Succesful World Championship for Jarina des Vallées (s. Everdale)

Jarina des Vallées convinced in 2017 at the IBOP in Oosteind with 81.5 points and was declared ster at the subsequent studbook inspection. The mare, then still owned by Van Olst Horses, received a ticket for the National Mare Inspection at the CK Brabant. In August of the same year, she was sold for 29,000 euros at the Excellent Dressage Sales auction.

Jarina was bred by Gemma and Harry Holleman. The mare is now ridden by Barbara Clement Klinger. Last summer, the mare was selected together with Barbara for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden. The combination was allowed to represent France here. After a very good qualifying test, the combination was immediately selected for the final. Here they finally finished tenth. We would like to congratulate the breeders and owners with this great result!

Picture: Jarina des Vallées and Charlotte Fry in 2017

Looking back at a fantastic competition season!

Last week there came an end to a fantastic competition season. The competition horses are now getting a well-deserved period of rest. Time to look back at the great results of the last months.

The season started at the end of April at CDI Hagen. Lottie competed here with Everdale and Glamourdale. For Glamourdale this was his International debut! Both horses did super tests, and that after a long competition break due to the corona virus. For Glamourdale there was 76.40% and a fifth place in the Grand Prix Special. Everdale scored a new PR of 81.77% in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Then Inclusive, Everdale and Dark Legend went to CDI Exloo in early May. It was also a long time ago for these horses that they’d been out competing. Inclusive scored a beautiful 73.33%, good for a second place. With Dark Legend, Lottie won the Grand Prix Freestyle with a new PR of 81.56%. Everdale won the Special with 77%!

Meanwhile, the qualifications for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden took place. Lottie rode the qualifiers with the approved stallion Kjento. Time after time they rode amazing tests and received praising comments from the judges.

After CDI Exloo Lottie went to Grote Brogel with Glamourdale. On only his second International Grand Prix competition, there were two fantastic victories. 76.76% in the Grand Prix, and 83.24% for his first-ever Grand Prix Freestyle!!

At the end of May, CDI Compiègne was on the program. This time with Everdale, Don Joe and Dark Legend. Don Joe won the Intermediate I,  with a top score of 73.71%! Lottie and Everdale won the 3* Grand Prix with 76.67%. Dark Legend became third with 76.10% in the Grand Prix Special.

In June there was time to train at home. Then on July 1st the fantastic news came in that Lottie and Everdale had been selected for the Olympic Games in Tokyo! Together with Carl Hester, Charlotte Dujardin and Gareth Hughes they were allowed to represent Great Britain. After a quarantine period in Aachen with Everdale and Dark Legend, Everdale arrived safely in Japan with his groom Steven Caley on July 15th.

On July 21, the news came that Kjento and Lottie had been selected for the World Championships for young dressage horses in Verden! On July 24, Lottie and Everdale made a fantastic Olympic debut. 77.096% and a first place in their group. With this they immediately qualified for the Grand Prix Freestyle.

On July 27, the Grand Prix Special was on the program, which counted as Nations Cup. Here, Charlotte Fry and Everdale, together with teammates Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin, took third place. Team bronze! A fantastic achievement. On July 28 it was time for the last part: the Grand Prix Freestyle. A wonderful way to end the Olympics: 80.61% for Lottie and Everdale!

There was not much time to recover from the Games, because in August it was time for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses with Kjento. The stallion was in top form and Lottie rode beautiful tests. This resulted in a fantastic win! Kjento World Champion Young Dressage Horses 2021 with an unbelievable score of 96% and four times the ultimate 10!!!

Immediately after the World Cup, Lottie went to the European Championships in Hagen, together with Everdale. The combination scored no less than three PRs and closed the week with a mega score of 84.72% and a fifth place in a super strong field of participants. In the Nations Cup there was a SILVER medal for team Great Britain!

And then the end of this busy but extremely successful season for Van Olst Horses: CHIO Aachen with Glamourdale and Dark Legend. Glamourdale scored 73.04% in the Grand Prix and became second with 77.17% in the Grand Prix Special. Due to the busy weeks prior to Aachen, the preparation for Glamourdale was not optimal, but he again showed that he has a lot of quality. Dark Legend gave his best and became second in the Grand Prix with 76.71% and third in the Freestyle with 83.67%.

What a season, we are very proud of our horses and our team! We want to thank all our loyal followers and sponsors for their support!

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 duo entered the impressive arena. Glamourdale was clearly looking forward to it and showed it off. Just like in the Grand Prix, he showed that he has all the qualities required at this level. He also got the first 10 in a Grand Prix class for the extended canter. There were nines for, among other things, the passage and the tempi changes every two strides. At the end of the test, the jury awarded the performance with 77.170% which is an amazing score!

On Sunday, Charlotte Fry and Dark Legend will compete in the freestyle to music, the closing class of this dressage competition.

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 a reserve horse he went to the quarantine for the Olympic Games in Aachen and on this ground he will make his comeback.
They entered the stadium full of power and immediately made an impression when they entered. A clear round followed in which the duo showed that this combination can be taken into account for the future. A very nice 76.717% was the result and a great second place!

Tonight at 19.25 she will start with Glamourdale in the Grand Prix Special 4*.

