The battle in the L class for the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition Dressage is still ongoing. While Kjento-son Renzo finished second in previous competitions, today he overtook the lead from stablemate Real Dream. Ridden by Charlotte Fry, Renzo achieved the highest scores of the day.
Renzo (Kjento out of Aronia elite pref prest IBOP-dres PROK by Rousseau, breeder: C.M.E. Reijrink of Diessen) received no scores below 9.1, with a 9.5 for submission as the highlight. “A very beautiful, relaxed performance in the test,” enthused Floor Dröge. This stallion was well-focused and demonstrated this in a relaxed manner with excellent body use. We saw this again after the transition to the walk, where he was immediately relaxed and composed. He has plenty of scope and rhythm in the walk and is notable for his ease of body. In the trot, we saw a beautiful, light-footed appearance. His forelegs and hindlegs correspond well. This stallion canters with great ease, and he also demonstrated his ability to shift down and transfer weight to the hindquarters. Here too, he is light-footed and elegant with excellent leg technique. It was a beautiful test from a stallion who demonstrated today not only his movement qualities but also the right attitude and focus.

Good canter
Charlotte Fry finished second with Real Dream (Dynamic Dream out of Fivanny ster PROK by Negro, breeder: Maatschap Pleyter from Zalk and H.A. van Triest from Elburg), who won the previous competitions. The stallion, who had just gotten fresh in the canter, received 89.8 points. “The walk is superbly in rhythm; this walk is a textbook example of a V-shape. He also stays beautifully through the body. The trot is light-footed and elegant, with the foreleg and hindleg beautifully coordinated. The canter has plenty of impulsion and a lovely upward movement in the extension. What’s striking is how he’s already coming back; he’s really showing his ability to shorten his jump again. It was a very charming performance. His playful jump is fine for a young horse, but we have to factor that into the scores.”

Yesterday was the post-inspection of the first Inspection. The committee was pleased with the selection. “This year, we had quality across the board at the post-inspection, with one or two horses that were well above average.”
Lantanas, who impressed with his sons at the 2023 stallion inspection, once again had a striking horse in the stallion cage: cat. no. 422 (dam’s sire Inspire x Negro), bred by B.C. van der Hoorn and Van Olst Horses.
Source: Horses, Photo: Horses.nl/Jacquelien van Tartwijk

At the CDI-W in London, Charlotte Fry thrilled the crowd with her fantastic rides on the KWPN-approved Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale out of Thuja stb pref prest by Negro). With the approved stallion, bred by the late Joop Rodenburg, she once again proved to be a size too strong for the competition, resulting in scores of 80.78% in the Grand Prix and 89.17% in the Freestyle.
The World Cup Freestyle at London Olympia on Friday afternoon was a joy to behold. Just as in the Grand Prix, victory went to Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale. Glamourdale Airlines, the new freestyle for Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale, was a success, the second time Fry had ridden the test.
This weekend, the British were treated to the best that dressage has to offer, and in London, that was clearly Glamourdale. The stallion, owned by Van Olst Horses and Lottie Fry, was the convincing winner in both the Grand Prix and the freestyle. Glamourdale scored over 80% in the Grand Prix, and nearly reached 90% in the freestyle.

The top three of the Anemone Horsetrucks Stallion Competition Dressage Class L on Saturday in IJsselmuiden were the same as in Kronenberg. Real Dream had already made a great impression under Charlotte Fry at the KWPN Stallion Show earlier this year during the presentation of the new crop. Under Fry, Real Dream, son of Dynamic Dream, once again won on Saturday evening with 90.4 points.
Real Dream’s test (Dynamic Dream out of Fivanny ster PROK by Negro, breeder: Maatschap Pleyter from Zalk and H.A. van Triest from Elburg) was full of highlights, with the stallion scoring a 9.5 for canter and a 9.2 for submission. “A very nice test from a horse that is perfectly in contact and does his work very well,” summarized Brecht D’Hoore on behalf of the judging panel, which also included Hans Peter Minderhoud and Patrick Berends. “The walk is very tactile with plenty of scope. In trot, he has good technique. The canter is a highlight; it has a lot of spring and is already very carried for a 4.5-year-old.”

Charlotte Fry still has a strong iron in the fire. She scored 90 points in the saddle of Kjento son Renzo (out of Aronia elite pref prest IBOP-dres PROK by Rousseau, breeder: C.M.E. Reijrink of Diessen), good for second place. “With this horse, the walk was a highlight. It’s very pure with excellent use of the body. It’s striking that he walks very well immediately after a transition. The trot has a lot of suppleness and excellent transition. In canter, we saw a very nice, uphill movement with excellent transition.”