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.

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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%.

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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.

Charlotte Fry and Ilegro to over 71%: ‘I think a very special horse for the future’

Charlotte Fry and Ilegro to over 71%: ‘I think a very special horse for the future’
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Charlotte Fry has taken over the reins of Pavo Cup finalist Ilegro (Inclusive out of Jalegrofleur ster pref PROK by Negro, breeder Van Olst Horses from Den Hout and Joop Hanse from Burgh-Haamstede) since the beginning of 2025 and has now formed a successful combination with the seven-year-old stallion. At the Subtop competition last Friday in Delft, the combination rode the Prix St. Georges for the third time and achieved the beautiful score of 71.765%. That was good for first place and a new personal record.
Ilegro was previously ridden by Van Olst rider Zandra Birkeland. She rode the NRPS-approved stallion to third place in the final of the Pavo Cup for six-year-olds last year. “I started riding Ilegro at the beginning of this year and we are still a fairly new combination. Ilegro is a very nice horse and I think very special for the future. He has a fantastic character and great movements”, says Lottie.
Lottie and Ilegro made their debut last April and immediately started in the Prix St. Georges. After the debut in Houten, Heeswijk-Dinther followed at the beginning of May. There, the duo came second with 71.397%. In Delft, they went one step further with 71.765%. “It went very well and this was absolutely our best test so far. Ilegro was very relaxed and gave a super good feeling. We had a small mistake in the series every three, but I don’t mind, he is only seven.”
Ilegro, bred by Van Olst Horses and Joop Hanse, is a son of Inclusive, who was ridden by Lottie up to and including the international Grand Prix, and comes from a full sister of Valegro (by Negro). “Ilegro certainly has similarities with Inclusive. He is just as supple and has the great movements of his father. But Ilegro also has a lot of the Negro side, such as the strong hind leg. This is a very good combination.”
WC selection
The third and final selection for the WC for Young Dressage Horses is now planned for Lottie and Ilegro. “I really hope that Ilegro can go to the WC. He is definitely ready for it and has the talent.

CDI Lier

The international dressage elite gathered in Lier last week for a unique edition of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup: this is the first time it is on Belgian soil! With superstars such as Isabell Werth and Charlotte Fry on the list of participants, it was a high-level sporting spectacle.

Reigning world champion and world cup winner Charlotte Fry had 3 stallions with her: Nalegro in the Prix Sint Georges and the Inter I, Nespresso in the Nations Cup and also brought Everdale for the CDI3*.

Nalegro (Painted Black out of Jalegrofleur ster pref, breeder: J.L. HANSE, BURGH-HAAMSTEDE & VAN OLST HORSES, DEN HOUT), bred from Valegro’s full sister, competed in his first international Small Tour in Lier on Thursday and came in fourth place with 70.637%. Charlotte Fry presented the stallion beautifully light. The necessary eights and even a nine were on the protocol for the trotting tour.

Everdale and Charlotte Fry return good for victory with 73.65%

After not having appeared in the ring for more than a year, the KWPN stallion Everdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro, breeder: P. Kluytmans) made his comeback on Thursday in Lier with Charlotte Fry. In a group of no less than 34 starts, they came first with 73.65%. Everdale was light-footed and showed a lot of verve and imprint.

On Friday, Lottie and Everdale won the 3* Grand Prix Freestyle of CDIO Lier with a score of 79.325%.

“This is so unbelievable! It is always a party to ride Everdale and it was very special to be in the ring with him again”, Lottie said afterwards. With a score of almost 80% she shows that the 16-year-old stallion is in top form. “In the Grand Prix yesterday he was fantastic and super relaxed. Today in the freestyle he was a bit enthusiastic”, laughs Charlotte Fry. “But I enjoyed it, and so did Everdale. I am very happy to be back in Lier. We like going to the indoor edition and I am happy that there is now an outdoor competition as well.”

In the Grand Prix on Thursday, Marieke van der Putten came third with the Glamourdale son Kuvasz RS2 N.O.P. (Glamourdale x De Niro, breeder Dekstation de Havikerwaard). On Friday she managed to achieve a top score of 74.080% during the very first international Grand Prix freestyle by Kuvasz and that was rewarded with a second place.

Glamourdale first place in most recent monthly WBFSH ranking

The Dutch dressage horse breeders are once again among the best dressage horse breeders in the world. They are at the top of the latest monthly ranking of the WBFSH. In dressage, the KWPN has led the ranking for eight years in a row and the studbook is on its way to a ninth final victory. This interim ranking is part of the monthly publications that the WBFSH publishes in the run-up to the official ranking in October. Top scorer GLAMOURDALE (Lord Leatherdale out of Thuja stb pref prest by Negro. Breeder J.W. Rodenburg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel) leads the list with 2419 points, a difference of no less than 170 points to number 2.

Glamourdale, KEUR, two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medal winner, ridden by Charlotte Fry (GBR), has climbed from 15th place in 2024 to first place in this month’s ranking.

Van Olst stallions on top

Horses can earn points at all international FEI competitions. They are ranked in order of success and the results of the best six horses are included in the WBFSH studbook ranking. The annual WBFSH ranking is calculated over the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

There, Everdale son Imhotep (out of Della d’Ottie stb-ext prest by Vivaldi, breeder Tineke Huizing from Donderen) scores the most points for the KWPN. With his individual fourth place, he just stays ahead of his father: Everdale (Lord Leatherdale out of Aliska K elite EPTM-dres PROK by Negro, breeder Piet Kluytmans from Tilburg).