The new collection of auction horses is now online and can be viewed at www.vanolstsales.online. A group of interesting young geldings who are all at the beginning of their dressage career. All horses are still untrained, but have already been handled. If you want more information about these horses, please contact the organization via info@vanolstsales.online.

The black eye-catcher and Champion stallion Glamourdale is nominated for “KWPN horse of the year”!

Already at the stallion inspection in ‘s Hertogenbosch he managed to impress with his imposing model and great movements. In the final championship inspection, he was awarded the championship title supported by the enthusiastic public. The talents of the stallion were also well reflected under the saddle. He concluded his performance test with a top score and as a 5-year-old he managed to achieve a 10th place at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses.

As a 7 year old he could again participate in this World Championship where he became the undoubted World Champion. Following this, as an 8 year old, a historic victory was achieved in the Mecca of equestrian sports: Aachen. Winning the Prix st. Georges with the first 10’s and no less than 6% apart from the number 2, the Intermediate I was also won with a huge score of more than 80%, a unique achievement in the history of this prestigious event.

That Glamourdale does not have any problems with the highest collection and the most difficult lectures became evident in 2020. As a 9 (!) Year old, he made his debut in the Intermediate II with a great 74%. In August of this year, the Grand Prix debut was also won with a score of almost 78%.

The expectations for his international debut are high, but given the developments he shows at home in the training, we look forward to this with great confidence!

You can vote here!

Glamourdale: Lord Leatherdale x Negro x Ahorn, bred by J.W. Rodenburgh from Ouderkerk aan de Ijssel

The black KWPN approved stallion George Clooney (s. De Niro x Wolkentanz x Forrest xx) has been sold. His new owner is an English investor who will leave George Clooney in training with his current rider Severo Jurado Lopez.

George Clooney is a Hanoverian registered stallion, bred by Ulrike Lahmann-Gehrke, Wittingen Germany. He is approved by the KWPN as well as in Oldenburg and Hannover.

The very interesting bred George Clooney has 2 full brothers at Grand Prix level and a very famous cousin: “Don Johnson” (Isabel Werth) who is high placed in the FEI World Ranking.

George Clooney himself has been very successful in Small Tour level and is now trained up to Grand Prix. His offspring is performing excellent, for instance the 2020 NRPS performance test winner “Gregory”, the 2019 Prinsenstad winner “Keano”, the EPTM highlight “Kurona” and many successful horses in the “Van Olst Sales”.

George Clooney will continue to be available through frozen semen.

Charlotte Dujardin and her top horse Valegro have been named ‘Rider of the Decade’ and ‘Horse of the Decade’ by the readers of the British horse magazine Horse & Hound. Dujardin writes on Instagram: “It really means a lot to me as a rider and to everyone involved with Blueberry!

The choice of the British readership is not entirely surprising, Charlotte Dujardin and her Olympic horse Valegro are immensely popular in their country. In the period from 2011 to 2020, Dujardin has won everything that could be won with the Negro son. At the Games in London and Rio they were three gold and one silver medal. At the World Equestrian Games in Caen it was only gold. She also became European champion three times with Valegro and she won the World Cup final twice. “He has never, never abandoned us, not his country or Charlotte,” said Carl Hester at the award ceremony.

World record freestyle 94.30%

Dujardin’s pick of 19 medals this decade, 13 of them gold. The medals she won with Mount St. John Freestyle (by Fidermark) are also included here. Dujardin also has about 100 international victories to her name. In March 2011 Charlotte Dujardin appeared on the international stage and that was in Vidauban with Valegro. Valegro deserves the election for all the victories he achieved with his rider. The pair also managed to improve the world record scores of Totilas. The world record in the freestyle was set at 94.30%

“I could not have dreamed of double gold”

In the interview with H&H, Charlotte Dujardin says: “The highlight of my career is London 2012 – it was my first Olympic Games, and I never dreamed to get away with double gold.”

“Journey far from over”

“It was a fantastic journey and it is still not over. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for me ”, the rider writes on Instagram.

Source: Horses.nl