KWPN stallion Pjethro (by Kjento) sold to the USA

Very recently, the KWPN stallion Pjethro (Kjento out of Jaomie elite IBOP-dress D-OC by Desperado, breeder A.J. Beerens, De Moer), approved by multiple studbooks, was sold to the USA.
Due to this recently completed sale and the impending export, Pjethro will not participate in the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.
The super talented Pjethro, who demonstrated his talents under Lottie Fry (2nd Pavo Cup 2025, 3x stallion competition winner season 2025/2026), has been sold to the couple Fritz and Claudine Kundrun.
In addition to his superb sporting qualities, Pjethro also impresses with his offspring. It was agreed in the sale that the entire stock of frozen semen remains the property of Van Olst Horses, so that Pjethro remains available to European breeding through Van Olst Horses.

KWPN stallion Pjethro (by Kjento) sold to the USA

Very recently, the KWPN stallion Pjethro (Kjento out of Jaomie elite IBOP-dress D-OC by Desperado, breeder A.J. Beerens, De Moer), approved by multiple studbooks, was sold to the USA.
Due to this recently completed sale and the impending export, Pjethro will not participate in the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.
The super talented Pjethro, who demonstrated his talents under Lottie Fry (2nd Pavo Cup 2025, 3x stallion competition winner season 2025/2026), has been sold to the couple Fritz and Claudine Kundrun.
In addition to his superb sporting qualities, Pjethro also impresses with his offspring. It was stipulated in the sale that the entire stock of frozen semen remains the property of Van Olst Horses, so that Pjethro remains available to European breeding through Van Olst Horses.

Pjethro scores with champion foal

At the well-attended Central Inspection in Houten, a group of eight dressage foals returned to the front group. Within this group, Floor Dröge and Luuk Smetsers awarded four foals a ticket to the National Foal Inspection.

Walethro impresses with presence and power in trot
Walethro (Pjethro out of Philourava star D-OC by Valverde), bred by Fajer Al-Sabah of Kuwait City and owned by Zandra Birkeland, received positive comments from the jury. “This is a well-developed colt with a lot of presence, a well-formed and muscular neck, and a good topline. He walks with good impulsion, good from the hindquarters, and shows good activity and rhythm. He trots with a lot of power, can switch gears well, and also gallops with a lot of power and hind leg usage,” says Smetsers.

Kjento hengst

Kjento scores 3 times with offspring from Nanny McPhee at SK Kootwijkerbroek: 85/90, 85/85 and 80/80

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In 2023, Judith Ribbels and Patrick Reesink bred three mares by Kjento out of the Light Tour mare Nanny McPhee: Tutto Bene, Tsarina, and Tiptop. Yesterday, those mares received provisional approval at the studbook inspection at Marcel and Tamara van Manen’s in Kootwijkerbroek with scores of 85/90 (the highest score so far this year), 85/85, and 80/80 respectively.

Last year, Sophie Anne Maria (by For Romance) became the convincing NMK champion, after having already secured the title in Region East, and today Judith Ribbels and Patrick Reesink presented three Kjento daughters from the same dam. Including Tutto Bene (out of Nanny McPhee elite IBOP-dress sport-dress PROK by Vitalis), who contributed convincingly to her dam, who recently debuted in the international Small Tour, already being Preferent. And with full sisters Tsarina and Tiptop, almost double.

Tutto Bene was the star attraction in Kootwijkerbroek with 85/90 and holds (so far, with two studbook inspections still to go) the highest score of the year. “This is a very striking, strongly modeled mare of 1.74m who is well-proportioned. She has a particularly beautiful forehand, a strong topline, and a lot of presence. She moves with great impulsion, shoulder freedom, carriage, and balance. In both trot and canter, she clearly moves uphill,” explains Wim. She received 95 points for her conformation, in addition to 90 for both trot and canter. With this, Tutto Bene immediately puts herself forward as a candidate for the NMK, for which she can be officially selected via the Region East breeding day on August 1st.

Her full sister Tsarina (Kjento out of Nanny Mc Phee by Vitalis) was not far behind with 85/85. This very complete mare earned 90 points for both her trot and conformation. “This is also a very impressive, well-developed mare who is well-proportioned and possesses a lot of presence. Truly a beautiful and correct mare that moves strongly. She walks well, spaciously and with good use of her body. She trots uphill, with good leg technique, conformation, and balance. She also excels in her canter with her conformation and balance, and can change easily.”

To complete the celebration, a third full sister, Tiptop, received the star predicate with 80/80 today, with 85 for both the walk and the trot. A youthful mare that is well-proportioned and has a good neck shape. She trots light-footed and with good leg technique, rhythm, and regularity, once again a talented daughter of Nanny McPhee.

From Sunday 12 July onwards, Glamourdale will only be available via frozen semen.

Due to the World Dressage Championships in Aachen (starting on Tuesday 11 August), Sunday 12 July will be the last day of this breeding season 2026 on which Glamourdale will be available via fresh semen. Naturally, Glamourdale will remain available via frozen semen.

Glamourdale daughter F-Grace St. retains title at DSP Landeschampionat Bayern

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The Glamourdale daughter F-Grace St. has been crowned champion among the six-year-old dressage horses at the DSP Landeschampionat Bayern. The mare thereby retained her title from last year. Two years ago, in 2024, she was already crowned overall champion at the DSP Staatsprämienschau.

