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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CK Zuid-Holland: Passion V.S. (v. Kjento) champion of older mares

Last weekend, the championship inspection for all categories took place. Laurens van Lieren served as the speaker, and Bart Bax and Petro Trommelen were present as judges. The champion in the four- to seven-year-old mares category was Passion V.S. (by Kjento).
This star mare had already made a splash during the morning program and, with her performance, earned an invitation to the championship for her age group, which she then won with flying colors. Passion V.S.’s dam is Bylana (by Krack C) and was bred by Franke van de Oever. Petro: “This is a long-lined mare with well-developed withers and a strong topline. Her walk is pure and spacious, and in trot, she showed good technique and excellent impulsion.”
A year ago, Marloes Bakker from Oud-Beijerland purchased Passion V.S. At ACM Stables: “I went to the inspection today with a very open mind; I really wanted her to achieve the “keur” and “elite” predicates. I bought her to ride. She’s a very sweet and willing mare. She has a fantastic disposition and is always a joy to ride. I’m deliberately taking it easy with her and really taking good care of her.”

CK Middenbeemster: Phillippa D’Or v/d Debbehoeve (v. Glamourdale) champion

At the KWPN Regional North Holland Central Inspection in Middenbeemster, the older dressage mares also competed for a promotion. The champion of the four- to seven-year-old dressage mares was the five-year-old Phillippa D’Or v/d Debbehoeve (Glamourdale out of Idylle D’Or elite sport-dres IBOP-dres PROK by Bordeaux, breeder: G. Koks of Warmenhuizen), owned by De Debbehoeve in Warmenhuizen.
The judging was conducted by Marcel Beukers and Bart Henstra. “We decided to make the Glamourdale daughter Phillippa D’Or v/d Debbehoeve the champion. She is a mare with a very appealing conformation, sufficient length, and a lot of blood in her body. She exhibits great carriage in movement, is very light-footed with excellent impulsion, and has excellent transitions. She has been promoted to provisional keur,” said Marcel Beukers.

Kjento top sire semi-final Pavo Cup

The semi-finalists of the Pavo Cup have been announced. A total of 108 dressage horses will compete in the semi-finals on Thursday, July 31st in Ermelo. Across all age categories, Kjento has the most offspring in the semi-finals.

Kjento is the top leader with eight offspring in the semi-finals. The Negro bloodline is also well represented.

The Negro bloodline, which we also see in Kjento, is also present on his dam’s side. Negro appears as a dam’s sire six times.

Van Olst Horses is well represented with eight horses. Pjethro, Real Dream, Powerdale, and Renzo, among others, will be competing.

SK Appingedam: 80/80 for Kjento daughter

At the studbook inspection in Appingedam today, Floor Dröge and Luuk Smetsers were able to declare 13 dressage horses ster. Silladieni WL by Kjento scored 80/80.

The horses were judged under good conditions and in front of an enthusiastic audience. A total of 26 dressage horses appeared in the arena in Appingedam.
The Kjento daughter Silladieni WL (out of Jesdieni WL ster sport-dres PROK by Desperado) owned by Klaas and Jelly Pestman from Winsum received 80 points for all components. “This is an elegant, well-developed mare with a good rectangular conformation. She has an appealing forehand, is youthful, and moves lightly. She has good leg technique and carriage at the trot, and canters with good balance. She also changes easily and has an attractive silhouette at the canter,” says Floor.