08 December '25
Carabella vd Neyen Z impresses in La Coruña
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©FEI/Mackenzie Clark
After a two-week break, World Cup points within the Western European League were being jumped again last weekend and to do so the caravan headed to La Coruña, Spain. It turned out to be a dream weekend for Norwegian rider Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer and her top mare Carabella vd Neyen Z, who in addition to a top ranking in the CSI5* Grand Prix also claimed a leading role at the CSI5* World Cup.
The Casas Novas World Cup in La Coruña was the fifth leg of the season within the Western European League and brought a total of 40 top combinations to the start on Sunday afternoon. Spanish course designer Santiago Varela and his team had mapped out a course consisting of 14 obstacles with 17 jumps for this World Cup, and of those 40 contenders, seven managed to complete the 1.60m-high basic circuit. The first to succeed were Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer and the 11-year-old mare Carabella vd Neyen Z, the daughter of Carrera VDL and Lux Z born with breeder Yves Claes. Lyngvaer and Carabella vd Neyen Z, who also shone on Saturday with a 5th place in the CSI5* Grand Prix, were allowed to take the lead in the jump-off of the World Cup and with a flawless round in 44.70 seconds they eventually secured a fantastic2nd place.
Oda Charlotte Lyngvaer: "Carabella is everything to me! She fights so much for me in the ring. I just have to concentrate on my job and then she really does everything for me! I am eternally grateful to her."
The victory during that CSI5* Grand Prix on Saturday was then but for Belgian rider Pieter Devos and the 11-year-old chestnut mare Jarina J, which brings us to a daughter of Cicero Z . Devos and Jarina J, who also gained a great2nd place during the 1.45m class the day before, rushed in a ten-man jump-off to the finish in 44.04 seconds and so, after their victory in Amsterdam earlier this year, they had another Grand Prix victory to their name.
The bronze at this Grand Prix went to Christian Ahlmann and the 14-year-old grey mare Blueberry, a daughter of our stallion HH Conrad Z. Ahlmann and Blueberry also produced a flawless round in the jump-off, but needed 40.83 seconds to complete their run.
Finally, French rider Kevin Staut also had a successful weekend with the 9-year-old chestnut mare Vida Loca Z, a daughter of Vigo d'Arsouilles and Cornet Obolensky out of the Soc. Agricola A R.I. Edeldame breeding farm in Italy. Staut and Vida Loca Z started their competition on Friday with a 7th place in the 1.45m class and the following days also saw a 7th place in the CSI5* Grand Prix and a 9th place in the CSI5* World Cup.