It was a busy and quite long day today for Charlotte Fry in Kronenberg, but the rider did not go home empty-handed. In the Grand Prix she won with Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale, breeder J.W. Rodenburg) with a super score of 78.153%. Lottie finished second with Don Joe (by Diego, breeder Van Olst Horses), who made his debut at this level, and in the other Big Tour class, the British rider rode Inclusive (by Everdale, breeder: R. Enting) in to a winning debut in the Intermediate II. “I’m very happy,” said the rider afterwards. “Glamourdale is better than ever and Don Joe and Inclusive have both also done very well for the first time in a new class.”

For Glamourdale, today was the first time he went along since Aachen and he was looking forward to it. “We have continued to work well at home and he has continued to develop very nicely and has also become stronger again,” says Fry.
The fact that he is not in a competition rhythm at the moment does not disturb Glamourdale at all and according to Lottie he was just happy that he was out to show again. “We had a lot of nice points today and the piaffe and the passage we even had 8.5s and nines,” continues Fry. “Glamourdale loves to compete. He loves to be in the spotlight and I feel in the ring that he enjoys it. He really shines.”

It was a busy and quite long day today for Charlotte Fry in Kronenberg, but the rider did not go home empty-handed. In the Grand Prix she won with Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale, breeder J.W. Rodenburg) with a super score of 78.153%. Lottie finished second with Don Joe (by Diego, breeder Van Olst Horses), who made his debut at this level, and in the Inter II class, the British rider rode Inclusive (by Everdale, breeder: R. Enting) to a winning debut . “I’m very happy,” said the rider afterwards. “Glamourdale is better than ever and Don Joe and Inclusive have both also done very well for the first time in a new class.”

For Glamourdale, today was the first time he went along since Aachen and he was looking forward to it. “We have continued to work at home and he has continued to develop very nicely and has also become stronger again,” says Fry.
The fact that he is not in a competition rhythm at the moment does not disturb Glamourdale at all and he was just happy to be to a show again. “We had a lot of nice points today and the piaffe and the passage we even had 8.5s and nines,” continues Fry. “Glamourdale loves to compete. He loves to be in the spotlight and I feel in the ring that he enjoys it. He really shines.”

Very easy
Don Joe was the first of the three this morning and he scored 72.772% on his GP debut. “Two weeks ago, at his Inter II debut, he completed the test very easily and then we had almost 72% and today it went so well again,” says Fry. “I am so very happy with him. He always does his best even if he is still a bit green and he just needs to get a little routine in the test. He really has a lot of talent for the exercises like piaffe, passage and the pirouettes and I’m really looking forward to the future with him.”

Inclusive
For Inclusive it was the first time in the Intermédiaire II today. “It rained really hard when I had to start with Inclusive and that made a lot of noise in the hall. He was a bit nervous because of that and that caused some tension,” explains Fry. “What I am very happy about is that he did well in the difficult exercises such as the piaffe and the passage, the pirouettes and the single changes, even though he found it exciting.”

Dutch debut
This was the first competition on Dutch soil for New Zealand rider Melissa Galloway. At the beginning of November, she and her two horses came to Van Olst Horses to train and work here. With Joey she managed to score more than 70% and finished in a nice 5th place.

Also in the ZZ-Zwaar and the Small Tour there were combinations with scores of more than seventy percent. Set Boschman received more than 72% from one of the judges for his test with I am Sam RS2 (by Everdale, breeder K. Retera), total score 70 percent in total. In the Inter I, Anouk Ivits and Iris (by Lord Leatherdale, breeder Van Olst Horses) were head and shoulders above the rest with 73.088% and in the ZZ-Zwaar Marieke van der Putten and Kuvasz RS2 (by Glamourdale, breeder Dekstation De Havikerwaard ) a score of 71.214%.

Inclusive ( v. Everdale) – Charlotte Fry

Bron : Horses.nl

Van Olst Horses also breeds a few foals every year. Did you know that the mare Iris, who won the Prix St Georges class in Someren last weekend ridden by Anouk Ivits, was also bred by Van Olst Horses? This daughter of Lord Leatherdale is bred out of the Negro x Monaco mare Eternal Flame who is a full sister of Elegance. Under Beatriz Ferrer Salat, he took part in the Tokyo Olympics and the European Dressage Championships in Hagen last year.

Another full sister of Eternal Flame and Elegance is the Small Tour mare Doortje Subtilia.

