Kjento nominated for the title KWPN Horse of the Year 2021!

Will Kjento follow into the steps of Glamourdale, KWPN Horse of the Year 2020?

This year again, three dressage horses have been nominated for the title of KWPN Horse of the Year. Kjento owes his nomination to his fantastic performance at the World Championships for young dressage horses in Verden last summer, where he became world champion in the six-year-olds class, together with Charlotte Fry. Kjento is a descendant of Negro x Jazz, and bred by A.J. van Os.

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Elegance second in Madrid World Cup

Last weekend the third World Cup dressage competition was held in the Spanish capital Madrid. The Spanish rider Beatriz Ferrer-Salat became second with Elegance (Negro out of Reina elite pref perst sport-dres PROK by Monaco, breeder: G.J. van Olst of Den Hout). She is now 7th placed in the standings. There will be 6 more qualifications in the Western European League, after which the World Cup final will take place in Leipzig from April 6 to 10.

Source: KWPN

Jessica Leijser scores over 71%: ‘It could actually be even better’

Jessica Leijser rode the six-year-old Kashmir at the Subtop competition in Nederweert with a beautiful score of 71.45% to a clear victory in ZZ-Zwaar test 37. The Grand Prix rider thinks the homebred Glamourdale son is the best horse she has ever ridden. “I’ve never had a horse like this under the saddle, he’s really a natural talent and does everything so easily,” she says happily.

Kashmir made his debut in the ZZ-Zwaar class at the beginning of October. Today in Nederweert he passed the magical 70% limit for the first time. “And it could actually be even better”, his rider starts laughing at her story. “I think Kas can do anything for an eight, but he really excels in the extended trot and canter, the pirouettes and the series. Today I wanted to ride the changes in one of the series even bigger and then I got an expensive mistake. In addition, there is still progress to be made in the trot work. If he can keep a bit more calm a little more, especially in the half passes, the score can really go up even further.”

Joker

“Kas is a real natural talent and does everything so easily. He is very willing to work and always wants to do everything for me. But can also be a joke. He’s a little scared of other horses, and even though he sees them every day, they’re still exciting,” she adds with a laugh. “But that just makes him extra fun.” Leijser bred the Glamourdale son out of the Vivaldi daughter Future Lady. “He went to the KWPN Stallion Inspection at the age of 2.5 and in the run-up to that I already saw that he was not just one.”

Not quite ready for yet

“Kas was then saddle-broken at the age of three and his quality was already clearly visible.” Last year he scored 80 points in the Pavo Cup selection of the West region in Houten and he took part in the selection process for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses. “We got there until the last round. I could agree that we were not selected. He had to get stronger and he wasn’t quite ready yet.”

Focus on World Championships for Young Dressage Horses

Leijser hopes to qualify for the Championships next year. “In consultation with my instructor Joyce van Rooijen-Heuitink, I have decided to let Kas gain experience at ZZ-Zwaar level for the foreseeable future. The tests at the World Championships for seven-year-olds are similar to that. In addition, I would love to ride the Dutch championship with him next year. But first he gets a break, the bow can’t always be tense.”

A lot of demand

“At home in training I occasionally take a piece of the Big Tour work with me. He does that effortlessly. That is reason for me to be extra careful with it, he is still so young and he must also be given the time he needs. But I do think he is really one for the Grand Prix work. The only downside of having such a good horse is that there is a lot of demand for it, and the question is whether I can keep it that long.”

From own breeding

Leijser, who was already successful in the Subtop with several horses, has five more horses to ride in addition to Kashmir. “These are mostly four- and five-year-olds, most of them from own breeding. Five foals will be born next year. Two of them are from Glamourdale. I love that stallion, but I always choose stallions that best suit the mare. So there is often variation,” says Leijser.

Source: Horses.nl

Evegro sold to Lotje Schoots

Recently Lotje Schoots bought the black stallion Evegro.

Evegro is a 7-year-old stallion who was approved as a three-year-old by the NRPS and later that year was also approved in Finland. As a 5 year old he returned to Van Olst Horses, after which he was trained by Charlotte Fry.

Evegro’s sire is the Olympic stallion Everdale. His mother, Fresia, is a daughter of the well-known Negro bred out of the Monaco mare Reina. Fresia is not only the dam of this Evegro, but also the dam of the NRPS approved Irvin s. Inspire and also the NRPS approved Everest s. Especial. Everest recently won the KWPN Young Dressage Talents competition for three-year-olds at indoor Oosteind with a 10 for his canter. This striking gray also received a 10 from the guest jury.

But this is not all that comes from this direct dam line: Granddam Reina is also the dam of the Olympic dressage horse Elegance s. Negro ridden by Beatriz Ferer Salat, who are a members of the Spanish dressage team.

