CDI Compiegne

This year, the French town of Compiegne will hostthe start of the Nations Cup series dressage. On the beautiful grounds of the “Grand Parc Equestrian Arena” not only the 5* nations cup is on the program, but also, for example, the 3* Grand Prix and the international Small Tour class.
Lottie traveled to France with Everdale, who will compete in the 5* class, Lars van de Hoenderheide who competes in the 3* and Jackson who competes in the international Prix St. George  class.

On day 1, Lars van de Hoenderheide was the first of the trio to enter the arena. As the penultimate starter in the large field, the chestnut gelding made a very strong impression. With a practically flawless test, the duo managed to achieve a score of 75.783%, which was good for a 1st place and a solid PB!

At the end of the day, it was Jackson’s turn. The son of Everdale has competed in a handful of international competitions and Compiegne was his first ever outdoor competition. Lottie and Jackson started the test in the pouring rain. Despite the fact that it started to rain even harder, Jackson remained very concentrated on his work and they managed to achieve a score of 75.529%, which is again a PB!
In the same class, the Everdale son Everian L ridden by Anna Kasprzak managed to take third place.

Photo: Lars van de Hoenderheide

3 stalllions hannover approved

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

TRACES Healthcertificate – Adres registration

Since the beginning of this year the Dutch authorities announced that it would only be possible to send semen to facilities that are registered in Traces (European Database) from the 1st of April.

At the 31st of March we received an email that the European Union decided to postpone this matter until further notice.

Yesterday the word came out that from now on, it is not possible to send semen to facilities that are not registered as a horse keeper / importer for horse semen in Traces.
When you order semen, please make sure you are registered correctly or renew your address with your government service!

If you are not registered in time, please send us the address of the veterinary clinic you use. At this moment we can still ad veterinary clinics to the Traces database.

Over 89% for Glamourdale and Lottie in the freestyle

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.

Lottie and Glamourdale win the 5* at Fontainebleau

If the two tempi’s of World Champion Glamourdale (s.Lord Leatherdale) and Charlotte Fry hadn’t gone wrong (four 4s and a 3) at the new 5*CDI at Fontainebleau, Glamourdale would undoubtedly have scored an 80+ at his first competition this outdoor season. And even with this mistake, a score over 80 would have been easy to defend: because Glamourdale seems to have become even stronger and even easier and more uphill to get through a Grand Prix test. It was now just under 80% with 79.935%.

Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale out of Thuja stb pref perst by Negro, breeder J.W. Rodenburg of Ouderkerk aan den IJssel) immediately started the test very strong with a 10, a 9, twice an 8.5 and an 8 for the mighty extended trot . And apart from the mistake in the twos, Glamourdale continued at a high level, with so much suppleness and balance. In addition to two 10s, more than 30 9s adorned her protocol. The jury members Eddy de Wolff van Westerrode (at H, 82.391%) and Isobel Wessels at C (80.435%) gave Fry and Glamourdale above 80%, the other three judges scored a fraction under the 80%.

stallionshow 2023

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!


Glamourdale FEI No. 1 and Lottie FEI No. 1

In the most recently published FEI ranking (March 2023), our stallion Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale x Negro) Breeder: J. Rodenburg, Ouderkerk a/d IJssel, is once again No. 1 in the dressage horses.
In addition, in the “Athletes”(dressage) Charlotte Fry (Lottie) is again at
No 1, a position she has held since December 2022.

This “Golden” FEI No. 1 combination can be seen in action next Sunday 9 April (1st Easter Day) at the annual Stallion Show at Van Olst Horses in den Hout.

Lottie will also show her other “world champion” Kjento, as well as her other top talents such as Nespresso, Everdale, Lantanas, Nalegro, Nacho, O’Frederic, Secret Lover, etc., among others.
The recent “Small Tour” winner of AKEN “Inverness” will also be shown.
The show starts Sunday 9 April at 2pm.

 

25th anniversary

On the 16th off March 1998 Wilma Hermus – Kroese started working at Van Olst Horses. Yesterday was her 25th anniversary but because she always of on Thursday we celebrated this today! When she arrived in the office this morning we surprised her with flowers, a big cake and offcourse a little gift!

Lottie and Glamourdale on top in World Cup Freestyle in Den Bosch

World champion Charlotte Fry fulfilled her favorite role today in the World Cup freestyle at The Dutch Masters in Den Bosch. With her World Cup golden horse Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale) she achieved the highest score of 86.835% by far. With a lead of more than three percent, they were well at the top. The stallion has talent for everything, but his highlight is the canter. Several tens were also noted in it today: for the extended canter and the series every two strides.

Lottie and Lars also win the 3* freestyle

After Charlotte Fry with Lars van de Hoenderheide (Negro x Layout) won the three-star Grand Prix  on Friday at The Dutch Masters, the duo went on to repeat this today. In the freestyle, the rider and the 12-year-old chestnut gelding rode to 77.335% and was once again at the front of the award ceremony. After Leeuwarden and Amsterdam, the BWP-bred Lars van de Hoenderheide competed his third freestyle in the Brabanthallen today. The duo received a whole bunch of high marks on the protocol, but there is certainly still room for some improvement.