F-Grace St. was bred by Alois Steidl out of Fabienne (Fürstenball x Diamond Hit). In combination with Dream Boy, this mare previously produced the DSP-premiumed Datejust.
Under Ralf Kornprobst, F-Grace St. dominated the class for six-year-olds with an impressive average score of 8.86. Thanks to her title, the mare is now allowed to use the prefix DSP.

3rd place for mare Kjento at the Oldenburg State Championship in Höven

Influential mare lines once again proved their worth at the Oldenburg State Championship in Höven. Several dressage champions and podium horses come from families that have been producing top horses for generations. Dutch breeding was also represented on the podium, including through Kjento.

KWPN stallion Kjento took third place among the three-year-old mares and geldings with Nexolia Kyniska (dam: Vivaldi). Under Jessica Lynn-Thomas, the mare achieved an average of 8.3, with Rideability making a particularly strong impression. She received a 9.0 for that component.

Nexolia Kyniska is a full sister to Keaton, who was the absolute top seller as a two-year-old at the Blue Hors Youngster Auction in 2024. The stallion fetched 62,000 euros there. From the same dam, in combination with Bonds, also emerges a stallion selected for the KWPN Performance Test.

IBOP Sonnega: 91.5 points for Kjento daughter Sweet Seven

Henk Rootveld’s four-year-old Kjento daughter Sweet Seven was the standout performer today at the IBOP in Sonnega. This extremely talented mare passed with the top score of 91.5 points.
Inspector Wim Versteeg and Henk Dirksen assessed 16 dressage horses at the IBOP in Sonnega today, 14 of which passed. In addition, all five participating show jumping mares passed this one-day aptitude test.

Top Talent
The four-year-old NMK mare Sweet Seven (Kjento out of the Light Tour mare Up Seven STV keur sport-dres by OO Seven), bred by H. Rootveld from Winterswijk Meddo, showed a fantastic performance under Bart Veeze. She received a 9.5 for trot, canter, suppleness, and posture & balance, in addition to a 9 for aptitude as a dressage horse, and as a result, she was immediately promoted to elite status. “This is truly a very striking horse and she was presented very well. She walks cleanly, spaciously, with composure and a good overstep. Her trot is exceptional, with appealing foreleg technique and very good hind leg use. She can already shift gears very well in this gait and achieve carrying capacity. Her canter is uphill and impressive, with great power and good carriage. Truly a mare from whom much can be expected for the upcoming Pavo Cup,” says Wim Versteeg.

Success for Van Olst Stallions during last Selection World Championship Young Dressage Horses

Due to the World Championships in Aachen (Charlotte Fry – Glamourdale) and the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Lottie has handed over the reins of the stallions Real Dream, Renzo, and Pjethro to Sadie Smith.

Sadie rode the three stallions during the 3rd and final selection round, qualifying in the five-year-old class with Real Dream (Dynamic Dream x Negro, breeders: MAATSCHAP Pleyter – H.A. VAN Triest) and having Renzo (Kjento x Rousseau, breeder: C.M.E. REIJRINK) designated as her own reserve horse. In the six-year-old class, Sadie qualified with Pjethro (Kjento x Desperado, breeder: A.J. Beerens).

Van Olst Horses is proud of the excellent collaboration between the two riders. We wish Lottie the best of luck at the World Championships in Aachen and Sadie the best of luck at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.

Kjento offspring performs during the 2nd selection for the World Championship for Young Horses.

On Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27, the second selection for the 2026 World Championship for Young Dressage Horses was held at Manege de Prinsenstad in Delft. In the three age categories, the selection was narrowed down to twelve combinations. The selection committee speaks of a ‘very striking crop’ among the five- and six-year-olds. In fact: “We have to leave horses at home that we would have loved to bring along in other years.” The selection committee for the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses consists of Johan Hamminga, Alex van Silfhout, and Janine van Twist.

“Delft is a beautiful location; the arena has an international feel. That is good practice for the horses for Verden. That arena is comparable to having many flags, a lot of advertising, and other horses nearby.” “We are left with a strong leading group in all age categories, but we find the five- and six-year-olds particularly striking this year. We really have to be strict with our selection there; the top ten is very good. So this time we have to leave horses at home that we would have loved to take to the World Championships in other years.

Van Olst Horses
Lottie Fry started with 3 Van Olst Horses stallions: the 6-year-old Pjethro (Kjento out of Jaomie elite IBOP-dress D-OC by Desperado, breeder A.J. Beerens from De Moer) and 2 5-year-old stallions Renzo (Kjento out of Aronia elite pref prest IBOP-dress PROK by Rousseau, breeders Willem and Karin Reijrink of Reijrink Steel Stable from Diessen) and Real Dream (Dynamic Dream out of Fivanny ster PROK by Negro, breeder Maatschap Pleyter from Zalk and H.A. van Triest from Elburg). With all 3 horses she has advanced to the 3rd and final selection round.

Kjento delivers
Striking in the results list is the large number of Kjento offspring: no fewer than 5 have been selected among the 4- and 5-year-olds to compete in the final selection round. Kjento himself performed very well as a young stallion and became World Champion no less than twice. In 2021 among the 6-year-olds and in 2022 among the 7-year-olds.