A high-calibre group of mares took part in the EPTM exam in Ermelo on Friday 7 August. “We’ve had a good day today and are delighted with the results the mares have achieved,” explains Luuk Smeters. “After seven weeks of training and selection, we finally went into the final exam with a fine group of mares.”

 

Invitation to the NMK

The Secret Lover daughter Tatum (out of Nova Liz elite IBOP dressage sport-dressage D-OC by Everdale), bred by Van Olst Horses from Den Hout, received a 9 for her canter and achieved a total score of 85. She also received 80 points for conformation and an invitation to the NMK. “A mare with great breed character, possessing very good connections in the topline and a strong foundation. Under saddle, she is an elegant, youthful mare with a highly functional walk. She has ample reach and always walks with good drive and excellent rhythm. In trot, this mare displays great stride and leg action, whilst remaining very light-footed and moving freely through her body. Her most striking gait is the canter, in which she displays excellent balance and cantres beautifully from hind to fore, moving uphill with great ease and the ability to change leads. Furthermore, this mare is very rideable; she has plenty of drive and is always keen to work. A very well-rounded mare.”

 

Tatum is a half-sister to Taeke (by O’Frederic), who was awarded KWPN premium status this year; both horses are by Nova Liz (by Everdale) and were born in 2023 via embryo transfer.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.