Dressage Horse Briar

Top Dressage Horse Briar ridden by Jan Brink

Swedish Stallion Briar, full name Björsells Briar, is a chestnut SWB stallion, foaled in 1991 by Magini. Briar's Breeder and owner is Hans-Yngve Göransson.

2009 CDI-W Goteborg, Goteborg, Sweden - February 19 - 21, 2009

Jan Brink and his 18-year old Swedish warmblood stallion Briar (by Magini x Kroket) won the Grand Prix at the World Cup Qualifier in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scoring 70.680%.

Grand Prix Results ...

1. Jan Brink - Briar - 70.680 (Sweden)
2. Catherine Haddad - Cadillac - 70.212 (USA)
3. Ellen Schulten Baumer - Donatha S - 69.361 (Germany)
4. Christa Laarakkers - Ovation - 67.957 (Holland)
5. Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 67.787 (Sweden)

Grand Prix Kur to Music Results ...

1. Jan Brink - Briar - 77.200 (Sweden)
2. Minna Telde - Don Charly - 75.600 (Sweden)
3. Ellen Schulten Baumer - Donatha S - 74.850 (Germany)
4. Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 72.350 (Sweden)
5. Maria von Essen - Vivo - 72.200 (Sweden)

Currently classed the no 1 Dressage Stallion in the world on the BCM ranking list.

Top Dressage Horse Briar is fully approved in the German Hanoverian and Oldenburg Verbande as well as in Holland, Belgium, England, USA and Australia.

Björsells Briar achieved a superior win at Aachen over Salinero in 2005. With some judges giving him the highest marks ever for a Kür - 88%.

Briar danced with Jan Brink to his first Silver medal at the European Championships at Hickstead with only Ulla Salzgeber and Rusty above him, the only two riders to score over 80 %.

Top Dressage Horse Briar and Jan Brink also took the Bronze in the open individual Championships and he won the Swedish Championships for the 5th year in a row and was placed 6th in Athens 2004.