Entries by Niek

Successful international debut for Especial

An international competition is currently taking place in Exloo. A good time to take out the horses that have been trained at home after all the successes of recent times. 1 of these horses is the 7-year-old Everdale son Especial, bred by CJJ van Bavel from Oosterhout out of the Vivaldi mare Ethel. The elegant […]

Glamordale Daughter Narzar to highest score in IBOP Sonnega

With 83.5 points, Narzar (Glamourdale out of Zarzar elite IBOP-dres pref PROK by Jazz, breeder W. Smid of Nuis) owned by J. Hooge of Ees achieved the highest score of the day. This three-year-old scored 8s and 8.5s and became an instant elite mare thanks to the IBOP. “This mare stood out with three good […]

Team GB pushes KWPN into the lead in WBFSH rankings

The KWPN finished at the top of the WBFSH studbook ranking in the dressage discipline. The WBFSH rankings are calculated over the period October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021, horses can earn points at all international FEI competitions. They are placed on their successes and the results of the best six horses are included […]

Everdale offspring also succesfull in the USA

Everdale’s offspring are starting to stand out more and more in the higher classes of dressage. His first crop is now 8 years old and in Europe we have already seen great scores and victories from these horses. But also in America the first children of Everdale are starting to get good results in Small […]

Jessica Leijser: “I’ve never had such a good horse”

Jessica Leijser is back in the sub-top after a year of absence. She rode her self-trained Kashmir  (by Glamourdale) to a third place and 67.143% in the ZZ-Zwaar. The combination started during Geldrop Hippique in Heeze. Promise for the future The rider was ready for a new challenge and the black Kashmir was ready for […]

Everdale daughter Kalypso Mansolein best 6 year old dressage horse in France

The KWPN mare Kalypso Mansolein (by Everdale) and Sarah di Bella won the final for six-year-old dressage horses at the French Championships in Fontainebleau. The pair put in a nice clear round, in which the mare went through the course relaxed and expressive. The judges awarded their performance with a score of 79.00%. The mare […]

Day 4 of Aachen 2021

Today was the last day of the competition in Aachen. Dark Legend and Charlotte Fry were competing in the Freestyle. After a very good test the combination scored a 83,675% and a well deserved 3rd place. The competition in Aachen was the end of a very busy but also very, very succesfull period for the […]

Day 2 Aachen, part 2

Tonight Glamourdale competed in the Grand Prix Special. From the 4* GP, half of the participants will ride the Special and the other half the Freestyle that is scheduled for Saturday. As the penultimate starter in this section, Lottie and Glamourdale were allowed to start. While the previous contestant left the arena with applause, the […]

English Championships

Olympic rider Charlotte Dujardin wins the British Small Tour Championship three days after her return from the European Championship in Hagen. She did this with the eight-year-old Imhotep  (by Everdale). The gelding is owned by Coral Ingham and Carl Hester. Charlotte took over the reins from the gelding in the summer of 2020. In May this […]

Day 2 Aachen:

Friday is all about the Grand Prix 5* that Lottie will ride with Dark Legend and the 4* Grand Prix Special with Glamourdale. As one of the last starters in the Grand Prix, Lottie and Dark Legend rode there test. This competition is the first competition where “Darkie” will compete after a long break. As […]