Charlotte Fry also made her debut in Tokyo with the KWPN-approved Everdale. Everdale (s.Lord Leatherdale) made a good impression with his consistent and lovely posture and strong movements.   Watching the ease in his collections, his grandsire Negro immediately comes to mind. He completed all the exercises more than correctly and it yielded him a solid score of 77.096. Everdale truly lives up to his expectations: he was the champion of the 2012 performance test and won the Pavo Cup a year later. Everdale was bred by late Piet Kluytmans out of elite mare Aliska K (Negro x El Corona). Registered owners Gert Jan and Anne van Olst enjoyed the performance from the sidelines. Charlotte and Everdale represent Great-Britain.   Find the orders of go/results, an overview of participating KWPN-horses and the photo gallery here.   Avdw for KWPN Photo Everdale: Dirk Caremans 

By now, Edward Gal and his Glock’s Total US have also completed their first and nearly flawless performance. The black stallion made a relaxed impression and moved with his typical expression. Beautiful half-passes, a lovely passage and the extensions with lots of impression. It all added up to a score of 78.649. Glock’s Total US (Totilas x Sir Donnerhall) is bred by Gestüt Lewitz. He already drew attention as the three-year-old vice-champion of the Stallion Performance Test, won the semi-finals of the Pavo Cup and Subli Cup as a four-year-old and was the vice-champion of the Pavo Cup and the winner of the stallion test in Ermelo (M class) the year after. As a six-year-old he won the qualification in Zuidbroek for the 2018 final in Den Bosch with over 90%.    Find the orders of go/results, an overview of participating KWPN-horses and the photo gallery here.   AvdW for KWPN Photo Glock’s Total US: Dirk Caremans 

In the meanwhile, the first day of dressage tests has begun at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Presented by the 27-year-old Nanna Skodberg-Merald, Zack was the first KWPN-bred horse to enter the arena.  The Denmark representing rider and her Zack were primarily shining in the passage. The stallion that is approved and recognized at many studbooks including the KWPN, showed a lot of power and expression. The piaffe however, could have been jumped more off the ground and missed some rhythm. The overall picture in the performance was very pleasant and it was rewarded with a score of 73.168. Zack is a son of Rousseau and comes out of Orona (ster pref prest IBOP-drs by Jazz).  Zack is bred by Bas Wilschut and was crowned champion of the 2007 Stallion Show in Den Bosch.  Find the orders of go/results, an overview of participating KWPN-horses and the photo gallery here.   AvdW for KWPN Photo Zack: Dirk Caremans 

At the semi-finals and finals of the Blom Cup, the four-year-old showjumpers are judged on the quality of jumping and rideability in between the fences. These figures are added up, with the marks for jumping counting double. The best 25 four-year-olds from the semi-finals advance to the final, where they are again judged. In the final, the horses start with a clean slate, so anything could happen! Judging This years’ semi-finals will be judged by Pieter Clemens and KWPN inspector Marcel Beukers. Pieter Clemens comes from Genk in Belgium and jumps at 1.60m level. The rider works for Jos Lansink. During the final, the four-year-olds will be judged by renowned international rider Denis Lynch and KWPN inspector Henk Dirksen. Irish Denis Lynch has combined a sports stable with a stallion farm in Weert in the Netherlands. The rider belongs to the world top and rides at 1.60m level with several KWPN stallions. Entries The semi-finals of the Blom Cup will be held on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 August, the spectacular finals will be concluded on Wednesday 11 August. The new classes for 8 to 10-year-old KWPN mares will also take place during this day. Registration for the Blom Cup is still possible until July 26 via the agenda on www.kwpn.nl. To enter your horse, please click here. Live stream We find it extremely important to offer our breeders and young showjumpers an (international) podium. Over the past year, our livestream events have achieved an enormous reach, and we have received a lot of positive feedback on this. That is why the Blom Cup will be broadcasted live on KWPN.tv and ClipMyHorse. The organisation of the Blom Cup takes all applicable corona-guidelines of the RIVM into account.  Photo Lamborghini (winner four-year-olds 2020): Dirk Caremans

This last week, the selection committee, consisting of Floor Dröge, Monique Peutz, Johan Rockx and Johan Hamminga, had the difficult task to select the horses for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden. At the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo they were able to select 18 delegates for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden that will be held from 25 to 29 August. The selection committee was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the horses. “From the first moment we had large groups of horses with good quality to choose from. In good consultation we have selected six horses for each age group. In the seven-year-olds class, we paid even more attention to the technical execution of the tests. At the World Championships, that is also assessed as the second component, therefore it is an important point. The vet has checked the horses and everything seems fine. At the beginning of August we will train one more time with the teams for that last bit of fine-tuning. We hope to keep all horses fit and healthy to achieve good results in Verden,” says Monique Peutz.   The horses selected for the World Championship are:   Five-year-olds Beni Pachl with Hexagon's Luxuriouzz (by Johnson) Curro Benitez Sanchez with Lord Platinum (by Ferguson) Dinja van Liere with Labarron (by For Romance) Dinja van Liere with Leonidas (by Trafalgar) Franka Loos with Las Vegas (by Ferdeaux) Kirsten Brouwer with Lightning Star Rr (by Ferguson) 1st reserve Kirsten Brouwer with Lennoxwaard (by El Capone) 2nd reserve Gerdine Maree with Levinus (by Dream Boy)   Six-year-olds Charlotte Fry with Kjento (by Negro) Femke de Laat with Kind Pleasure (s.Governor) Hans Peter Minderhoud with GLOCK's Kardam's Whisper (by Toto Jr.) Jeanine Nieuwenhuis with King van het Haarbosch (by Spielberg) Marieke van der Putten with Keano RS2 (by Governor) Thalia Rockx with Koko JR de La Fazenda (by Toto Jr.) 1st reserve Bart Veeze with Kyton (by Ferguson) 2nd reserve Marieke van der Putten with Kuvasz RS2 (by Glamourdale)   Seven-year-olds Andreas Helgstrand with Jovian (by Apache) Kimberly Pap with Turfhorst Jersey (by Vivaldi) Marieke van der Putten with Jameson RS2 (by Blue Hors Zack) Nicky Snijder with Juggler Sth (by Expression) Renate van Uytert – van Vliet with Johnny Depp (by Bordeaux) Renate van Uytert – van Vliet with Just Wimphof (by De Niro) 1st reserve Eva van der Linde with Jerenzo Texel (by Enzo Ferrari Texel) 2nd reserve Kim Noordijk with D'Joep (by Desperado)   Photo Turfhorst Jersey: Digishots

