After the victories of Lars in the 3* Grand Prix and Jackson in the Prix St. George, Everdale was the first horse to enter the arena on Saturday for his Grand Prix test in the 5* competition.
Everdale his last competition was in Mechelen in December last year and Compiegne was therefore the first (outdoor) competition of this year. Fresh as ever, he went through the test, where it was noticeable that the whole exuded a little more ease than in Mechelen. For example, the piaffe was even more powerful, even more in rhythm and with even more balance, the canter changes scored several nines and nines were also given for the pirouettes. The final score of the duo was 77.413% and a second place.

Then it was Jackson’s turn to make his appearance in the Intermediare I. The son of Everdale, who was bred by Van Olst Horses out of the full sister of the Olympic horse Elegance, made a few small mistakes which pushed the score a little, bringing the total to 72.382%, which is still a very good score. With these points, the duo ended up in third place, 0.3% behind number 2 and 0.5% behind number 1.
The first place was taken today by that other son of Everdale in this class, Everian L ridden by Anna Kasprzak.

On this busy day for Lottie, the Freestyle was also on the program with Lars van de Hoenderheide. The chestnut with its striking broad blaze seems to be born for the highest level. With all the ease in the world he shakes one exercise after another up his sleeve in which he does not seem to have any weak points. If you score no lower than a seven and your highest score is a 9.5 then you have no weaknesses. The score came out at 81.210%, a well-deserved first place and more than 4% difference with the number 2.

Photo: Everdale

Last Thursday, the Hanoverian selection committee came to the Netherlands to view some of our stallions at home. The stallions Justin (Johnson x Sandreo), O’Frederic (For Romance I x Fidertanz) and Secret Lover (Secret x Furstenball) were examined both on the street and under the saddle.
All three stallions showed themselves very well. When Gertjan asked at the end of the assessment whether they would be approved, the answer was clear: “Of course”.
The committee was very impressed by the three stallions!

Photo: Secret Lover

With a score of 89.360%, Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale took the win today in the freestyle in Fontainebleau. Where there was a big mistake in the tempi changes yesterday today was an almost flawless test.
Glamourdale is getting stronger and continues to improve, which today was reflected in the piaffe and also in a canter pirouette. the hindlegs carrying more weight, sitting down a little more and still having the strength for a smooth transition to the next exercise.
Of course the canter parts were highlights again, tens were awarded for, among other things, the extended canter and the flying changes, but also for a half-pass in trot.

Beautiful weather, a fantastic audience, stallions who showed themselves unbelievably good and very young foals who stole the hearts of many visitors. In short, everything for a top stallion show!

What a beautiful day it was! After the corona pandemic of recent years, we were able to organize a real stallionshow in Den Hout again this year. Last year we decided last minute to have a show that was well attended but we thought it could get a bit busier this year…
At half past ten in the morning the first visitor was in the yard, but at a little before two there was a traffic jam from the village off Den Hout to Van Olst Horses! The stands filled up and when everyone had found a place around the ring, the show could finally start at 2.15 pm! The stallions followed each other at a brisk pace, with Gertjan commenting on each stallion. Bert de Ruiter announced the stallions in his well-known way and he provided the audience with all the necessary information.
All the stallions showed themselves in a really good way, some off them needed a little time to get used to this atmosphere, but showed their talents impressively.

Due to some technical issues the live stream wasn’t fully working. We’ve organized a full English stream with English commentary which wasn’t working at the last moment. We will translate the dutch stream with the commentary of Gertjan and subtitle it and put in online asap.

Below a small impression of the day, more photos and videos will follow later this week!