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Everdale wins Stallions of the Year

05-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

Stallions of the Year, a class for approved stallions at Prix St. Georges level stood out in diversity. Out of nine contestants, eight nationalities, seven studbooks, the KWPN-stallion Everdale (s.Lord Leatherdale) was crowned champion. The second place was claimed by the KWPN-stallion Dark President’s D&R (s.Wynton) for whom this class formed his international debut. Everdale […]

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Final 6-year-olds true battle of studbooks

05-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

Right after the denouement of the five-year-olds today, it also became clear which 15 6-year-olds may start in tomorrow’s final. President of the jury Susanne Baarup was satisfied with the tests she saw today: “A lot of horses performed substantially better today. Especially the top three showed some high-quality tests today. They do not only […]

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Three five-year-old prospects earn ticket to final

05-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

This morning the small final of the five- and six-year-olds was ridden, in which the top 3 could earn a ticket to tomorrow’s final. Amongst the five-year-olds the three additional tickets for the final are awarded to three stallions: Atterupgaards Botticelli with Selina Solberg Vittinghus, Dragon Welt under Ida-Linn Lundholm and First-Step Valentin with Larissa […]

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Lynne Maas and Electra also supreme in Freestyle

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

Tonight’s program included the CDI1* Freestyle to music, featuring the best 10 combinations of the yesterday’s Prix St. George. In a predominantly Dutch competitors field, yesterday’s winner, Lynne Maas and her KWPN-mare Electra (Jazz x Ferro), with which she recently was crowned Dutch national champion of the Small Tour, proved to be invincible once again. […]

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Participants final 7-year-olds known

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

The 15 participants in the final of the Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses are rounded up! Besides the 12 combinations that directly qualified themselves yesterday, today’s top 3 also earned a starting ticket. Number 1 Kristine Moller and the Trakehner mare Standing O’vation (Imperio 3 x Consul) with 77.203%. Thus an […]

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Qualifications 6-year-olds promises exciting finals

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

The intermediate ranking of the six-year-olds has a new leader: Feodoro with Simone Pearce. The Hannoverian Furstenball-son scored the first 10 of the six-year-olds today. His Australian rider is in the fourth position in the category for 5-year-olds with the Conen-descendant Casablanca (ds. Fidertanz) that also received a 10 for her powerful trot. Her trump […]

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Auctioning on a world stage

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

Yesterday the presentation of the Excellent Dressage Sales took place. An enthusiastic crowd flocking to see it, watched the foals and riding horses show why they are part of the top collection of 2017. Joop van Uytert on behalf of the organisation: “I am looking forward to the auction on Saturday night, I think we […]

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Championship 5-year-olds: “The battle is not over yet!”

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

Today the program of the Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses continued with the second qualification for the five-year-olds. Similar to yesterday, the crowd could enjoy incredibly high-quality horses in the youngest age category. The top 3 of yesterday got competition from some seriously talented horses. The Danish Jan Møller Christensen presented […]

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Finja wins CDI1* Intermediate I

04-08-2017 by Ermelo YH

This morning the Intermediate I at the Longines FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses was ridden. Robin van Lierop failed to place himself for the final yesterday, but today he retaliated with his Finja (s.Flatley): with 71.009% he stayed ahead of all the other starts. The Dutch rider was clearly satisfied: “Today went […]

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