Also in 2016 the H.E.P Team made it's tour to the CDI ***** Compiègne in France, close to Paris. 
This time, as the first time, but not as a competitor themselves ... The Team and Kevin Herold helped the Swedish Junior Esther Kotton in the Junior tour at the warm up and on her way to the European Championships! 

In the Junior class the couple reached great placings:

Junior Team Test Rang 8
Junior Individual test Rang 6
Junior Freestyle test Rang 5

In the final freestyle test, Esther and her Horse "Warendorf" managed to crack the 70% mark and made a great shout-out for the upcoming Swedish Championships (around Stockholm) and the European Championships for Juniors and Young rider in Valencia. 

> The Family Kotton also received once again the exclusive sport horse - transportation service by Daniel Bjärving! For our service please click on "Horse Transportation"

The H.E.P Team wishes Esther and Warendorf lot's of luck ans is waving the Swedish flags for her upcoming shows! 

The 80th CDI 5* in Wiesbaden (Germany) has made the start to the Piaff Förderpreis and hosted next to olympic and world champions the top 15 U25 in entire Germany. Besides the Piaff Förderpreis this competition, together with the up-comming German Championships in Balve, is also the qualification round for the European Championships in Hagen a.T.W.

After Spain and the training period the duo made out of Kevin Herold and his only 11 year old Feramo du bel Horizon (youngest horse in the competition) has reach constantly above 67% and 68%. 

Trainer Ellen Schulte-Baumer gave her supported and was very happy with the performance! "Of course there is a lot that we still have to improve but it's great to hear from the national trainer committee that the judges could have given us some more points in the end" 

For now the duo is ranked on a great 5th place in the Piaff Föderpreis. Next stop is Balve (2.-6.06.2016)

The Cdi *** Valencia has been a great start up for Kevin Herold and his two chestnuts. Both made a great stalemate for the upcoming season and specially Feramo du bel Horizon presented himself in a great way of learning. 

In U25 the gelding got placed twice on the second rank and also twice he managed to go through the tasks with winning the gold medal. This has been the first victory in U25 for Kevin Herold and "Ferry" at all. The H.E.P. team is very proud and wishes lot's of luck for some more great moments like this! 

At the CDI *** in Valencia (Spain) Ropeter and Kevin Herold continued presenting themselves in their best way. In about six test the duo got four placings and two reserve sports. 

All four placing have been ranked between the 2nd and 4th place. On the final day after two weeks in Spain Ropeter and Kevin have mobilized their last power and made the show perfect. With more then   74,... % the duo won the Intermediare I Freestyle! Great job ...