Another rising star is Rudolf Zeilinger on his Hanoverian Livinjo (by Lysander). Although the pair has been showing Grand Prix for quite a while, they still seem to be making progress. In Stuttgart, Zeilinger was second in the short Grand Prix with 71.17%. Heike Kemmer and Albano (by Argentinus) were the only combination able to pass him. In the freestyle, however, the Bremen-duo reigned supreme by putting 78.42% on the scoreboard. "This is the highlight of my career," Zeilinger said," last year my student Lars Petersen won this class, and now I did it. This is simply heaven." The class, which had a 40,000 DM purse, was sponsored by his Royal Highness Carl, Duke of Baden Wurttemberg.

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