Tim Value takes the lead on opening day

New Zealand’s Tim Value and Viscount Viktor prepared the ground after the primary day of the Pau Horse Trials dressage.

Tim and nine-year-old Viscount Viktor, owned by means of Barbara Cooper, Glyn Norcutt, and Ginny Rusher, scored 28 for his or her easy, flowing take a look at. The pair’s efficiency was once constant during, with plenty of eights being awarded for the prolonged trot, prolonged canter, and part passes.

Pau is Viscount Viktor’s first five-star and Tim was once happy with the up-and-coming gelding.

“He’s coming alongside, he’s a tender horse and unestablished in any respect these things. However the finish of the 12 months is with a bit of luck whilst you’re going to get just a little extra leisure, and he’s going to know the actions just a little extra,” he stated.

“He does if truth be told to find the paintings relatively simple. If he’s chilled, then he simply is going in the course of the motions and for me it was once a bit little bit of an under-ridden take a look at; I used to be simply going for a pleasing take a look at that didn’t have too many errors. After which we will construct on that over the approaching years.”

Tim stated Viscount Victor has persevered to growth with age and he can now ask for just a little extra in checks.

“Now not that way back I used to kind of need to introduce the part cross, after which cross into it, as a result of differently he would possibly pop into canter or lose steadiness. However now I will be able to sit down him up at the nook and say ‘Let’s cross sideways’,” he stated.

“And the similar with the medium canter; I will be able to come across the nook and say, ‘Let’s cross’ and he is going right into a excellent medium canter. The ones moments are truly amusing when it comes to coaching a horse, and development it up in the course of the grades, so I used to be pleased with him for the ones issues. He confirmed a pleasing prolonged stroll which presentations just a little of leisure.

“After which the puts he reveals tricky; getting back from a medium and prolonged canter – he loves to stay his frame great and lengthy. He is aware of to return again and it’ll recover over the following couple of years – however he doesn’t have a large whoopsie second now, he simply tries just a little more difficult and is derived again. It’s the ones little puts which can be appearing growth in his coaching that makes it rewarding.”

Pau Horse Trials dressage: British riders in 2d and 3rd

Piggy March is lately the most efficient of the Brits in 2d with Coolparks Sarco following the primary day of five-star dressage motion. The pair sit down simply 0.1 of a penalty at the back of Tim and Viscount Viktor. The Lamberts’ 11-year-old gelding, a former trip of Nicola Wilson, was once every other horse making his five-star debut at Pau.

“He felt really nice,” stated Piggy. “Perhaps I had to cross up one tools to get a bit bit extra, however I used to be mindful to not really feel like I used to be chasing when he felt so well in entrance of my leg and below me.

“Within the final alternate I felt him a bit bit involved in regards to the digicam, and within the 8m circle he was once just a little fearful of it, however instead of that he felt great. I would possibly glance again and be wondering myself for now not being just a little braver, however I don’t know. I didn’t ever cross ‘Oh pricey’. All of it felt constant. I’m extremely joyful together with his mind, he went in there and was once truly rideable and comfy.”

Ros Canter and Pencos Crown Jewel, owned by means of Kate James and Annie Makin, lie in 3rd in a single day after the primary day of the Pau Horse Trials dressage on 28.3.

Ros stated she was once “completely extremely joyful” with the 14-year-old mare’s take a look at, however idea it was once “just a little harshly marked”.

“There would possibly were issues I will have performed just a little higher, however I used to be truly extremely joyful with how she went,” she stated.

“The day sooner than a contest she occasionally seems to be just a little highly spiced, however she wishes to seem highly spiced with a purpose to be upbeat sufficient in there for adjustments and issues. I’m truly pleased with the best way she settled, you simply have to influence your self 20 mins is masses within the warm-up – and maximum of this is spent in stroll; I do two mins paintings then have a stroll, two mins then have a stroll – she simply must really feel excellent in her frame.”

The second one day of Pau Horse Trials dressage starts the next day to come (27 October) with home-side rider Cedric Lyard with Unum De’Or at 10am native time (9am British time). The primary Brit is Helen Bates and Carpe Diem at 10.07am native time (9.07am British time).

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