Mikala Munter Gundersen

International Dressage Trainer and Competitor

Show Results 2011:

Liberando owned by Sonja Ucci has started showing this summer and received a 73% in his first class ever in the 1st level test 3.

Liberando & Mikala Munter Gundersen at 2011 Florida summer horse show

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The USDF Year End Awards final results are in: Galatea HU is ranked #1 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar horse in both the Open and AA divisions! She is also ranked 8 out of 204 in the Adult Amateur Training Level division! Congratulations to her new owner Anne Mortimer on their recent successes!

Galatea HU
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After a successful International & National career at Grand Prix level with Mikala Munter Gundersen, Leonberg is retired and living a stallion's dream as a breeding stallion at Scott Hassler Dressage in Maryland.

Mikala Munter Gundersen & Leonberg showing International Grand Prix

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Show Results 2007 - 2010:


News:

Top Grand Prix Competitor Mikala Gundersen Sponsored by Choice of Champions

"Wellington, FL – Danish dressage rider and trainer Mikala Gundersen has claimed many victories on the 2009 winter circuit, aided in part by supplements from Choice of Champions International.

Choice of Champions has joined Gundersen as an official sponsor, and is looking forward to watching her continued success with the stallions she competes including Leonberg and Wild Dance, both owned by Horses Unlimited."

(Click Here to read the Full Press Release!)

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April 21, 2010:

Denmark’s Mikala Gundersen & Leonberg Win WEG Test Event Grand Prix Special

“LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Apr. 21–Mikala Munter Gundersen and the 16-year-old stallion Leonberg won the Grand Prix Special at the World Equestrian Games Test Event Wednesday, and confirmed plans to go to Europe to compete for a place on the Danish team in hopes of returning to Kentucky for the real WEG." (Click Here to read the Full story & View Photos from the event)

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March 7, 2010:


Denmark’s Mikala Gundersen & Leonberg Add Palm Beach Derby CDI-W Freestyle to Wins -


"LOXAHATCHEE, Florida, Mar. 7–Denmark’s Mikala Gundersen rode Leonberg to victory in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix Musical Freestyle Sunday with the top score of 73.250%"..(Click Here to read the full story)

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December 2009:

Mikala Munter Gundersen and Festivo Win Equilite Sponsored Class At Wellington Classic Holiday Challenge (Click here to read more)

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June 2009:

June 21st - U.S.-based Mikala Gundersen of Denmark on the Horses Unlimited Leonberg was the top finishing foreigner in the Grand Prix Freestyle with her highest ever score of 73.95 per cent. Her success led to her being invited to compete at Aachen, Germany next week

“Leonberg went really well and I’m thrilled with the succes we had at our first show here in Europe,” said Gundersen who is based in Wellington, Florida.

“Placing right behind all those Dutch riders in Holland is almost as good as winning to me. Actually, the freestyle score was our record so far.

“We are now back in Neumunster to prepare for Aachen next week.” (Click to read the full story)



June 21st: CDIO - Grand Prix Kur to Music - View All Tests - Mikala & Leonberg The First Competitors in This Class

Rotterdam Scores:

June 21st - CDIO - Grand Prix Kur to Music

  • 1. Edward Gal - Totilas - 84.500 (Holland)
  • 2. Imke Schellekens Bartels - Sunrise - 81.800 (Holland)
  • 3. Anky van Grunsven - Salinero - 81.450 (Holland)
  • 4. Sander Marijnissen - Moedwill - 74.600 (Holland)
  • 5. Mikala Munter Gundersen - Leonberg - 73.950 (Denmark)
  • 6. Anne van Olst - Clearwater - 71.600 (Denmark)
  • 7. Fiona Bigwood - Wie Atlantico - 68.900 (England)
  • 8. Hartwig Burfeind - Goofy de Lully - 68.450 (Germany)
  • 9. Marc Peter Spahn - Cas - 68.150 (Belgium)
  • 10. Johannes Augustin - Norblin - 67.200 (Germany)
  • 11. Sonja Bolz - Aramis - 66.750 (Germany)
  • 12. Anette Christensson - Normandie JB - 64.950 (Sweden)
June 19th -CDIO - Grand Prix

