Pavo Cup: Guadeloupe-Beau Four-Year-Old Champion
The mares reigned supreme in the Pavo Cup for four-year-olds. With head and shoulders above the rest of the field, Guadeloupe – Beau scored a total of 177 points under Kim van der Velden.
The elite IBOP-(dres) mare by Bordeaux out of the elite IBOP-(dres) mare Beau Verina (s.Vivaldi, breeder: P. Ruilkens in Biest Houtakker), received 9's for the walk and harmony, and demonstrated excellent focus in the ring. Another mare claimed second place: Great Lady TC (Bretton Woods x Tiffany’s Monday pref s.Osmium, breeder: T.J.M. Coomans in Oud Beijerland). She scored a total of 174. Third place was for the gelding Glamour, ridden by Demy Kurstjens. Glamour is a Charmeur son out of the ster mare Ueva (s.OO Seven, breeder: Fiechter Equestrian Sales N.V. in Merksplas). The best stallion in the competition was the KWPN-approved stallion Ferguson, ridden by Kirsten Brouwer. The Floriscount son finished fourth.