Great results for Great Britain

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Worldchampion in speedpace: Charlotte Cook and Sæla frá Þóreyjarnúpi. 
Photo: Töltaren/Sofie Lahtinen Carlsson
Happy horse! 
Foto: Töltaren/Sofie Lahtinen Carlsson

The team of Great Britain had their most successful WC ever during this week in Holland. 
This morning Charlotte Cook became a Worldchampion in speedpace P2 with the amazing time 7,43 sec. with her great and very fast palminomare Sæla frá Þóryejarnúpi. It is very impressive to see Charlotte ride her mare on just plain noseband and with a very light contact on the reins. Sæla seems very pleased and happy. Charlottes jockeystyle has got quite a lot of attention and especially among the icelanders. However Charlotte says that she is convinced that she can ride faster like this because she is not disturbing the horse on the sides because of the short stirrups and the airdynamic that goes through. 
Yesterday the Great Britain team got their first medal ever (Charlotte and Saela recived the bronzemedal in 250 m pace P1) and Mike Adams, riding Kafteinn frá Kommu, was the first Brit to ride in an oval track final. And this morning Charlotte became a Worldchampion so they are making history. Big congratulations to Charlotte and the whole team of Great Britain! 

POS # RIDER / HORSE TOT
01: 120 Charlotte Cook [GB] – Sæla frá Þóreyjarnúpi [IS2006255474] 7,43″
    1ST 7,43  
    2ND 7,71  
02: 181 Markus Albrecht Schoch [CH] – Kóngur frá Lækjamóti [IS2002155124] 7,49″
    1ST 7,50  
    2ND 7,49  
03: 016 Svavar Örn Hreiðarsson [IS] – Hekla frá Akureyri [IS2005265980] 7,53″
    1ST 7,53  
    2ND 0,00  
04: 067 Thomas Vilain Rørvang [DK] – Toppur frá Skarði 1 [IS2003135733] 7,57″
    1ST 7,81  
    2ND 7,57  
05: 138 Lona Sneve [YR] [NO] – Stóri-Dímon frá Hraukbæ [IS1996165370] 7,57″
    1ST 7,57  
    2ND 0,00  
       
06: 154 Elise Harryson [YR] [SE] – Lilja från Horshaga [SE2009200003] 7,62″
    1ST 7,77  
    2ND 7,62  
07: 101 Helmut Bramesfeld [WC] [DE] – Blöndal vom Störtal [DE2001122960] 7,62″
    1ST 7,62  
    2ND 0,00  
08: 001 Ævar Örn Guðjónsson [IS] – Vaka frá Sjávarborg [IS2006257247] 7,63″
    1ST 0,00  
    2ND 7,63  
09: 162 Magnús Skúlason [SE] – Valsa från Brösarpsgården [SE2009210614] 7,67″
    1ST 7,67  
    2ND 0,00  
09: 166 Þorvaldur Árnason [SE] – Thyrnir från Knubbo [SE2001100506] 7,67″
    1ST 0,00  
    2ND 7,67  
       
11: 011 Konráð Valur Sveinsson [YR] [IS] – Sleipnir frá Skör [IS2009101486] 7,68″
    1ST 7,78  
    2ND 7,68  
12: 031 Lisa Förster [AT] – Erill frá Miðsitju [IS2005158844] 7,68″
    1ST 7,88  
    2ND 7,68  
13: 113 Svenja Kohl [YR] [DE] – Svartur von Faxaból [DE2001134283] 7,75″
    1ST 8,04  
    2ND 7,75  
14: 199 Charlotte White [YR] [NL] – Elja vom Waldhof [DE2003243076] 7,91″
    1ST 7,91  
    2ND 7,91  
15: 114 Vicky Eggertsson [DE] – Salvör vom Lindenhof [DE2006241246] 7,92″
    1ST 7,92  
    2ND 8,00  
       
16: 097 Anna-Alice Kesenheimer [YR] [DE] – Vídalín frá Hamrahóli [IS2004186613] 7,93″
    1ST 8,92  
    2ND 7,93  
17: 024 Carina Mayerhofer-Piber [AT] – Frami von St. Oswald [AT1997160415] 7,95″
    1ST 8,03  
    2ND 7,95  
18: 118 Aidan Carson [YR] [GB] – Óðinn from Inchree [GB2007102026] 7,98″
    1ST 8,56  
    2ND 7,98  
19: 205 Nienke Schaafsma [NL] – Nátt frá Hefill [NL2001100016] 7,99″
    1ST 7,99  
    2ND 8,02  
20: 176 Ladina Sigurbjörnsson [CH] – Styrla fra Skarstad [NO2008211215] 8,00″
    1ST 8,02  
    2ND 8,00

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