  • 1. Edward Gal - Totilas - 79.149 (Holland)
  • 2. Anky van Grunsven - Salinero - 73.447 (Holland)
  • 3. Imke Schellekens - Sunrise - 73.106 (Holland)
  • 4. Emma Hindle - Lancet - 72.468 (England)
  • 5. Sune Hansen - Gredstedgards Casmir - 69.702 (Denmark)
  • 6. Sander Marijnissen - Moedwil - 68.596 (Holland)
  • 7. Mikala Gundersen - Leonberg - 67.575 (Denmark)
  • 8. Carl Hester Liebling II - 67.277 (England)
  • 9. Fiona Bigwood - Wie Atlantico - 66.936 (England)
  • 10. Anne van Olst - Clearwater - 66.851 (Denmark)
  • 11. Jane Gregory - Lucky Star - 66.170 (England)
  • 12. Hartwig Burfeind - Goofy de Lully - 65.873 (Germany)
  • 13. Andreas Helgstrand - Tannenhofs Carabas - 65.872 (Denmark)
  • 14. Sonja Bolz - Aramis - 65.574 (Germany)
  • 15. Christoph Niemann - Whizzkid - 63.489 (Germany)
  • 16. Maria von Essen - Vivo - 63.277 (Sweden)
  • 17. Maria Eriksson - Galliano - 63.191 (Sweden)
  • 18. Anette Christensson - Normandie JB - 62.681 (Sweden)
  • 19. Nina Hoffmann - Leo af Magnushoj - 62.043 (Sweden)
  • 20. Johannes Augustin - Norblin - 61.319 (Germany)
  • 21. Kenneth Dyrby - Rholex - 61.149 (USA)
  • 22. Marc Peter Spahn - Cas - 60.128 (Belgium)
  • 23. Fanny Verliefden - Rubel - 57.021 (Belgium)
  • Sophie Baetens van Lent - Dark Diamant - DNS (Belgium)
  • Hubert Perring - Diabolo St Maurice - DNS (France)


June 9th - The teams for the Nations Competition at the 2009 CDIO Rotterdam have been announced. Rotterdam counts as a selection trial for the European Championships for many countries.... Denmark is experimenting with two new riders, the American based Mikala Gundersen who trains with Lisa Wilcox in the U.S.A but is now in Europe to train with Ernst Hoyos.....(Click to read more)

June 4–US-Based Mikala Gundersen to Ride on Her First Danish Team in Rotterdam. Mikala Gundersen, who lives fulltime in the United States, is taking a U.S.-owned horse to Europe to compete on the Danish team for the first time. She is taking Leonberg, a 17-hand bay RPSI stallion owned by Horses Unlimited….(Click to read full story)

US-Based First Time Danish Team Rider - Click to view

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December 2008:

Horses Unlimited's Leonberg Wins both the Grand Prix & the Grand Prix Freestyle- at the December 2008 Wellington Dressage Classic. Mikala is the first winner of the Wild Card Challenge - Read the HorsesDaily Report.

July/August 2008:

Mikala Qualifies Horses Unlimited's Pikko Del Rio and Noble Destiny in California, and Pikko Del Cerro in Florida, for the Markel Young Horse Championships in Kentucky-September 08


Results for Mikala Munter Gundersen

CDI Results 2009

Date

Event

Competition

Horse

Rank

Percent

Count

11.03.2009

CDI-W Wellington, FL (USA)

GP2

LEONBERG

2

70.172

X

11.03.2009

CDI-W Wellington, FL (USA)

GPKür4

LEONBERG

3

73.650

X

26.02.2009

CDI-W Loxahatchee, FL (USA)

GPKür2

LEONBERG

2

71.100

X

26.02.2009

CDI-W Loxahatchee, FL (USA)

GP1

LEONBERG

1

68.426

X

06.02.2009

CDI 3* West Palm Beach, FL (USA)

GPKür12

LEONBERG

2

70.450

X

06.02.2009

CDI 3* West Palm Beach, FL (USA)

GP4

LEONBERG

2

69.064

X

28.01.2009

CDI 5* Wellington, FL (USA)

GPSpecial2

LEONBERG

6

63.834

28.01.2009

CDI 5* Wellington, FL (USA)

GP3

LEONBERG

16

61.618

23.01.2009

CDI-W West Palm Beach, FL (USA)

GP2

LEONBERG

7

61.915

23.01.2009

CDI-W West Palm Beach, FL (USA)

