Donkey Boy presents Vice World Champion

Hesselhøj Donkey Boy presents the vice world champion of young dressage horses! Six-year-old Brandtbjergs Divya already received dream scores in the qualifiers under Anders Sjöbeck Hoeck and was able to confirm this in the final. Her trot in particular was awarded a 9.6 by the judges.

WBFSH writes:

"Silver medallist Brandtbjergs Divya is by Hesselhøj Donkey Boy, goes back to Blue Hors Don Olymbrio on her dam's side and was bred by the Buhl family, Brandtbjerggaard. Divya is owned by Søbakkehus Stud and was presented by Anders Sjöbeck Hoeck. ‘She really is a superb mare,’ the rider explains emphatically. She has great basic gaits and learns incredibly easily. She has no weaknesses!" He presented Divya in the mare test when she was just three years old, where she finished as the second-best mare in Denmark. Divya was then used for breeding, had a foal and has been back in training since May 2024. ‘Last year she was the second-best five-year-old mare in Denmark and now here we are.’ His favourite moment in the test? ‘It was just a great feeling to turn towards the finish line and not have made a single mistake.’ The vice world champion received the best score of the day for her walk by a wide margin: 9.2! ‘The walk was very relaxed, with good overreach, and she also kept her rhythm very well in collection,’ praised Danzberg. The trot was awarded a 9.6, the canter and perspective received a 9.0, and the submission was scored 8.2. Divya's final score was therefore a smooth 90 percent – the silver medal!"

Her sire Donkey Boy was also successful at the World Championships for young dressage horses and became vice world champion at the age of seven.

We congratulate everyone involved!