Father Everdale and son Imhotep 1st and 2nd at the London International Horse Show

During the London International Horse Show, father Everdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro) and son Imhotep (Everdale x Vivaldi) both competed in the World Cup qualification.

During the Grand Prix, Charlotte Dujardin managed to win the test with Imhotep with a score of 81.761%. Lottie followed in second place with Everdale with a score of 77.435%.
In the Grand Prix Freestyle the order was the same. Charlotte Dujardin won with Imhotep with a percentage of 89.465% and Lottie finished in 2nd place with Everdale with a score of 85.040%.

Gertjan and Anne van Olst honored with British Equestrian Medals of Honour

Gertjan and Anne were put in the spotlight during the London International Horse Show. They were awarded the ‘British Equestrian Medals of Honour’ for their outstanding contribution to the success of the British dressage team in recent years. In addition to Gertjan and Anne, Lottie also received an award; the British Dressage International Champions of Great Britain Trophy.

Anne and Gertjan van Olst owe their award to the load of medals that rider Lottie Fry has won with their horses. The gold medals of the stallion Glamourdale at the World Championships are the most eye-catching. But this also includes the contribution of Everdale under Fry to team bronze at the Games and team silver at the European Championships in Hagen.

Charlotte Fry received her award for impressive results at the FEI European Dressage Championships this summer. In Riesenbeck she won gold with the team, came third in the Grand Prix, won silver in the freestyle and achieved a fourth place in the Special with Glamourdale.

Pjethro, Powerdale and Princedale approved by the KWPN!

This afternoon, Monday December 11, the final presentation of the KWPN performance test took place in Ermelo.
Three stallions (co-)owned by Van Olst Horses have been tested by the KWPN over the past 21 days for their natural talent.
All three stallions; Pjethro, Powerdale and Princedale completed the final presentation with a good end result and are now KWPN approved!

 

Pjethro (Kjento x Desperado, breeder: A.J. Beerens) became the reserve champion. He is the first KWPN approved son of Kjento (by Negro).

The exterior of Pjethro was described by the jury as being more than sufficiently developed and strongly built. His head is expressive with a large eye. The neck has good length with a correct head-neck connection. The neck has good length and very good shape and muscling. The foundation is suitably developed and hard in quality.

Report:
Pjethro is a sympathetic and light-footed, rider-focused stallion with a very good attitude. The stallion has a lot of commitment and willingness to work and is very easy to work with by his rider. The walk has good activity, pure four-beat and good scope. The trot is characterized by a lot of mechanics and bending in the joints. The stallion has a lot of ability to go forward and come back, and the stallion carries well. The canter is uphill, with a lot of balance, very powerful and a very good use of the hing leg. Pjethro moves with a lot of tact and a very good leg technique, a lot of self-carriage and balance, where his ability to collect and go forward is very positive. Pjethro has a lot to a lot of talent as a dressage horse and gives his rider a very good feeling.
As breeding/mating advice, Pjethro can improve movement technique and mechanics and add balance and attitude to dressage horse breeding.

foto: Pjethro

Powerdale (Glamourdale x Johnson, breeder: F&C Hoogenboom) was approved with a nice total of points.
The exterior of Powerdale was described by the jury as, among other things, generously developed, long-lined and long-legged. The foundation is suitably developed and off good quality.

Report:
Powerdale is an honest and elegant stallion with a good to very good attitude. The stallion is very willing to work and is very easy to train. The walk is pure and has scope. In the trot the stallion has more than sufficient impulsion, much to very much light-footedness, good scope, a lot of shoulder freedom and an active hind leg that carries well. The canter is very good uphill, with very good leg technique and has good to very good scope. Powerdale moves with a lot of flexibility, a lot of self-carriage and good balance. Powerdale has a lot of talent as a dressage horse and gives his rider a good to very good feeling.

As breeding/mating advice, Powerdale can add blood to dressage horse breeding and improve the light-footedness and dressage model.

