Hans peter minderhoud reem acra 2016

Peter Minderhoud wins Grand Prix and sets sights on Reem Acra 2016 title 

by Louise Parkes

The Netherlands’ Hans Peter Minderhoud steered Glock’s Flirt to victory in the Grand Prix as the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage 2016 Final got underway at the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden yesterday.

But the host nation contenders were hot on the heels of the Dutch duo, with Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello just 0.371 percentage points behind in second place and Patrik Kittel just 0.1 point further adrift in third with the veteran Watermill Scandic.

 

Peter Minderhoud knows he will have to do it all again in Sunday’s Freestyle if, at his sixth attempt, he is to take the coveted Reem Acra title at last.

But it will be no easy task for the 42-year-old Dutchman and his 15-year-old gelding because, as yesterday’s result clearly demonstrated, there is very little separating the leading combinations in the 18-strong field.

 

Great start

 

Denmark’s A