Hessen Championship 2009:
Lord Sinclair with Laura Schmadl Vicechampion Young Riders.

The motto that's talked about in the dressage world:
"Halt at X, salute at X,
buy from Ix."


European Championship Windsor Castle 2009

3 horses discovered by Bernhard A. Ix compete!! 50% of the British Team!!


Mistral Horjis, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Vicechampion with the British Team, 
Individual Bronce Medal in GPS and 4. Place in Grand Prix Kur with over 81%, British Record)
Two Sox, Maria Eilberg, Vicechampion with the British Team (2008 British Champion Grand Prix).


Maria Eilberg, Two Sox

Cointreau, Peter Gmoser, over 70% in Grand Prix and 6. Place with the Austrian Team. 
(2008 Austrian Vicechampion Grand Prix)


Cointreau mit Claudia Haller

Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Horjis European Vicechampion Team and Individual Bronce GPS 2009
 
August 2009: The sensation is perfect, the British Team wins Teamsilver at the European Championship 2009, Germany gets Bronce, Netherland wins Gold.The level of performance of the best horses is higher than ever on any Chmpionship in history, is the judges comment.
As the best british horse in the Grand Prix Team Competition, Mistral Horjis and Laura Bechtolsheimer get 76,638% (british Record), third place in the Grand Prix.


Laura Bechtolsheimer, Mistral Horjis
(Quelle : Reiterjournal Stuttgart, Olaf Krenz)


In the Grand Prix Special, Laura and Mistral Horjis get with an exceptional test the Individual Bronce Medal with 80,083%, (british Record), beating Anky van Grunsven and Salinero taking the 4. place. Parzival and Adelinde Cornelissen win Gold with an outstanding performance, Edward Gal and Totilas win Silver.
In the Grand Prix Kur, Mistral Horjis and Laura Bechtolsheimer take the 4. place with over 81%,(british Record), Anky van Grunsven and Salinero getting Bronce, Totilas and Edward Gal win Gold, Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival Silver.
Mistral Horjis was discovered by us in Denmark, the Becholsheimer family bought him as a ten year old, with exceptional Piaffe and Passage and 3 outstanding paces, but with a huge canter and no one tempi changes, even with his really strong and experienced owner.
We could convince the Bechtolsheimer family, who are really experienced and risktaking horse lovers, to buy the horse, our opinion was that the horse just needed a great change in the training system to make it more athletic in the canter work to get the one tempis.
Later we all learnt, that already several famous riders had tried the horse, too afraid to take the risk although Mistral Horjis could be sometimes really naughty on competitions.
Mistral Horjis placed already 6. individually at the European Championships Young Riders 5 month later, winning the Bronce Team Medal as the best British Horse. In Oktober, he became British Champion St. Georg, doing 15 one tempi changes at home with ease.
The season 2009 was a great success story for Laura and Mistral Horjis:
Hertogenbosch: First places in Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special with 76,5 and 75,35%,
Hagen: First places in Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special,
The international judge, Peter Holler, commentating the rides in internet tv, sees Mistral Horjis as one of the best 5 horses in the world!!!
Lingen: 2. places in Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special.
Laura Bechtolsheimer kept her charming, tender, cool and selfcritical personality, she and Alf got already a great number of fans, not only in Great Britain. Her own internet comments about her and Alfs performances show her great fairness to her horse and her competitors.


Laura Bechtolsheimer

Laura Bechtolsheimer became already 2005, as the youngest rider ever, British Champion in the Grand Prix on her other horse Douglas Dorsey.
Her father and trainer, Dr. W.O. Bechtolsheimer bought the black gelding by Donnerhall through us first for himself, having some great results with Douglas Dorsey. But already then he planned to hand over the horse to Laura to compete in the Young Riders and Grand Prix Tour.
Laura got in 2004 as the best british rider at the European Championship Young Riders with Douglas Dorsey Team Bronce, placing 5. individually. 

