Van Olst Horses also breeds a few foals every year. Did you know that the mare Iris, who won the Prix St Georges class in Someren last weekend ridden by Anouk Ivits, was also bred by Van Olst Horses? This daughter of Lord Leatherdale is bred out of the Negro x Monaco mare Eternal Flame who is a full sister of Elegance. Under Beatriz Ferrer Salat, he took part in the Tokyo Olympics and the European Dressage Championships in Hagen last year.

Another full sister of Eternal Flame and Elegance is the Small Tour mare Doortje Subtilia.

The next full sister of these 3 horses is the mother of no less than three NRPS approved stallions: Evegro (by Everdale) is ready to compete in the Prix st. Georges and recently purchased by Lotje Schoots, Irvin (by Inspire) is the second son and the third son is Everest (by Especial). Everest recently passed his performance test with a very good score and previously won the KWPN Young Dressage Talents for three-year-olds in Oosteinde with a 10 for his canter. Everest will be available to breeders via fresh semen this year.

Nalegro descends from a completely different line. Nalegro is the Painted Black son who has just been approved by the KWPN with no less than 85 points. What is special about this stallion is that he was bred out of the full sister of the most successful dressage horse ever: Valegro. Olympic medals, medals at World Cups and European Championships and winner of the World Cup final. He has won everything there is to win under Charlotte Dujardin.

But it is not only dressage that is bred. Gertjan’s ‘old’ love, the breeding of jumping horses, is also being practiced. During the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, the class for 7 year olds was won by Kadansa B under Sabrina Lefebvre. Kadansa B was bred by Van Olst Horses and Thomas Bezouw out of the Carthino Z  x Animo mare Didansa. Didansa is a full sister of the Grand Prix show jumper Cigo B.

Photo: Elegance

The stallions Everest and Den Hout are now definitively approved for the NRPS. After the performance test, which takes place under their own rider by means of three assessment moments, both stallions received a beautiful list of marks.

Den Hout, Diamond x Tolando breeder WF Meijerink from Stieltjeskanaal, is a complete stallion with a good dressage model and a good attitude. The walk is clean and good, the trot is active with a lot of leg technique and the canter is uphill with a lot of jump, according to the jury. He scored a total of 80 points.

Everest, Especial x Negro was bred by Van Olst Horses out of the performance and Prix st. Georges mare Reina. He previously won the KWPN Young Dressage Talent for three-year-old horses at Indoor Oosteind. He also impressed the jury: Everest is a very complete dressage horse and has a lot of charisma as a stallion. He has a great work ethic and a very good attitude. The walk is clear and regular, the trot is powerful, has good scope with an active hind leg coming under and the canter uphill, carried well and with good scope. According to the test rider, he gives a super good feeling, is very workable and has a lot of suppleness.

Everest passed the performance test with a total of 84.7 points.

Photo: Everest

The Raymond Brooks Memorial Award is an award that is presented to the English rider  aged 25 or younger who shows the most potential for the future in jumping, dressage or eventing.

In 2021, this prestigious award was presented to 25-year-old Charlotte Fry during the London Horse Show. Some highlights of her career are winning European gold in the U25, the world championship with Glamourdale in 2018, participation in the Olympic Games and team bronze in Tokyo 2021, participation in the European Championship Hagen 2021 and team silver, individual 5th European Championship Hagen 2021 and the world championship with Kjento in 2021 .

Born in 1930, Raymond Brooks-Ward began covering various equestrian events in England in 1956. In addition, he has started organizing competitions, including the well-known Christmas competition in London Olympia.

In addition to his work as a television commentator and competition organizer, Raymond Brooks-Ward was very active in securing major sponsors for the equestrian sport. In his spare time he was a popular ‘Master of Foxhounds’ in Hertfordshire.

In 1992 he died of a special form of Hepatites. In order to continue to commemorate his commitment to British equestrian sport, an Award was presented in the same year to the best British rider who has shown great potential for the future. Since 1992 among others, Pippa Funnel, Zara Philips, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Jessica Mendoza, Charlotte Dujardin, Ben Maher and Scott Brash have won this award.

With 85.5 points, the NMK mare Netina (s.Glamourdale) was the big highlight today in the IBOP in Tolbert. A total of 12 dressage mares passed this performance test.

Last summer, Netina (Glamourdale out of Jetina by Dream Boy, breeder J.A.M. Hurkmans of Veghel) of Dirk Jan Mekkes and Van Olst Horses was already doing good business. At the studbook inspection she became star with 80/85, and after a good result at the Central Inspection she was invited to the NMK.

With a 9 for the walk and five times an 8.5, she achieved 85.5 points under the saddle in the IBOP. “This is a young mare with a lot of blood and an a desire to work. She moves with a lot of leg technique and is very light-footed. In walk she has a lot of shoulder freedom, she is very loose in the body and spacious. In trot and canter her good technique, impulsion and talent to shorten and widen are positively noticeable. She is a very fine mare with three good gaits and a clear natural talent”, explains inspector Bart Henstra. Thanks to this performance, Netina is now definitively elite.

Source KWPN