Day 1 Aachen

On Thursday, the Aachen competition started for Lottie with the Grand Prix 4* with Glamourdale.

The former world champion made his international debut this year in the Grand Prix. During the “Weltfest des Pferdes” as the competition in Aachen is also called, they made there third start in the international competition. At the age of 10, Glamourdale is the youngest participant in this test.

A test that started with highlights in, among other things, the extended trot, followed by beautiful half-passes. Passage with a lot of tact and well off the ground with again nice transitions to the piaffe, which was shown very nicely. The canter, for which he received a 1o at the World Championship, was shown with big strides, the tempi changes were amazing, many “Oe” and “Aah” sounded from the surrounding stands. The extended canter shown by the book. The half passen in canter were also a highlight in this test. Unfortunately, Glamourdale came back a little too much in the pirouettes in canter, but these were the only two small mistakes in an otherwise amazing test. With 73.043% they placed fifth in this strong field of competitors.

On Friday evening, the duo will once again perform in this impressive stadium and then in the Grand Prix Special.

Photo retrospective of the European Championship in Hagen

Time to look back at the very successful week of Everdale and Lottie at the European Championships in Hagen! The combination has shown to be in top form, they have scored no less than three PR’s. The photos in this post were taken by Equigeniek and Jon Stroud Media.

On September 7, Lottie and Everdale rode the Grand Prix test, which counted for the Nations Cup. The combination rode a very strong test and this resulted in a PR of no less than 77.671%! Teammate Gareth Hughes rode to 74.394%. On Wednesday September 8, teammates Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin entered the ring. Carl and En Vogue scored 74.848% and Charlotte and Gio scored 79.829%. This eventually resulted in a silver medal for the British team!!!

The next day the Grand Prix Special was on the program. Again a fantastic test. As Lottie herself said: ‘The ride of our lives, Everdale was amazing’. Also a PR in the Special: 78.146% and a fifth place in a very strong field of competitors.

On Friday, the horses had a well-deserved day off. Saturday it was time for the last part: the Grand Prix Freestyle. Lottie and Everdale danced to a massive 84.721%, another PR and fifth place. We are very proud of these two talents!

Click here for the video of the Grand Prix Freestyle

Everdale is now back home in Den Hout. Lottie has already arrived at the next international competition. This week she will start at the CHIO Aachen with Glamourdale and Dark Legend!

What a week for Lottie and Everdale at the EC!

Yesterday Lottie and Everdale managed to end the European Championship in Hagen in a fantastic way. After a PR in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special, also a PR in the Grand Prix Freestyle! The scoreboard showed a beautiful score of 84.721% and again a fifth place in a strong field of competitors.

On Tuesday Lottie leaves again for the CHIO Aachen with Dark Legend and Glamourdale. This promises to be another great competition!

Another PB in the Special!

Everdale and Charlotte Fry are on fire in Hagen. After a new personal best in the regular Grand Prix they have now scored a new personal best in the Grand Prix Special: 78,146%!And again they’ve finished at the fifth place in this strong field of competitors.

Tomorrow the horses have a well deserved day off, Saturday will be the last day of the show and then it is time for the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Silver medal for team Great-Britain!

What an amazing result for Charlotty Fry and Everdale at the European Championships in Hagen! Yesterday Lottie and Everdale scored a personal best of 77.671% in the Grand Prix. Team mates Gareth Hughes, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin also rode beautiful tests. Gareth Hughes scored 74.394% with his horse Sintano van Hof Olympia, Carl Hester scored 74.848% with En Vogue and Charlotte Dujardin scored 79.829% with Gio. This eventually resulted in the silver medal for the British team!

Bufranco (s. Negro) and Charlotte Heering were part of the bronze Danish team! Van Olst Horses bought Bufranco as a foal. After a few years he has been sold to Charlotte Heering.

Negro in the lead at HorseTelex Results Ranking

Since the arrival of the HorseTelex Results Ranking (2015), only one KWPN stallion has topped this list. Johnson took the top position in the world ranking for 2020. Now Gertjan van Olsts Negro (Ferro x Variant) is in the lead. And he also owes this position in large part to Van Olst personally: many of the children who collected points in the ranking for their father have a link with Van Olst.

Kastel’s Nintendo (ds. Monaco) ridden by Charlotte Jorst was owned by Van Olst as a young horse and was trained by Anne van Olst, and the same goes for Charlotte Heerings Bufranco (Negro x Zevenster) and his brother Alfranco ridden by Sarah Higgins. Severo Jurado Lopez’ Olympic horse Fendi T (Negro x Lester) is still owned by Van Olst and Beatrice Ferrer-Salats Tokio horse Elegance (Negro x Monaco) was bred by Van Olst.

A total of 19 Negros competed in international dressage last year (September 2020 – September 2021). In addition, 21 grandchildren collected points (half awarded) for their grandfather, including Van Olst’s Grand Prix stallions Chippendale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro), Everdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro), who won team bronze with Charlotte Fry in Tokyo and Glamourdale ( Lord Leatherdale x Negro), who made an impressive debut this year in the international Grand Prix.

Source: Horses.nl

Photo: Negro and World champion Kjento