Swiss Slide 2007 in Givrins

Last week-end, Europe’s top reiners met at Corinna Schumacher’s beautiful facility in Givrins (SUI) to compete in the 12 000 Swiss Francs CRI ***. The winner was Italian Dario Carmignani astride the American Quarter Horse stallion Skeets Dun scoring a 223.5. Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner and Spaceship Commander placed second scoring a 218.5. Kronsteiner also rode Francesca Sternberg’s Chic In The Barn to a fine fourth place (217). Ann Poels (BEL) and Chic Dual placed third (217.5).

Dario Carmignani was born in Rome in 1968. He started riding as a kid – first dressage and jumping later turning to western riding. After a vacation in Canada he returned with eight horses (American Quarter Horses and Appaloosas) and the desire to become a professional trainer. Dario spent some time in the U.S.A. working with famous trainers like WEG silver medal winner 2006 and NRHA Million Dollar rider Tim Mc Quay.

Carmignani was a member of the WEG teams of Jerez de la Frontera and Aachen where he won the team bronze medal and placed eighth in individual ranking. Further great achievements were 1995 ANCR Derby Ltd Open Champion, 1996 ANCR Derby Open Champion, 1997 AIQH Futurity Open Champion, 1999 ANCR Derby Champion und ANCR Maturity Open Champion, 2004 IRHA Open Champion, 2004 FEI World Reining Masters Finalist und 2005 ALCR Futurity Champion und Res. Champion Open.

Skeets Dun was bred in the USA and is owned by Andrea Castrucci. The stallion was IRHA Futurity Open Finalist 2003, IRHA Derby Open Reserve Champion 2005 and IRHA Maturity Open Reserve Champion 2005.
Results
Horse - Rider - Country - Owner - Total
SKEETS DUN - CARMIGNANI DARIO - ITA - CASTRUCCI ANDRE - 223.5
SPACESHIP COMMANDER - KRONSTEINER RUDI - AUT - BRAAM QUARTER HORSES - 218.5
CHIC DUAL - FONCK-POELS ANN - BEL - VESPALAINEN KART - 217.5
CHIC IN THE BAR - KRONSTEINER RUDI - AUT - STERNBERG ROSANNE - 217
OLENAS DIABLO STAR - LUDWIG GRISCHA - GER - THIELH KAI - 216
ARC PLAYSOPHIE - ERNST EMANUEL - GER - SOSNA KONRAD - 215.5
WHEELING ELDORADO - LJUNGBERG PETER - SWE - BERGHOLM MIKAEL - 214
MRH CHISUM - CASTRUCCI ANDREA - ITA - SENTINELLI FABIO - 213.5
CODYS CLASSIC JAC - SCHULTHEISS CARMEN - SUI - BRETSCHER MARIE-THERESE - 213.5
GALLO PEQUENO - STRAUMANN DANIEL - SUI - STRAUMANN DANIEL - 213
WHIZ WORTH - HOW MARK - GB - DUNFORD JOHN - 212.5
ST PADDYS ROOSTER- STEIN OLIVER - GER - BRECHTL ROMAN - 212
CUT FROM A DIAMOND - JOSEFSSON ANDERS - SWE -JOHANSSON SVEN-OLAF -211.5
SON OFA DUNIT - WELLE ROBERT - SUI - WELLE ROBERT - 211
MR SPARKLE JOE - RÖTHLISBERGER EVELYNE -SUI - BUCK HEDI - 210
FLITES ENTERPRISE - SCHULTHEISS CARMEN - SUI - SCHULTHEISS CARMEN - 210
GOSSIP POWER - HOW MARK - GB - DUNFORD JOHN - 209
A FLASHY ROOSTER - ARROT JEAN-PIERE - FR - REYNAUD DOMINIQUE - 209
TACO LENO BAR - LOCHER RAHEL - SUI - LOCHER RAHEL - 208
SPIRIT OF TACO - DAEPPEN PRISKA - SUI - DAEPPEN PRISKA - 207.5
WHO IS MY DADDY - PIEPER JÜRGEN - GER - WHO IS MY DADDY PARTNERSHIP - 207
TITAN TEXAN - FROMONT YVES - FR - FROMONT YVES - 206.5
JOKERS FRECKLE KING - KUBLI ALEX - SUI - KUBLI ALEX - 204
ROYAL SMOOTH OLENA - AEBERHARD ROLAND - SUI - AEBERHARD ROLAND - 201.5
MR ROYALY FRECKLES - HEBERT THIERRY - SUI - HEBERT THIERRY - 196.5
MR TOPSAIL BREGALENA - SCHULTHEISS SELINA - SUI - BURRI MYRIAM - 185
CHIC SAIL DREAM - SANDERS-DUPONCHEL LAURA - FR - MOYON PIERRE - No Score
JO TOPSAIL CHIC - SCHULTHEISS SELINA - SUI - RIFESER EWALD - 0
MEGA JAX - NICKLASSON JONAS - NOR - NICKLASSON JONAS - 0