Steffen Peters & Suppenkasper Grand Prix Special Highlights 75.7%

Steffen Peters is in Wellington for season looking for a piece of Olympic team action. With his big win this week in the Grand Prix Special he is making moves to represent the United States at the Olympic's in Tokyo 2020 in dressage. Of Four Winds Farm’s elastic, uphill gelding Suppenkasper, Peters said: “Our warm-up system has been pretty good; we’ve been working him two hours before the test and then today I only did 15 minutes right before going into the ring. “He stayed calm and I came in in a nice rising trot. Again he did a very clean test and that’s what we want for the team: consistency. The passage felt better and clearly there was a huge improvement in the right pirouette, which didn’t work out so well in the grand prix; actually both pirouettes worked out beautifully today.” The next task for the Olympic team bronze medallist is to accustom his latest superstar to the unique pressures and atmosphere posed by the Friday night freestyle classes under lights at AGDF. “I talked to Debbie [McDonald], and now it’s time to turn up the power just a tiny bit. So I wanted four solid tests in this arena to settle him down for the freestyle, because that’s a gigantic hurdle for him in this arena — and of course there is a lot to stake for the World Cup qualifier,” added Peters, referring to the freestyle scores needed to qualify for the World Cup Final in Las Vegas in April. Peters has a plan to help Suppenkasper: “Here in Wellington we are staying at Five Rings Farm — probably the finest equestrian facility I’ve ever seen in my entire life — and they have an amazing sound system, so now at home we’re going to practice the clapping, the music and the national anthem, because even that seems to get him going. He’s so ready to go, now it’s just a question of desensitising him a bit to the music and, with a little bit of good luck, we can do a hell of a freestyle in here.” For access to more awesome videos, subscribe to Dressage Hub on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2722353 Check out our Amazon store for awesome things for equestrians! https://www.amazon.com/shop/dressagehub For more great videos on keeping your horse safe, happy and healthy, subscribe to Dressage Hub. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Connect with us: www.facebook.com/dressagehub Twitter @dressagehub Instagram @dressagehub Tumblr Dressage hub