Felix Vogg and Colero, Luhmühlen winners in 2022. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
Hold onto your hats, CCI5* season is just getting underway!
Next up on the 2023 5* tour is the German stop, Longinues Lumühlen Horse Trials, located in northern Germany just to the south of Hamburg. A strong entry list for both the headlining 5* as well as the complementing CCI4* has just been revealed, featuring members of the reigning Olympic and World Championship gold medal-winning teams, the reigning individual World Champion, the reigning individual Olympic gold medalist, as well as a strong contingent from the U.S across both divisions.
View the full CCI5* and CCI4* entry list here.
Tamie Smith and Solaguayre California. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.
It’s a juicy one, and some notable highlights from the 5* list include:
- 2022 Luhmühlen winners Felix Vogg (SUI) and Colero
- A heavy threat from Great Britain, lead by Tokyo and Pratoni team members Laura Collett (London 52, Dacapo), Yasmin Ingham (Rehy DJ), and Oliver Townend (As Is, Tregilder, Cooley Rosalent). Other contenders include Kitty King and Vendredi Biats, rerouting after an unlucky tumble at Badminton, Pippa Funnell with 2019 Burghley winner MGH Grafton Street as well as Billy Walk On.
- A new 5* ride features for world #2 rider Jonelle Price (NZL), who takes the reins on former Cathal Daniels ride L.E.B. Lias Jewel. This 13-year-old Irish mare by Limmerick has contested the 2021 European Championships in Avenches as well as started this event in 2022 with Cathal, but will be seeking a first 5* completion this weekend.
- World #1 Tim Price brings forward his 2022 Boekelo winner, the 11-year-old KWPN gelding Happy Boy, who despite his 5*-debutant status is a serious threat to finish the weekend on a mid-20s dressage mark.
- A strong showing from the U.S., with six riders including recent Kentucky 5* champion Tamie Smith, who brings forward the Guariglia’s Solaguayre California for a debut at the level, and Boyd Martin with the Annie Goodwin Syndicate’s Fedarman B. Boyd has also re-routed Tokyo and Pratoni partner Tsetserleg TSF (the Turner family) after an early penalty pick-up on cross country at Kentucky. These riders are joined by Katherine Coleman on 5* debut horse RLE Limbo Kaiser, Sydney Elliott and QC Diamantaire, and Matt Flynn and Wizzerd.
- The U.S. will also have representatives in the 4*: Dan Kreitl and Carmango will use their free flight from Dutta Corp. earned at last year’s USEF National 4*-L Championship, accompanied by Hallie Coon and Cute Girl.
- While we won’t be joined by German heavy hitters such as Michael Jung or Ingrid Klimke in the 5*, we will see both riders as well as reigning Olympic gold medalist Julia Krajewski in the CCI4*, which is also used as the German National Championship division. 2022 Kentucky winner fischerChipmunk FRH, who is being saved for Paris this season and will focus primarily on short-format events with Michael, will feature in this division.
Tim Price and Happy Boy. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
The CCI5* entry list is as follows:
| NATION | RIDER | HORSE | OWNER | |
| Australia | Kevin | McNab | Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam |
Scuderia 1918 capital srl & Emma McNab
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| Australia | Will | Levett | Huberhus AC |
Elisabeth Murdoch, Keith Tyson & Rider
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| Belgium | Seppe | Vilain | Kawa de la Cour Z | Steve Vilain |
| Brazil | Marcio | Carvalho Jorge | Kilcoltrim Kit Kat |
Helen & Alistair Mordaunt, Annabel & Alistair Vere Nicoll
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| Ecuador | Nicolas | Wettstein | Meyer’s Happy |
Monique Deyme, Frank Wettstein & Rider
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| France | Florian | Ganneval | Blue Bird de Beaufour | Rider |
| France | Gireg | Le Coz | Caramel d’Orchis | Rider |
| France | Cedric | Lyard | Unum de’Or |
Marie-Christine Duroy-de Lauriere & Rider