2005 : Englands New dreamteam: Laura Bechtolsheimer and Douglas Dorsey

Competing with the german topriders Ann-Katrin Linsenhoff, Nadine Capellmann and Hubertus Schmidt, Englands 19 years old Laura Bechtolsheimer with the 15 years-old Douglas Dorsey (Donnerhall) wins the Grand Prix Kür at the famous CDI Bremen with 74,13%!!! Already in the Grand Prix, they placed sensationally second with 70%, first place went to Ann-Katrin Linsenhoff with Sterntaler Unicef. Our Austrian client Nina Stadlinger and Egalité got outstanding results with 4th place in Grand Prix with 68,63% and 5th place with 72,8% in the Grand Prix Kür.


Laura Bechtolsheimer, Douglas Dorsay

CDI Stadl Paura 2005: Victories for Nina Stadlinger and Egalité

Austrian Nina Stadlinger and Egalité were at the CDI Stadl Paura this year unbeatable: First place with 72% in Grand Prix B beating Victoria Max-Theurer and Agrigento; First place with sensationell 77,875% (Austrain Record!!!) in Grand Prix Kür, again second Victoria Max-Theurer with Agrgento.


Nina Stadlinger and Egalite

At the CDIO Aachen 2002, the international judge Christoph Hess gave the following comment about the Grand Prix of Egalite:"A really exellent horse and rider combination....extensions in trot outstanding...absolute highlight were the piaffe/passage tour, especially for the deep-sitting piaffe and the transitions, marks of  8 or 9 could have been given. An exquisite pair for the international Grand Prix Sport." Ninas way to success began with the purchase of the 7-years-old Egalite by her father, ignoring her opposite opinion. She was four times Austrian Champion in Juniors and Young Riders classes, 2002 Senior Champion and getting individually fourth place at the European Championships for Juniors in Birmingham. Mr. Stadlingers opinion:"I only had to buy one horse, to get these unbelievable results. I just trusted our trainer Günter Zach and the knowledge of Bernhard A. Ix, who also helped us from time to time with special training."



Economic`s diploma holder Bernhard A. Ix, Chief Consultant of the TOP DRESSAGE HORSES AGENCY has made it his policy and the policy of the agency to find the best matching horses and to give the best advice to his clients.
To find truely successful horses early enough, hard work is necessary:
Serious clients, who can afford to buy topclass horses, training of horses and riders on highest levels, permanent contacts with leading judges, trainers, horseowners and riders are valuable, to get earliest informations.

Ute Deyle with Alessandro

Professional career management and coaching is very important in our competitive dressagesport.
Mr. Ix` successful work speaks for itself, managing three ladies to succeed:
Ute Deyle with Alessandro: 2 times Regional Champion, Dressage Derby 3rd 89, International Grand Prix and Worldcupkürwinners, German B-Team.
Kirsten Heek with Roy Blue, managed together with Katrin Bettenworth: 2 times European Teamchampion Young Riders, Individual Silver and Bronce, German Vice-Champion Young Riders, 2 times Westfalian Champion Young Riders.
Katrin Bettenworth and Zorba: Westfalian Champion, German B-team.

2005 : GP-Victories for Lord Sinclair and Claudia Haller-Petzold


Lord Sinclair


The 12 years old dutch bred stallion Lord Sinclair wins with Claudia Haller Petzold (Rhineland) the Grand Prix in Kaarst-Büttgen with 69,2%, second is Heiner Schiergen with Goethe.

At the Rhineland Championships in Langenfeld, they placed second in the Grand Prix Special.

After a third place in the Grand Prix (60 starters) at the Silverthof in Oer-Erkenschwick, they win the Grand Prix Kür with outstanding 73,78%, second is US-Olympian Christine Traurig with her More Magic 8 with 72,86%.

Since the beginning of 2004, Lord Sinclair had 14 victories from Prix St. Georg to Grand Prix.

The judges and the spectators are always very enthusiastic about his outstanding movements, his perfect rideabilty and his strong points in both collected lessons and extensions.


