The KWPN horses once again delivered strong performances at the prestigious Spruce Meadows CSIO5* and the EEF Nations Cup Final in Avenches. Grandorado TN in particular stole the spotlight.

At the CSIO5* in Calgary, the KWPN-approved stallion Grandorado TN (Eldorado van de Zeshoek out of Charmieque elite IBOP-spr EPTM-spr sport-spr prest PROK by Carolus II, breeders Marinus Rietberg and Dick Verhoeven from Holten) jumped with impressive power, finishing third place in Friday’s 1.60m classic. Ridden by Willem Greve, the keur stallion kept all the rails up but incurred a small-time penalty. In the Rolex Grand Prix, they added a ninth-place finish. The Nations Cup at this show was won by Great Britain, with Matthew Sampson on the Clinton daughter Ebolensky sport-spr (out of Warella elite IBOP-spr prest PROK by Heartbreaker, breeders Frank and Patrice Koster from Wehl). Daniel Deusser jumped double clear in the Nations Cup with the Eldorado van de Zeshoek son Gangster van het Noddevelt (out of NN by Careful, breeder Twan van Rooij from Berlicum).

Three 1.50m wins
Three KWPN horses claimed victories in 1.50m classes last week. Josef Schwarz Jr. won the 1.50m against the clock at CSI3* Wierzbna Bialy Las, Poland, riding Lor JDV (Corporal VDL out of V.Sellie 1 Z by Vegas, breeder Jean Dresen from Valkenburg). Kent Farrington increased the earnings of the For Fashion daughter Orafina (registered name Horafina sport-spr, out of Corofina ster PROK by Canturo, breeder VDL Stud from Bears) by over €18,000 thanks to their victory in the 1.50m classic at CSI3* Saugerties. They were more than a second faster than runner-up Daniel Bluman with the KWPN mare Kapitaal L (Cornet Obolensky out of Fenomenaal by Comme d’Api vd Hacienda Z, breeder Johan Laseur from Soest). At the same show, Bluman also finished third in the 1.55m Grand Prix. Just three years ago, Kapitaal L finished third in the Blom Cup for seven-year-olds under Megan Laseur. Pius Schwizer delivered the fastest clear round in the 1.50m against the clock at the CSIO4*-NC EEF Final in Avenches, Switzerland, with Joan ster sport-spr (I’m Special de Muze out of Fillian elite IBOP-spr sport-spr pref PROK by Verdi, breeders Ben Mensink and Marjolein Ras from Vierakker). At this show, Bas Moerings also competed with the KWPN-approved stallion Ipsthar (Denzel van ’t Meulenhof out of Vestha stb prest by Farmer, breeder J. Moerings from Oud Gastel). They placed ninth in the 1.55m Grand Prix with one fault.

Dutch sport horses worldwide
At all international levels in dressage, jumping and eventing, KWPN-bred horses achieve top results. To highlight both the horses and their breeders, the international winners are celebrated each week. For jumping horses, this applies from 1.50m at CSI3*, for dressage horses from Grand Prix level at CDI3*, and in eventing all winners are included. For dressage stallions, a top five placing from ZZ-Zwaar level upwards is noted, and for jumping stallions a top ten placing from 1.50m upwards. In eventing, all KWPN stallions are included. Curious about the top ten results of KWPN horses in sport? Take a look at the sportresults of the past ten days.

JS for KWPN / Photo Grandorado TN - HippoFoto