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| France | Arthur | Marx | Church’Ile | Philippe Marx |
| Great Britain | Philip | Brown | Harry Robinson | Orbit Electrical Services Ltd. |
| Great Britain | Sarah | Bullimore | Corquet |
Kew Jumping Syndicate, Brett Bullimore & Rider
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| Great Britain | Kirsty | Chabert | Opposition Loire | Daisy Chain Syndicate & Rider |
| Great Britain | Emelie | Chandler | Gortfadda Diamond | Maria Doel |
| Great Britain | Laura | Collett | Dacapo |
Diana Chappell, Gillian Morris-Adams, Alison & Michael Smedley & Carolyn Taylor
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| Great Britain | Laura | Collett | London 52 | Keith Scott, Karen Bartlett & Rider |
| Great Britain | David | Doel | Ferro Point | Christine & Hannah Lees & Molly Nunn |
| Great Britain | Pippa | Funnell | Billy Walk On | Barbara & Nicholas Walkingshaw |
| Great Britain | Pippa | Funnell | MGH Grafton Street | Jane & Jonathan Clarke |
| Great Britain | Xanthe | Goldsack | Hi Tech | Rider |
| Great Britain | Matthew | Heath | Askari | Plum Rowland |
| Great Britain | Yasmin | Ingham | Rehy DJ | The Sue Davies Fund |
| Great Britain | Tom | Jackson | Farndon | Anne & Lain Slater |
| Great Britain | Fiona | Kashel | Creevagh Silver de Haar | Fiona Breach |
| Great Britain | Emily | King | Valmy Biats | Philippe Brivois |
| Great Britain | Kitty | King | Vendredi Biats |
Diana Brown, Sally Lloyd Baker, Sally Eyre & Samantha Wilson
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| Great Britain | Harry | Meade | Cavalier Crystal | Charlotte Opperman |
| Great Britain | Harry | Meade | Red Kite | Nigella Hall & Alexandra Robinson |
| Great Britain | Selina | Milnes | Iron | Angela & William Rucker |
| Great Britain | Imogen | Murray | Roheryn Ruby | MS Team, Kim Pengelly & Fran Reeve |
| Great Britain | Will | Rawlin | The Partner | Miranda & Andrew Rawlin & Rider |
| Great Britain | Kylie | Roddy | Carden Earl Grey | Earl Grey Tea Party-Goers |
| Great Britain | Izzy | Taylor | Happy Days |
Alex Colquhoun, Lavinia Taylor & Caroline Wilson
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| Great Britain | Izzy | Taylor | Monkeying Around | Mark Sartori & Rider |
| Great Britain | Oliver | Townend | As Is | John Peace |
| Great Britain | Oliver | Townend | Cooley Rosalent | Paul W. Ridgeon |
| Great Britain | Oliver | Townend | Tregilder | The Hazeldines & Mitchell Fox Group |
| Ireland | Susannah | Berry | Monbeg by Design | Helen Caton |
| Ireland | Declan | Cullen | Seavaghan ASH | Becky Cullen |
| Ireland | Felicity | Ward | Regal Bounty | James O’Callagham |
| Japan | Ryuzo | Kitajima | Feroza Nieuwmoed | Riding Club Crane |
| New Zealand | Muzi | Pottinger | Just Kidding | Pottinger Family |
| New Zealand | Jonelle | Price | L.E.B. Lias Jewel | Jo Breheny |
| New Zealand | Tim | Price | Happy Boy | Susan Lamb & Therese Miller |
| Switzerland | Felix | Vogg | Colero | Jürgen Vogg |
| USA | Katherine | Coleman | RLE Limbo Kaiser | Rider |
| USA | Sydney | Elliott | QC Diamantaire | Carol Stephens |
| USA | Matthew | Flynn | Wizzerd |
Kathleen & A. Patrick Flynn & Merry Go Round Farm
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| USA | Boyd | Martin | Fedarman B | Annie Goodwin Syndicate |
| USA | Boyd | Martin | Tsetserleg TSF | Christine, Thomas Iv & Tommie Turner |
| USA | Tamra | Smith | Solaguayre California | Julianne & David Guariglia |
| Germany | Nicolai | Aldinger | Timmo | Jutta & Michael Spethmann |
| Germany | Arne | Bergendahl | Luthien | Helmut Bergendahl |
| Germany | Emma | Brüssau | Dark Desire GS | Jürgen Brüssau |
| Germany | Jerome | Robine | Black Ice | Dorothea von Zedtwitz |
Action for Longines Luhmühlen will begin on Wednesday, June 15 with the first horse inspection. All action will be live-streamed on H&C+ with a subscription or a one-time event viewing pass. Tilly Berendt will be our reporter on the ground, and we’ll have much more coming your way from Germany very soon.
Go Eventing.
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