New collection “The Foal Edition 2025” now online

Following the successful first edition of the Van Olst Sales online foal auction, a new collection of foals is now online. Naturally, the offspring of Grand Prix stallions Glamourdale and Kjento are also included, but Kjento’s sons Pjethro and Renzo are also siring several foals, and Glamourdale’s son Powerdale is also presenting a foal.
The offspring of Nacho, O’Frederic, and Secret Lover are also included.
The collection comprises 17 foals and can be found at www.vanolstsales.online.
Bids can be placed starting at noon on September 5th, and the auction closes at 8:00 PM on September 9th.

Proud breeders of Ilegro at the World Championship pricegiving ceremony in Verden

In the final, the stallion, bred by the Hanse family from Burgh-Haamsteede and Van Olst Horses, Den Hout, scored 78.65% and earned a magnificent bronze medal. “I knew I was riding a fantastic horse with a lot of Grand Prix talent,” said Lottie Fry after the final. “But he was a real sensation! Today he gave me an incredible feeling, especially in trot.” This was confirmed by the jury, who awarded him the highest score of the day (9.5) for trot. “I’m really looking forward to the future with him.” Jury chairman Henning Lehrmann, in turn, called Ilegro “a real power horse.”

Van Olst Sales Online “The Foal Edition 2025”

From the moment the bidding opened on the foals in the auction, there was immediate interest in several of them. The first foal in the auction was the Ilegro son, Vesuvius. This son of the bronze medal winner at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses was sold for €26.000,-  and will be shipped to the United States. The most expensive filly in the auction was the stunning Cjenta van de Burggrave. This daughter of Kjento will also be shipped to the United States for €18.000,-. Carat Noir van ‘t Huka, the son of Secret Lover, will be shipped to Germany for €16.000,-. The fourth prize was paid for another Ilegro foal. The black mare, Varanka KL4, is bought by a French dressage stable.

In addition to these foals, foals have been sold to the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, and Germany.

The next auction of “The Foal Edition 2025” is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9th.

Ilegro Wins Magnificent Bronze Medal

The World Championships for Young Dressage Horses were held in Verden last weekend, and our stallion Ilegro competed with Charlotte Fry.
In qualifying, they secured a spot in the final with a 9.7 for their phenomenal trot, followed by an outstanding jury report with a total score of 77.634%.

In the final on Sunday, the duo maintained their excellent form. With a 9.5 for trot, they once again achieved the highest score for this part, while a solid 8.8 for canter was awarded. With a total score of 78.650%, they finished in third place.

The KWPN stallion selection committee was so impressed with Ilegro’s performance that they immediately nominated him for KWPN recognition. This nomination was immediately approved by the KWPN board, making him officially available to KWPN breeders, and his foals will be included in the foal register.
Ilegro meets all KWPN health requirements and is WFFS negative.

 

Photo: KWPN

Real Dream filly reserve champion of Holland!

Friday in Ermelo was the day of the NMK and the National Foal Inspection. Several offspring of Van Olst stallions were judged on this day, including foals by Pjethro, Real Dream, and Glamourdale.

Two of these foals were invited to the final at the end of the day:
The filly Vodka Orange, Pjethro x Governor, was bred by L. Verschuren from Hoek out of the Small Tour mare Luna. This direct damline also produced the Grand Prix dressage horse Zapatero by Rousseau. Vodka Orange ended at the 8th place in the final.

The other foal in the final was also a mare, Viral van Hof Olympia, Real Dream x Apache, bred by R. and A. Van Venrooij from Oud-Gastel. As the name suggests, she was bred out of the damline of the KWPN stallion Santano, a line that is full of outstandingly performing sport and inspection horses. This foal had previously been named champion of the Maas-Delta region, and she also impressed the judges in this final. As the best filly in the Netherlands, she became reserve champion of the Netherlands!

Pavo Cup

The annual Pavo Cup was, of course, once again a contest during the KWPN Championships. After several preliminary rounds across the country, the best 4- and 5-year-olds competed for this title. The KWPN-approved stallions Pjethro, Powerdale, Real Dream, Roderick, and Renzo were presented by Charlotte Fry and Zandra Birkeland.
All the stallions, in the impressive surroundings of Ermelo, gave their best in the semi-finals. Roderico came up just short of advancing to the final but certainly left a very positive impression. The remaining four stallions easily qualified for the final on Saturday.

In the five-year-old class, Charlotte presented both Pjethro and Powerdale.
Powerdale, Glamourdale x Johnson, bred and still jointly owned by the Hoogenboom family from Lemelerveld, qualified for the final in twelfth place with a very consistent performance and score sheet. In this final, the bay stallion ultimately secured a 16th-place finish for the Netherlands.

The chestnut stallion Pjethro, Kjento x Desperado and bred by Mr. Beerens from De Moer, impressed with his movements and finished in fourth place. In the final, the stallion seemed even more at ease in the arena, finishing second with a massive score of 92.4% and also climbing to second place in the standings. Australian Simone Pearce was brought in as a test rider and was allowed to try out the three highest-ranking horses. She came off him with a smile on her face and said she was very impressed with the stallion’s qualities.

Next up were the four-year-old stallions Real Dream with Lottie and Renzo with Zandra.

The beautiful black Renzo, Kjento x Rousseau, bred by Mrs. Reijrink from Diessen, impressed with his appearance and movements, achieving a score of 84.8%.

Real Dream, Dynamic Dream x Negro, bred by Maatschap Pleyter from Zalk, excelled under Lottie, also achieving a score of 84.8%.

In the final on Saturday, Renzo maintained his good form and climbed a few more places in the standings. With a total score of 168.8%, they secured sixth place!

Real Dream, on the other hand, was even more convincing than in the semi-final and, with a superb ride, moved up to third place in the standings with 170.8 points. He was also put through his paces by Simone Pearce, and, like the second-place finisher, received 85 points for his override. This allowed him to take home the bronze medal!

Romantico 6th place in the semi-finals of the Van Santvoort Makelaars Cup

Over seventy four-year-olds competed in the semi-finals of the Van Santvoort Makelaars Cup. The four-year-old semi-final was the final event on this first day of the KWPN Championships. All Van Santvoort Makelaars Cup finals are held on Saturday.

Quality Stallions
Three KWPN-approved stallions finished in the top ten. Romantico (Grandorado TN out of Madame Cornet RM by Cornet Obolensky, breeder: René Mulder) jumped to sixth place under Robin van Thillo with a score of 8.2/8.0.

Good Rideability
Overall, the four-year-olds rode well and performed well in the course. “Hendrik-Jan and I were on the same page and were pleasantly surprised that the vast majority of the horses navigated the course with ease. There’s a lot to see, and the course sometimes had some long lines, but the horses generally stayed focused and were sufficiently prepared to compete here. All in all, a promising first round of this championship,” said Marcel Beukers.

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