The next full sister of these 3 horses is the mother of no less than three NRPS approved stallions: Evegro (by Everdale) is ready to compete in the Prix st. Georges and recently purchased by Lotje Schoots, Irvin (by Inspire) is the second son and the third son is Everest (by Especial). Everest recently passed his performance test with a very good score and previously won the KWPN Young Dressage Talents for three-year-olds in Oosteinde with a 10 for his canter. Everest will be available to breeders via fresh semen this year.

Nalegro descends from a completely different line. Nalegro is the Painted Black son who has just been approved by the KWPN with no less than 85 points. What is special about this stallion is that he was bred out of the full sister of the most successful dressage horse ever: Valegro. Olympic medals, medals at World Cups and European Championships and winner of the World Cup final. He has won everything there is to win under Charlotte Dujardin.

But it is not only dressage that is bred. Gertjan’s ‘old’ love, the breeding of jumping horses, is also being practiced. During the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, the class for 7 year olds was won by Kadansa B under Sabrina Lefebvre. Kadansa B was bred by Van Olst Horses and Thomas Bezouw out of the Carthino Z  x Animo mare Didansa. Didansa is a full sister of the Grand Prix show jumper Cigo B.

Photo: Elegance

The stallions Everest and Den Hout are now definitively approved for the NRPS. After the performance test, which takes place under their own rider by means of three assessment moments, both stallions received a beautiful list of marks.

Den Hout, Diamond x Tolando breeder WF Meijerink from Stieltjeskanaal, is a complete stallion with a good dressage model and a good attitude. The walk is clean and good, the trot is active with a lot of leg technique and the canter is uphill with a lot of jump, according to the jury. He scored a total of 80 points.

Everest, Especial x Negro was bred by Van Olst Horses out of the performance and Prix st. Georges mare Reina. He previously won the KWPN Young Dressage Talent for three-year-old horses at Indoor Oosteind. He also impressed the jury: Everest is a very complete dressage horse and has a lot of charisma as a stallion. He has a great work ethic and a very good attitude. The walk is clear and regular, the trot is powerful, has good scope with an active hind leg coming under and the canter uphill, carried well and with good scope. According to the test rider, he gives a super good feeling, is very workable and has a lot of suppleness.

Everest passed the performance test with a total of 84.7 points.

Photo: Everest

The Raymond Brooks Memorial Award is an award that is presented to the English rider  aged 25 or younger who shows the most potential for the future in jumping, dressage or eventing.

In 2021, this prestigious award was presented to 25-year-old Charlotte Fry during the London Horse Show. Some highlights of her career are winning European gold in the U25, the world championship with Glamourdale in 2018, participation in the Olympic Games and team bronze in Tokyo 2021, participation in the European Championship Hagen 2021 and team silver, individual 5th European Championship Hagen 2021 and the world championship with Kjento in 2021 .

Born in 1930, Raymond Brooks-Ward began covering various equestrian events in England in 1956. In addition, he has started organizing competitions, including the well-known Christmas competition in London Olympia.

In addition to his work as a television commentator and competition organizer, Raymond Brooks-Ward was very active in securing major sponsors for the equestrian sport. In his spare time he was a popular ‘Master of Foxhounds’ in Hertfordshire.

In 1992 he died of a special form of Hepatites. In order to continue to commemorate his commitment to British equestrian sport, an Award was presented in the same year to the best British rider who has shown great potential for the future. Since 1992 among others, Pippa Funnel, Zara Philips, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Jessica Mendoza, Charlotte Dujardin, Ben Maher and Scott Brash have won this award.

With 85.5 points, the NMK mare Netina (s.Glamourdale) was the big highlight today in the IBOP in Tolbert. A total of 12 dressage mares passed this performance test.

Last summer, Netina (Glamourdale out of Jetina by Dream Boy, breeder J.A.M. Hurkmans of Veghel) of Dirk Jan Mekkes and Van Olst Horses was already doing good business. At the studbook inspection she became star with 80/85, and after a good result at the Central Inspection she was invited to the NMK.

With a 9 for the walk and five times an 8.5, she achieved 85.5 points under the saddle in the IBOP. “This is a young mare with a lot of blood and an a desire to work. She moves with a lot of leg technique and is very light-footed. In walk she has a lot of shoulder freedom, she is very loose in the body and spacious. In trot and canter her good technique, impulsion and talent to shorten and widen are positively noticeable. She is a very fine mare with three good gaits and a clear natural talent”, explains inspector Bart Henstra. Thanks to this performance, Netina is now definitively elite.

Source KWPN