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.

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.”

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.

Source: Horses
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.”