“Off to Austria” was the motto for eventing rider Meike Weber.
With "Kiaora" she took part in a two-star test.
In the field, the duo was both lucky and unlucky.
District - “Piesendorf was insightful”, was the conclusion of eventing rider Meike Weber after taking part in the short two-star test in the Salzburg region.
With the mare "Kiaora" (nickname: Guz), the 43-year-old took 28th place.
A mishap while riding the terrain prevented a much better result.
At obstacle 19, “Kiaora” hit the boom so hard that the MIM system was triggered.
This is a safety device that is intended to prevent serious falls in the field: the upper part of the obstacle folds downwards.
Meike Weber and “Kiaora” got away with the shock, the horse kept going undeterred.
The mistake "is totally on my head, I slept there", reported the rider of the "Horse Friends Fischen".
However, there are eleven penalty points for triggering the MIM system.
So after the second discipline it was clear that it would not work with a loop.
Versatility: MIM system is designed to prevent serious falls off-road
For Weber, who works with horses in Hohenleiten near Penzberg, and “Kiaora” it was the second start this season after the two-star CCI in Marbach. "Our dressage is improving, but there is still room for improvement," said the squad rider. The duo left the first discipline with 33.9 points. Unlike many of their competitors, the couple completed the cross-country course in the time allowed. The mentioned faux pas caused a lot of penalty points. The jumping went "actually quite well," said Weber. Two avoidable drops and a small timeout led to the final result of 53.30 points.
Austrian Michaela Iglhauser won the two-star CCI with “Look at me” (25.70). The best German was Sophie Grieger, who landed in fourth place (30.70) with “Ibiska”. Lena Setzwein (RFV Weilheimer Pferdefreunde) was one of the riders from the region who competed in Piesendorf. In the one-star CCI, the Pollinger took 39th place in the saddle of "Atlantic Breath of Life". Several drops in jumping caused set wine to fall back in the tableau. It went best for the duo in dressage.