Andreas Helgstrand
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Andreas Helgstrand (born October 2, 1977) is an award-winning Danish dressage
rider who is most known for riding the 9-year-old mare Blue Hors Matiné (d. January 25, 2010) at the Grand Prix level. Helgstrand has also represented Denmark in Olympic dressage events in 2004
and at the World Equestrian Games
. Helgstrand was part of the Bronze winning Danish team at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008.
Helgstrand competed in the 2006 World Equestrian Games on December 20 in Aachen, Germany. He rode Matiné in his freestyle dressage test, where he opened the routine with a double canter pirouette. Both Helgstrand and Matiné performed wonderfully, receiving high marks from the judges. A video of the routine can be found on YouTube.
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
rider who is most known for riding the 9-year-old mare Blue Hors Matiné (d. January 25, 2010) at the Grand Prix level. Helgstrand has also represented Denmark in Olympic dressage events in 2004
Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Individual dressage
The individual dressage event, part of the equestrian program at the 2004 Summer Olympics, was held from 19 August to 25 August 2004 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on the outskirts of Markópoulo, in the Attica region of Greece. Like all other equestrian events, the dressage competition was mixed...
and at the World Equestrian Games
Dressage World Championship
The Dressage World Championship is held every four years. The best horse and rider competitions in the world compete for individual and team titles. The Dressage World Championship is since 1990, held at the World Equestrian Games in conjunction with other equestrian world championships.-Individual...
. Helgstrand was part of the Bronze winning Danish team at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008.
Helgstrand competed in the 2006 World Equestrian Games on December 20 in Aachen, Germany. He rode Matiné in his freestyle dressage test, where he opened the routine with a double canter pirouette. Both Helgstrand and Matiné performed wonderfully, receiving high marks from the judges. A video of the routine can be found on YouTube.
External links
- Interview with Helgstrand
- Footage of Helgstrand and Blue's silver medal dressage routine on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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