We congratulate Lotje with Evegro and wish them a lot of success in the future!

Olivia Lagoy-Weltz finds future horse in Chippendale daughter

Olivia Lagoy-Weltz has found the successor for her current international Grand Prix horse in Ici Bria VCG (Chippendale x Weyden). The eight-year-old elite sport mare is bred by VCG Horses.

Recently the American rider rode the mare to the title at the national championships in ‘Fourth Level’. The mare was bred in the Netherlands and comes out of the famous damline of Tineke Bartels’ Grand Prix horse Barbria. She is also related to Blue Hors Don Olymbrio. In 2016, under the saddle of José van Haaren, she scored 80.5 points at the IBOP in Asten. After that the mare has been sold to America.

Last year Chippendale made a very succesful international Grand Prix debut with Charlotte Fry. The combination scored 71.957% in the Grand Prix Special.

Source: Eurodressage

Picture: Chippendale with Charlotte Fry

Everest (s. Especial) won the young horse class at Indoor Oosteind!

Home bred Everest, s. Especial (Everdale x Vivaldi) x Negro x Monaco won the young horse class at Indoor Oosteind yesterday ridden by Alvaro Coneisa de Oliveira. After the first test he scored 88 points, where the judges gave a 10 for his phenomenal canter. In the final, Franka Loos, who judged this class together with Vincent van Gasselt, rode the best 5 horses. Everest again scored the ultimate 10!
But this was not the only success! Lottie rode the black mare Nova-Liz (aka Prada, Everdale x Johnson, bred by E. van de Steen) to a wonderful 2nd place. Only one point behind Everest after the first round and she also got a 10 from Franka after she rode her.
5th place in this class was for Nareina (Everdale x Krack C, bred by C.G. Oudijk – v/d Steldt). She scored 85 points in the first test ridden by Alvaro and also got 85 points from Franka.
Ninja d’Or scored 81 points, also ridden by Alvaro. The big chestnut descends from Chippendale x Rousseau, and is bred by B.C. van der Hoorn and J. van Stokkom. Ninja d’Or received a 9.5 for his amazing canter.
In the four-year-old class Alvaro rode the stallion Irvin. Irvin received 83 points including a 9 for his canter. The combination finished in fifth place. Irvin is a descendant of Inspire x Negro, bred by Van Olst Horses.

Lottie and Maxson (Johnson x Negro, bred by W. Verschuren) were placed sixth in the 4-year-old class. Maxson received a 9.5 for his fantastic canter.

We are very happy with these great results for these young horses!

Idefix (s. Chippendale) wins ZZ-zwaar Den Hoorn

Last weekend Patrick van der Meer and Idefix managed to win the ZZ-zwaar class at Charon Paardensport in Den Hoorn. Idefix is a descendant of Chippendale. He’s bred by Jacatra B.V. The combination showed a lot of potential and scored no less than 73%!

Exciting edition Van Olst Sales Online ridden horses

The 4-year old NRPS licensed stallion Guinnes (Glamourdale x Johnson x Haarlem) became the best seller of the 2021 Van Olst Sales of ridden horses. This very striking black stallion was sold to Marc Geerts’ jumper brood farm Tommelberg in Loenhout, who recently started investing in dressage horses. He is now the new owner for no less than €130,000.

We knew upfront that there was a lot of interest in Guinness and Noire NA. Noire NA, by Painted Black, managed to keep the bidding going the longest and was sold for €90.000,-. Jack, the first horse in the auction was not sold, just as the stallions Depay and Irvin who will also stay in Den Hout. Mabel by Dettori will go to an English stable and Mistral by Fiamingho will leave for Canada. The other horses have been sold to England and to Dutch riders.

Van Olst Sales Online Ridden Horses

Less than 48 hours to go before the Van Olst Sales Online Ridden Horses 2021 starts!

Many horses have already been viewed and tested under the saddle. This is still possible until the auction ends. Please contact Van Olst Horses by emailing info@vanolstsales.online or calling +31 162 429360.

To be able to bid, you can register for free at http://www.vanolstsales.online

Picture: Mauritz, Inspire x Don Renoir x Brentano II

85 points for Lantanas at Stallion Competition Kronenberg

Last Monday, October 25, the first part of the Stallion Competition Dressage 2021/2022 took place in Kronenberg. Charlotte Fry presented Lantanas here in the M class. Lantanas is a 5 year old descendant of Sir Donnerhall x Hemmingway. He’s bred by S.A.C. Kleuskens from Horst.

The combination rode a nice test and received 85 points. Lantanas has clearly become stronger in the past period. He showed good attitude and a lot of technique.