Foto: Powerdale

Princedale (Glamourdale x Don Schufro, breeder: Stal Willig VOF) was also approved for his breeding duty.
The exterior of Princedale was described by the jury as being more than sufficiently developed with a generously developed foundation and of good quality.

Report:
Princedale is an honest and balanced stallion with a more than sufficient to good attitude. The stallion has more than sufficient willingness to work and is easy to train. The walk is clean, with good activity. In the trot the stallion has a lot of tact, good scope and an active hind leg that carries well. The canter has good leg technique, good jump and good scope. Princedale moves with more than sufficient to a lot of flexibility, more than sufficient posture and good balance. Princedale has more than sufficient to a lot of talent as a dressage horse and gives his rider a more than sufficient to good feeling.
As breeding/mating advice, Princedale can add balance to dressage horse breeding and improve the canter.

Foto: Princedale

Top scorers of Van Olst Horses at IBOP

Two three-year-old mares scored exactly 85 points during the IBOP test in Velddriel. The NMK mare Peru Dos (by Kjento), breeder Gerard de Bruyn from Schelluinen reached this total with only 8.5’s. “This mare showed a very even performance and is easy to ride. She walks actively, with good shoulder freedom and flexibility. She has a very strong trot, in which she brings her hind leg under well and moves through the track with a lot of impulsion, posture and carriage. We also saw that attitude in the canter, in which she combines good impulsion with leg technique.”

A 9.5 for the canter also brought Prima Donna M (by Glamourdale) from breeder E. Meijer from Landgraaf) to 85 points. “This mare made a somewhat greener impression, but was already very good to ride and was good at the aids. Her walk is active and was a bit tense at first, allowing her to show more body use and transition, but this improved as the performance progressed. She trots with good leg technique, can switch very well and continues to supplement nicely from the hind leg. Her canter is very impressive and she certainly seems to have inherited that from her father: she has a lot of space, a lot of impulsion, always remains very nicely balanced on the hind leg and does everything with remarkable ease. A really great canter.”

Source: KWPN

New record for Kjento daughter Patchouli Vera; 92.5 points during the IBOP

A new record was achieved during the IBOP in Velddriel. Patchouli Vera (Kjento x Bordeaux, breeder F.A. de Voogd from Oudelande) received 92.5 points for her performance.
With only 9s and four 9.5s, she achieved the exceptional total of 92.5 points: a new record!
“An extremely high score, for an extremely talented horse! It was a real pleasure for us to watch, horses of this caliber only come along very occasionally,” Wim Versteeg is enthusiastic. “She walks with a lot of space, overstep and good use of her body. In the trot she stands out with her good tact, swing and she can extend and come back on the hind leg extremely well, without losing any balance. She trots with a very good use of the hind leg, she’s always uphill. And that for a mare that is three years old and 1.75m tall!
We also saw the same image in the canter, in which she has a lot of balance and posture, stays well uphill and canters with a lot of leg technique and body use. Patchouli Vera is a very athletic dressage horse that’s easy to ride.” This generously developed mare scored 80 points for conformation, which immediately made her an elite mare. This mare previously won the VWF Dressage Competition at Manege de Prinsenstad.

Annemijn talks about her mare: “What makes Patchouli so good is that all 3 of her gaits are really good, she has a good hind leg, a lot of looseness and is also very sweet. For her age, she also has very good balance.”

 

Nalegro wins the second competition of the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition with 88.2 points

Just like during the first competition of the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition, the M class was won by Nalegro (Painted Black x Negro) ridden by Charlotte Fry.

The jury during this competition consisted of Marian Dorresteijn and Sven Rothenberger. They gave the stallion a very nice list with 9’s for the impressive canter and the overall impression. “This really is a powerhouse, a horse with a very strong hind leg,” says Marian enthusiastically. “The walk has a good overstep and a lot of power. He has a very active way of walking and remains pure very well. The trot is also characterized by strength, in which it shows the ability to easily come back on the hind leg. Today the canter was a highlight with a lot of ground cover  and good extensions, after which he comes back very nicely on the hind leg.”

