Sophia Ludvigsen winner of Lövsta Future Challenge International Dressage Tour in Herning

Danish Sophia Ludvigsen and Blue Hors Qiuntana (2014 Quantensprung 3-Desperados,own Blue Hors, bred by Steffen Brunkhorst) was unstoppable at the first leg of Lövsta Future Challenge International U25 Dressage Tour at World Cup Herning. Winning both the U25 Grand Prix and also the Freestyle with an impresseive 78,020%

- "Quintana felt so nice today, I think the highlight was our piaff passage tour. He really loves the atmosphere in the arena here in Herning and the ambience is just amazing. We hope to be able to ride some of the other legs of the Lövsta Future Challenge-tour and then maybe also some senior Grand Prix", says Sophia.

2nd place went to Netherlands Milou Dees and Fracesco (2010,Florencio 2-Ips Krack C), who did her first show since the U25 European Championship.

- "We had a lot of fun riding the freestyle today! We also managed the test without any mistakes and Francesco behaved so well. I´m really happy!" said Milou.

Germanys Elisabeth Von Wulffen placed 3rd.

World Cup Herning is the first leg in the total of three in the concept Lövsta Future Challenge International Tour. The tour creates opportunities for U25 riders to compete in the international arenas where competitions in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ are also held. The next stop is Jumping Amsterdam January 23th-26th 2025 and the tour concludes during Gothenburg Horse Show 19-23 February 2025. Each leg consists of a U25 Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle.

Todays results can be found here.