A year later than originally planned, the time has finally come. The Olympic Games in Tokyo are about to start. Our dressage team is already present. Team veterinary Edwin Enzerink kept a close eye on the horses during their journey, they all arrived fit. What's it like in Tokyo? In the first edition of ‘KWPN in Tokyo’ Dutch dressage rider Marlies van Baalen tells us how things are in Tokyo. Marlies is part of the Dutch dressage team with her KWPN horse Go Legend (Totilas out of Litchy elite sport-dres pref prest PROK by Ferro, who is bred by her in-laws at Stal Wittenberg). What does a day only a few days before the Olympics look like? “Coming from the Olympic village to the stables takes quite some time, during the week it is very busy. You can easily be on the way to the horses for 1.5 hours. But we established a sort of routine,  first we train and then we have lunch at the stables. In the afternoon we take the horses for a walk. We all take of our horses and then we play some games together. There is a physio present, who can treat us. I brought my portfolio with exercises that I can do. Or I'll go for a walk. We get through the day very well. We are now changing the rhythm and ride in the evening, because the competitions will all be held in the evening.” Heath “It's hot, but it's not as bad as I expected. We heard such stories about it before. But because you can warm-up in the cooled indoor, it is doable," the rider says about the temperature in Tokyo. “The grooming areas for the horses are top notch and there is water to cool the horses everywhere. The stables are airconditioned and the surfaces in the arenas are good. It's actually perfect for the horses," says van Baalen praising the accommodation. "You can cool down all the time, so that makes a big difference and all competitions are  in the evening." How did the first training sessions go? Van Baalen about the training: “We are slowly building up. The first day I only walked and then I did a light training for two days, which went well! At the beginning of the week we were allowed to train in the main arena for the first time. There are very large stands, but of course they will remain empty. It is a very nice stadium with super surfaces and the horses felt comfortable there.” Training is done individually and as a team. “Today we were allowed to enter the ring as a team, fifteen minutes or so, but we may also get the opportunity to train alone in the coming week. The atmosphere in the team is good, we get along really well. Everyone has had a tragic event in recent times. We all know that about each other, but we don't talk about that constantly. If someone is having a hard time, we'll talk about it. For the rest we just have a lot of fun together and it is very relaxed.” What is the plan for the coming days? "Tomorrow we will train in the evening, because during the competition there is artificial light and the horses have to get used to that." Marlies van Baalen is confident about the planning for the coming days. “We continue to increase the level of difficulty in the training. I trained harder for two days now and then do one day less. That way we will continue to build up towards the first competition day.” For Marlies van Baalen the preparation is really no different than for a show like the CDIO5* Nations Cup Rotterdam. "It's the same tests in the same arena, so the build-up is absolutely the same."  Marlies van Baalen trains together with her mother Coby van Baalen and national coach Alex van Silfhout. "We're discussing what we're going to do and what it feels like all the time." Marlies likes it that she can do this together with her mum. “We have travelled the road to these Olympics together, so it is very nice that she is also here to be able to experience this together.” DVD for KWPN Photos Marlies van Baalen & Go Legend: Dirk Caremans

A brand-new collection of 13 extremely interesting jumping foals will be auctioned online August 11th. This same day the finals of the Blom Cup take place, which will be held at the location of Tops International in Valkenswaard. All foals are very attractively bred out of proven damlines, exactly what is asked for in the modern jumpingsport. The standards are high to be part of this collection jumping foals. Almost every foal is coming out of a mare who jumped at least at 1.40m level herself or descend from a (grand)dam who produced at least two 1.40m or a 1.60m jumping horse(s). Celebraties of the jumping sport Jumping phenomenes as Casall, Ratina Z and Explosion W are closely related to some foals of this collection. Also, the highly appreciated blood from Tangelo vd Zuuthoeve, Chacco Blue, and olympic horses Cornet Obolensky, Emerald van ’t Ruytershof and Vancouver de Lanlore is present in this collection. Special Are you looking for something special for a big sports career or breeding? This collection won’t disappoint you! Next week, Wednesday July 28th, the collection will be presented at www.kwpn.auction . Bidding will start on Monday August 9th and the auction will close at Wednesday August 11th. Tops International The auction will be presented at our online platform www.kwpn.auction . But if you are present at the Blom Cup at Tops International, our KWPN Salesteam is happy to give you more information about these talented foals. Of course, more information can also be obtained by Wim Versteeg (+31 6-54 20 18 00) or via sales@kwpn.nl . Picture Reaction W van ’t StuDutch (Chacco-Blue x Heartbreaker): Anniek de Wit