In addition to Nalegro, Nacho (Negro x Krack C) under Charlotte Fry and Everest (Especial x Negro) with Phoebe Peters also competed.
Nacho received a nice score of 83.2 and Everest received 82.8 points for his performance.

In the L class, Charlotte Fry competed with Secret Lover (Secret x Fürstenball). He achieved a combined 3rd place with 84.4 points. “This is a horse that makes a friendly and workable impression. He has a nice, constant and light connection with good length in the neck. The walk is shown with good use of the body and a nice transition. The trot is light-footed and active with nice use of the frontleg. In the canter we saw a lot of bending in the joints and it remains well closed.”
O’Frederic (For Romanxe x Fidertanz) received a nice score of 81.4 points with Charlotte Fry

Glamourdale hengst

Two sons of Glamourdale approved in Westphalia

The stallion inspection for dressage stallions took place in Westphalia on Sunday 3 and Monday 4 December. Two descendants of Glamourdale made there appearance for the selection committee; Riverdale P (Glamourdale x Painted Black, breeder Pegasus Stables) and G (Glamourdale x Enzo Ferrari, breeder ZG Pleines). Both stallions were approved.

Glamourdale hengst

Glamourdale son Kuvasz RS2 wins PSG in Houten

Kuvasz RS2 (Glamourdale x De Niro) won the Prix St. Georges with Marieke van der Putten during the Subtop competition in Houten on Sunday, December 3 with a top score of 77.868%. With this victory she also secured a ticket for Jumping Amsterdam.

The competition in Houten was a strong return after the stallion was out of the running for health reasons. In 2022, the combination already had a very successful year with a silver medal at the National Dressage Championships in ZZ-Zwaar and they came 8th in the final of the seven-year-old dressage horses during the Longines FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses.

The ZZ-Zwaar class in Houten was won by a descendant of Negro. Janneke van Kooten won the first test and achieved a nice 2nd place in the second test with her Jacky O (ds. Sandro Hit).

Great results during CDI Kronenberg

From the 1st to the 3rd of December, Peelbergen Equestrian Center was all about international dressage sport.
Lottie entered the show with 3 horses. Lars van de Hoenderheide (by Negro) and Especial (by Everdale) in the CDI3*and for Kjento (by Negro) his international debut in the CD1* was scheduled.

On Friday Lottie and Kjento competed in the Prix St. George. They won this competition with 73.657%.
Lottie started in the Grand Prix with Lars van de Hoenderheide and Especial. Lars achieved a nice 2nd place with 75.109%. Especial was placed 6th with a score of 70.804%.

The Intermediair I was on the program for Kjento on Saturday. In this competition he came 5th with a nice score of 71.078%
Especial achieved a nice 2nd place in the Grand Prix Special with 71.894%. This day ended on a great note because Lars van de Hoenderheide managed to win the Grand Prix Freestyle with a score of 78.475%.

Glamourdale ‘Dressage Horse of the Year’ at the Horse & Hound Awards

Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro) has been voted ‘Dressage Horse of the Year’ during the Horse & Hound awards. His rider Charlotte Fry was present during the ceremony in Southam to receive this award.

This title is the crowning achievement of his great results in recent years. In 2018 he became world champion of 7-year-old dressage horses during the Longines FEI/WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. This was followed by many great results at Grand Prix level, culminating in winning 2 individual Gold medals, Grand Prix Special and Freestyle, during the World Championship in Herning 2022.
Glamourdale showed himself fantastic again this year during the European Championships in Riesenbeck. This was rewarded with a gold medal for the British team and an individual silver medal during the individual freestyle with a personal best score of 92.38%.
In addition to all these great results, he was also voted KWPN Horse of the Year in 2020.