I purchased Siena in early 2017 as an inexperienced and green 5-year-old directly from her breeder, Anke Just.

Siena is an attractive and alert mare. She impressed me from the very start with her quality. She has lovely paces and is very light on her feet in canter. She has lots of energy, is sensitive and intelligent. She was very inexperienced in most situations but learns very quickly.

Over a jump she is scopey and attentive. She has a quick front leg, is clever and careful. She didn’t have any cross-country experience.

In her first jumping and cross-country competitions for 5 year old’s, she impressed with marks over 8 and was regularly in the placings.

In 2018 she has learnt a lot, gathering valuable experience up to CIC* and M level show jumping.

In 2019 Sienna just got better and better showjumping and collected placings up to M** level. She gained valuable experience at CIC*** level and became more attentive in all cross country situations. At the World Young Horse Eventing Championships in Lion d´Angers she did a good dressage round and until a run out due to a misunderstanding, was fabulous in the cross country.

2020 began with winning the CCI3*-S in Pelbergen and placed in the CCI3*-L in Strzegom. At the German Championships in Luhmühlen she took home 5th place in her first CCI4*-S! I would have loved the chance to compete more with her to find a way to channel her energy better but with the Covid 19 pandemic it just wasn’t possible.

In 2021, Siena gained further experience at four-star level. She is an absolute pleasure to ride, especially in the show jumping phase!

In 2022, she started the season with a second place in the CCI4*-S at Oudkarspel. In May, at Pratoni del Vivaro, Siena showcased her outstanding quality and finished second once again.

At Baborówko, she placed in the CCI4*-L, and we continued on towards Aachen. Unfortunately, things did not go quite as smoothly as I had hoped, but we were still named on the longlist for the World Championships. However, I was unable to compete at the final selection trial at Haras du Pin, as I was competing at the World Dressage Championships in Herning at the same time. Throughout the season, Siena repeatedly demonstrated just how much quality she has.

In 2023, Siena benefited from extensive dressage training, and I took her with me whenever the opportunity arose. At Luhmühlen, all the hard work really paid off, and I was absolutely delighted with our dressage test. Unfortunately, disaster struck on the cross-country course. Siena did not make a mistake though. I had approached the jump slightly too far to the right, and she tried everything to get us through it. She lost her footing and tried to avoid hitting me, but I ended up having a very unfortunate fall.

The 2024 season got off to a great start with a second place in the CCI3*-S at Luhmühlen and a fourth place in Sopot. With the Olympic Games in Paris with Franziskus as the main focus that year, the eventing season took a summer break. In the second half of the season, we returned to competition with an excellent fourth place in the CCI4*-L at Strzegom.

At the beginning of 2025, Siena won the Indoor Derby in Neumünster. We kicked off the eventing season with a third place in the CCI4*-S at Oudkarspel. After a run-out at Marbach, I decided to focus on indoor eventing competitions and show jumping up to S level with Siena in the future. We finished fourth in the Indoor Derby in Stuttgart before going on to win the Indoor Derby in Frankfurt. Siena also achieved several top placings in show jumping competitions at M* and M** level.

We started the 2026 season once again at the Indoor Derby in Neumünster, where Siena finished second. She went on to win an M** show jumping competition and achieved several other excellent placings up to S level. At the end of the season, we decided to return Siena to her breeder. She has since been reintegrated into the herd and, back on the spacious pastures where she was born and raised, will hopefully go on to produce many wonderful foals.

“EQUISTROs Siena Just Do It” in Radolfzell, Germany – April 2021, CCI3*-S