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.

Kjento offspring leading the first Pavo Cup pre-selection of the season

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The first Pavo pre-selection was held in Oudkarspel on June 24th. The victory in the four-year-old class went to Romano (by Kjento), who scored 83 points under Robbin Kleermans.
Brecht D’Hoore and Bart Bax assessed the group of 23 four-year-olds. They awarded Romano (Kjento out of Ketschuna elite pref IBOP-dres PROK D-OC by Furst Heinrich, breeder: H. Germs of Midwolde) an 8.5 for his walk and canter, as well as for his submission. “This horse stood out because, for a four-year-old, he was already very consistent around the arena with a beautiful, open contact,” explains Brecht D’Hoore. “He remained very consistent throughout the entire performance, which is reflected in the scores. This horse showed great power and scope in all three gaits, and he already gave a complete impression for a four-year-old.”
Second place also went to a Kjento offspring. Rose-Bel Taonga (out of Darabel elite pref prest IBOP-dres sport-dres PROK by Westpoint, breeder: Stal 104 BV from Wijdewormer) received 82 points under Franka Loos. This elite mare inherited her talent from a stranger; her dam, Darabel, competed at Grand Prix level and also produced the KWPN stallion Kilimanjaro. “You can see Kjento in this mare’s mind; otherwise, she’s very similar to her dam. She impressed with her ability to transition and continued to move beautifully upwards, leaving a very positive impression.”

Real Dream daughter Viral van Hof Olympia champion during Central Inspection of the Maas Delta region

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Real Dream daughter Viral van Hof Olympia champion during Central Inspection of the Maas Delta region

The four most complete dressage fillies returned for the leading group. Henk Dirksen and Wouter Plaizier were assisted by guest jury member Nol Gerritsen.

Convincing
Round after round, Viral van Hof Olympia (Real Dream out of Inatana van Hof Olympia ster pref PROK by Apache) from breeders Ralph and Annemiek van Venrooij-Mathijssen from Oud-Gastel managed to convince the most, and with this championship title she does justice to her strong lineage. “This is a generously developed, uphill built foal that naturally moves with a lot of posture. In trot, her good leg technique, hind leg use and balance are noticeable. She also has that good posture and balance in canter, and she always canters very easily. In short: a very complete foal!”, Henk Dirksen explained. Ralph and Annemiek van Venrooij have had success with this line several times. The plan is to keep this foal “I like to train them myself and we have a lot of confidence in this foal”, says Annemiek. “This morning she was still walking around in the pasture at home and she always walks well, which is why we went to the inspection with confidence. The mother gives a lot of blood and we always try to choose stallions with a down-to-earth character and a good gallop for her. Ralph follows the performance test closely and that is how we ended up with Real Dream. We were immediately charmed by this foal and that is why, for the first time, we covered again with the same stallion. I am happy that Viral showed what she is worth here today, hopefully she will do that again in Ermelo!

The World Cup champions return to the No.1 positions after their Basel triumph

Charlotte Fry said she feels “incredibly proud” after the British athlete and her horse Glamourdale took over the No.1 positions in the FEI Dressage World Rankings for Athletes and Horses respectively.

Following a series of solid results over recent months, Fry and Glamourdale return to the top of the global rankings, having first achieved the feat in January 2023.

Glamourdale and Fry have consistently occupied the upper tiers of the World Rankings in recent years, particularly since their double victory at the FEI Dressage World Championship 2022 in Herning (DEN) and eventually became World No.1 from January to May 2023.

“I am so incredibly proud to be the new No.1 on the FEI Dressage World Ranking,” said Fry.  “It’s an amazing achievement and this wouldn’t be possible without the amazing team around me, especially the Van Olsts. “After Glamourdale’s hugely successful year so far, he truly deserves this, and I feel so honoured to ride him every single day. He’s just amazing.”

Fry and Glamourdale’s journey to the top

In recent months, the combination secured the title at the Les Trois Rois FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2025 in Basel (SUI) this past April, along with victories at iconic venues such as the CDIO5* in Rotterdam (NED) in June. They also claimed Individual and Team bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

With a total of 1,939 points, Fry has climbed from second place in the rankings, a rise mirrored by her 14-year-old black stallion Glamourdale. With the same number of points as his partner, Glamourdale now leads the FEI Dressage World Ranking – Horses.

Kjento daughter Soof Osterbos top scorer EPTM with 86.5 points

During the EPTM exam in Ermelo, the participating horses showed their best side. Eight dressage and fourteen show jumping horses passed and two mares received an invitation to the National Mare Inspection.

“The EPTM exam went well today, the horses performed well with some nice highlights”, says Marcel Beukers, who took care of the assessment together with Luuk Smetsers and Sandra Schmuecker. The highest score was for the Kjento daughter Soof Osterbos (out of Hera Sollenburg elite IBOP-dres PROK by Bretton Woods, bred and registered with F.M. Dröge and E.M.C. Zuidam from Swolgen, with R.W. Zuidam as co-breeder). This mare impressed with both her exterior and her movement qualities.

NMK invitation
“A very appealing mare, who is built upwards and shows a lot of length in the body”, says Marcel Beukers. “She has a striking front and a lot of blood expression. In walk she shows a lot of space, suppleness and purity. In trot her technique stands out, with good use of the body and bend in the hind leg. In canter she shows a lot of balance and uphill movement, with a lot of technique there too.” She received a 9 for the canter and for her talent as a dressage horse. Soof Osterbos was rewarded with 85 points for exterior; the total score was 86.5 points. The mare was declared elite and invited to the NMK. “A very complete mare,” Beukers summarizes.

Source: KWPN

Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale smash over 80% in Grand Prix Spécial Rotterdam

On Saturday in Rotterdam during the CHIO, Charlotte Fry showed that she and Glamourdale are undoubtedly among the (individual) medal favorites at the European Dressage Championships in Crozet. Lottie and Glamourdale broke through the 80% barrier again. Glamourdale performed a super Spécial and showed in the first and last piaffe that he has become stronger in this.

A perfect and rounded test, that is how the Grand Prix Spécial of Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale can be described. In the Spécial, Fry and Glamourdale showed that they are among the combinations ‘to beat’ in Crozet. The jury members rated the test at 80.268%.

Source: Horses.nl

Everest and Ilegro selected for the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses

The last World Championship selection took place in Delft on 10 June. After this selection moment, the committee announced the combinations that will represent the Netherlands at the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses from 5 to 10 August in Verden on Wednesday evening 11 June.
The selection committee, consisting of Johan Hamminga, Alex van Silfhout and Janine van Twist, assessed the horses in Delft in the final test. After this selection, they reduced a group of more than thirty horses to six selected combinations.
The last World Championship selection was ridden during Concours Delft at Manege de Prinsenstad. “There was a professional track with international allure there,” according to Johan. “The weather didn’t really cooperate in the morning, but that can happen at a World Championship. The conditions in Delft gave us a good idea of ​​how the horses perform in an exciting environment. The horses were generally able to handle the decorated track well. Good, well-finished tests were ridden. We saw the ease, relaxedness and a harmonious image. That was our selection and the riders worked hard on that.”

Lottie Fry presented Ilegro (Inclusive out of Jalegrofleur ster pref PROK by Negro, breeder Van Olst Horses from Den Hout and Joop Hanse from Burgh-Haamstede) and Everest (V. Especial x Negro, breeder: Van Olst Horses, Den Hout) again super and will participate with both stallions, bred by Van Olst Horses, in the World Championship for 7-year-olds from 5 to 10 August in Verden.