Gonnelijn Rothenberger and Weyden


Jonggor`s Weyden, 1995 via Bernhard A. Ix sold to Sven Rothenberger/Gordijn, is now succeeding with Gonnelijn Rothenberger. After high rankings in several International Horseshows, they were 5th in the Dutch National Dressage Championship.
At the CHIO Aachen 2000, they got the highest placement of all Dutch Competitors, with 72,84% in Grand Prix Special and 75,8% in the Kür.
In 1995, several horsedealers did not evaluate Weyden`s qualities. They thought that he was too tall, too heavy and not elegant enough.
Six months after he was sold, he won with Sven Rothenberger 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta Teamsilver and Individual Bronce!
For Sven Rothenberger, Weyden is the perfect dressagehorse: intelligent, three supergaits, easy to collect and with a wonderful character. "Weyden is my most successful horse."

The sportpress is continuously writing articles about horses that have been sold through Bernhard A. Ix:


Great Britain 2009:
Two Sox and Maria Eilberg
Vicechampion Grand Prix

Hessen 2009:
Lord Sinclair and Laura Schmadl
Hessen Vizechampion Young Riders

Austria 2008:
Vincidore and Timna Zach
Champion Juniors

Eloise Fleury and Florian Lorenz
Vicechampion Juniors

Cointreau mit Peter Gmoser
Vicechampion


Ferdi Eilberg mit Bernhard A. Ix

Great Britain 2008:
Two Sox and Maria Eilberg
National Champion Grand Prix

Great Britain 2007:
Two Sox and Maria Eilberg
Vicechampion Grand Prix

Belgium 2007:
Sanny Graf and lynn Evers
Broncemedal Juniors

Austria 2007:
Vincidore and Timna Zach
Vicechampion Juniors

Rhineland 2006:
Lord Sinclair and Claudia Haller
Bronce Medal Rhineland Championship

Aarhus 2004::
Team-Bronce for the British Young Riders with Douglas Dorsey and Laura Bechtolsheimer placed 5.th in the Team Competition. In the individual test they kept their 5.th place with 71.98% in the Kür as the best members of the British Team.


Nicole Pendzich und Domino

USA:
Domino" with Donna Richardson US-Vicechampion training level 2001. The now 7 years, beautiful black gelding by Don Primero, sold 2001 to the US, was also Broncemedal-winner at the Californian Championship in this class. Conrad Schumacher praised him quite high at the symposium where he was a demonstrating horse, saying he was "in another class from the other very good horses".

Rhineland 2005:
The Köln-based Nicole Glaser-Käppeler wins with the 7 years old dutch bred gelding Schabos Mondoro the S-test on snaffle at he Competition for the Young horse in Krefeld, beating local favourite Heiner Schiergen. Schabos Modoro convinced the judges with elegance, outstanding movements, lightness and absoltute no errors ine the whole test.


Nicole Glaser-Käppeler, Schabos Mondoro

Austria 2003:
Nina Stadlinger and Egalité Vicechampions.

Floriano Deux, Nicole Glaser-Käppeler

Rhineland 2004:
"Schabos Mondoro", 6yo Dutch gelding ridden by Nicole Glaser-Käppeler is placed 5th at the World Young Horse Championships in Verden with 8.52. Nicole got this outstanding performer in January from our Stable and they where trained for the championships by Bernhard A. Ix.

Japan 2003:
Mieko Yagi wins with "Taiso Aurel" for the 10. time undefeated the Japanese Championships. From the international jury she got, despite extreme wheather conditions with heavy rains 65% in Grand Prix and 67% in the Kür. With our horses "Ramon" and "Taiso Aurel", she won 8 times the Japanese Championships!! 1998, she was with "Ramon" (20) also competing successfully the same year at the World Equestrian Games in Rome.

Ramon was with Mieko Yagi 3 times Japanes Champion.
With Taiso Aurel, Mieko Yagi was 2002 for the third time unbeaten Japanese Champion.


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