fiona Bigwood, Penny Bigwood, Mette Dahl and Anders Dahl’s 17-year-old stallion Fame, whom he made his competition return on in January after almost […]
Carl Hester has withdrawn from the CDI3 at Addington after he suffered an injury to his foot. Carl was entered for the event, which runs from today (16 March) to Sunday, on Fiona Bigwood, Penny Bigwood, Mette Dahl and Anders Dahl’s 17-year-old stallion Fame, but has had to pull out. “I had a fall, not […]
Thu, 01/28/2021 - 13:49
Denmark
Danish team combination Anders Dahl and Fidelio van het Bloemenhof have been removed from the Danish A-squad and are no longer eligible for 2021 Olympic team selection.
Fidelio s owner, Fiona Bigwood, decided to change the ownership ratio s on the horse, which makes him no longer available for Team Denmark.
Dahl and Fidelio
Fidelio van het Bloemenhof is a 12-year old Belgian SBS registered gelding by Fidertanz out of Ommarilla de la Fazenda (by Jazz x Nooitgedacht).
He is bred by Luc van der Heyden. Fiona Bigwood purchased the horse in April 2017 from Petra Stroetmann in Germany.
Not Fiona but her husband Anders Dahl made his international show debut on the chestnut at the 2019 CDI Keysoe. The pair scored marks above seventy percent and reconfirmed their shape at the CDI Hagen. They placed fourth at the 2019 Danish Grand Prix Championships and were selected on the Danish team for the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam, where they