GPKür4

LEONBERG

2

70.500

X


Results 2007-Jan 2009 CDI & All Other Tests
Competition Name Date/Year Horse's Name Test Score Placing Notes







Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1 Jan 10, 2009 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Freestyle Open GAIG/USDF Qualify 68.63% 1st
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1 Jan 11, 2009 Festivo USEF 1st Level Test 4, J/Y GAIG/USDF Qualify 66.58% 2nd
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1 Jan 10, 2009 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Open GAIG/USDF Qualify 66.60% 1st
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1 Jan 9,2009 Pikko Del Cerro USEF 3rd Level Test 1 65.13% 2nd
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1 Jan 9,2009 Festivo USEF 2nd Level Test 1 62.11% 3rd
Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Benefit Dec 14, 2008 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Freestyle 72.75% 1st
Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Benefit Dec 14, 2008 Wild Dance FEI Intermed 1 68.25% 5th
Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Benefit Dec 13,2008 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix de Dressage 71.46% 1st
Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Benefit Dec 13, 2008 Wild Dance FEI Prix St. Georges 69.00% 5th
Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Benefit Dec 13, 2008 Sound of Music USEF Training Level Test 1 64.78% 3rd
ESP Dressage at Holiday & Horses Dec 6,2008 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Freestyle 67.20% 4th
ESP Dressage at Holiday & Horses Dec 5,2008 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix B 64.17% 3rd
GCDA Fall Fling Dec 5,2008 Leonberg Fei Grand Prix de Dressage 67.08% 2nd
Dressage at Devon Oct 1 ,2008 Pikko Del Cerro 5yr old Stallion Gelding Material 78.80% 1st
Dressage at Devon Oct 1 ,2008 Pikki Del Rio 4yr old Stallion Gelding Material 77.70% 2nd
Dressage at Devon Sept 27, 2008 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Freestyle 2006 67.70% 6th
Dressage at Devon Sept 26, 2008 Pik L FEI GP B 2003 59.50% 5th
Dressage at Devon Sept 25, 2008 Pikko Del Rio USEF 4 yr old test 71.00% 6th
Dressage at Devon Sept 26, 2008 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5 yr old Horses 2004 85.60% 1st
Kentucky Horse Park Sept 14, 2008 Pikko Del Cerro Markel/USEF Young Horse 5Yr Championship 7.82 4th
Kentucky Horse Park Sept 12, 2008 Pikko Del Cerro Markel/USEF Young Horse 5Yr Warm up 8.2 2nd
Kentucky Horse Park Sept 12 ,2008 Noble Destiny Markel/USEF Young Horse 5Yr Warm up 7 16th
Kentucky Horse Park Sept 12, 2008 Pikko Del Rio Markel/USEF Young Horse 4Yr Warm up 7.48 8th
Dressage at Canterbury Summer Sizzler 2 Aug 9-10, 2008 Pikko Del Cerro Markel/USEF Qualifying Young Horse 5Yr 7.66 1st Qualified for Kentucky
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Noble Destiny Markel/USEF Qualifying Young Horse 5Yr 77.60% 2nd
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Noble Destiny First Level Test 1 68.67% 2nd
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Noble Victory Markel/USEF Qualifying Young Horse 4Yr 70.40% 4th
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Noble Victory Training Level Test 1 73.04% 1st
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Pikk Diva Training Level Test 1 61.74% 3rd
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Pikka Dream First Level Test 1 58.00% 3rd
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Pikko Del Rio Markel/USEF Qualifying Young Horse 4Yr 81.00% 1st
Woodside Summer Dressage - California Jul 10-12, 2008 Pikko Del Rio Training Level Test 1 71.74% 2nd
Dressage at Canterbury Summer Sizzler 1 Jul 5-6, 2008 Pikko Del Cerro Markel/USEF Qualifying Young Horse 5Yr 7.04

Dressage at Raleigh CDI-W/Y/J 1-Jun-08 Leonberg FEI GP Special 2003 63.80%

Dressage at Raleigh CDI-W/Y/J 31-May-08 Pik L FEI Freestyle GP 2006 64.05%

Dressage at Raleigh CDI-W/Y/J 30-May-08 Leonberg FEI GP B 2003 61.63%

Dressage at Raleigh CDI-W/Y/J 30-May-08 Pik L FEI GP B 2003 61.33%

Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 27-Apr-08 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix de Dressage Open GAIG/USDF 63.13% 6th
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 27-Apr-08 Pik L FEI Grand Prix de Dressage Open GAIG/USDF 61.25%

Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 27-Apr-08 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5Yr 8.08 1st
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 26-Apr-08 Leonberg Grand Prix Special 67.40% 2nd
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 26-Apr-08 Pik L FEI Test of Choice Open 63.90% 6th
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III 26-Apr-08 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5Yr 8.22 1st
Gold Coast Finale 2 13-Apr-08 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Special Open 58.20% 3rd
Gold Coast Finale 2 13-Apr-08 Pik L FEI Grand Prix Special Open 60.40% 2nd
Gold Coast Finale 2 13-Apr-08 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5 Yr 6.98 1st
Gold Coast Finale 1 12-Apr-08 Leonberg FEI Grand Prix Open GAIG/USDF Qualify 70.63% 1st out of 13 riders-1st GP in 3 yrs
Gold Coast Finale 1 12-Apr-08 Pik L FEI Grand Prix Open GAIG/USDF Qualify 68.13% 6th
Gold Coast Finale 1 12-Apr-08 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5 Yr 7.46 1st
Dressage at Equestrian Estates 30-Mar-08 Pik L Grand Prix Special 2003 63.67% 3rd
Zada WEF Dressage CDI3* CDIY/CDIJ 21-Mar-08 Leonberg Intermediare 2 64.63% 1st
Zada WEF Dressage CDI3* CDIY/CDIJ 21-Mar-08 Pik L Grand Prix B 62.57% 2nd
Zada WEF Dressage CDI3* CDIY/CDIJ 21-Mar-08 Pikko Del Cerro FEI Test for 5yr Finale 67.60% 2nd
Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/CDIY 2-Mar-08 Pik L Grand Prix Special B 63.96% 3rd
Zada Florida Classic Dressage 23-Feb-08 Pik L Grand Prix Special
2nd
Zada Florida Classic Dressage 22-Feb-08 Pik L Grand Prix B 58.85% 6th
Gold Coast Fall Fling 18-Nov-07 Pik L FEI Intermediare 2 Open, GAIG/USDF Qualify 63.90% 6th
Gold Coast Fall Fling 18-Nov-07 Pikk Primero USEF 1st Level Test 4, J/Y GAIG/USDF Qualify 63.42% 4th
Gold Coast Fall Fling 17-Nov-07 Pik L FEI Intermediare 2 Open, GAIG/USDF Qualify 62.44% 1st
Dressage at Devon 28-Sep-07 Pikko Del Cerro USEF Young Horse Test for 4yr Olds 81.00% 1st
Dressage at Devon 28-Sep-07 Pikk Primero FEI Test for 5Yr Finale 75.60% 2nd
Dressage at Devon 27-Sep-07 Pikk Primero FEI Test for 5Yr Finale 74.60% 4th
Dressage at Devon 27-Sep-07 Pikko Del Cerro USEF Young Horse Test for 4yr Olds 80.40% 1st
Zada WEF Dressage CDI3* CDIY/CDIJ 22-Mar-07 Galant Du Serein Grand Prix B 64.92% 6th
Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/CDIY 4-Mar-07 Galant Du Serein FEI Grand Prix Musical Freestyle 70.75% 3rd
Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/CDIY 4-Mar-07 Cipriano FEI Grand Prix Special 63.36% 2nd
Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/CDIY 3-Mar-07 Cipriano FEI Grand Prix 61.17%
Gold Coast Fall Fling 11-Nov-06 Cipriano Intermediare 2 67.81% 1st
Gold Coast Fall Fling 12-Nov-06 Cipriano Intermediare 2 64.39% 1st



Gold Coast Finale April 12, 2008

Leonberg wins the FEI Grand Prix Open with a score of 70.625% - First show after a 2 year break!


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Dressage at the 124th National Horse Show

December 2007

Mikala wins at National Horse Show with Horses Unlimited's Pik L & Pikk Primero - (Father/Son) in Intermediare-II and the Young Horse Division -

September 2007

Dressage at Devon

Congratulations Mikala & Pikk Primero - 2nd Place in FEI 5yr.old Finals ~ Dressage at Devon