Entries by Irene

Jumping Amsterdam forerunner in veterinary facilities

The horses play the leading role at Jumping Amsterdam. A whole team is ready to provide these ‘stars’ with the best care. FEI veterinarian Julia Ridder and attending veterinarian Arie Hoogendoorn are constantly in the RAI Amsterdam to keep an eye on the health of the horses. In addition, Jumping Amsterdam, following the guidance during […]

Epaillard: ‘I drove outside and was faster than Marcus Ehning’

Tonight was an exciting battle in the Anemone Horse Trucks Grand Prix of Amsterdam powered by Stoeterij Sterrehof. Julien Epaillard defeated ten competitors with the 13-year-old mare Toupie de la Roque (f. Kannan) in the 11 strong jump-off in a time of 29.58 seconds. Marcus Ehning had to settle for second place with the 12-year-old […]

Morsink: ‘If I ride well, Dakina II can stay clear’

Elike Morsink was too quick to beat the competitors in the Hästens price for U25 riders. Morsink rode the 1.45m class with the 12-year-old Dakina II (f. Indoctro). The Dutchman stayed in the 9-man jump-off clear in a time of 33.75 seconds. Micky Morssinkhof came second with 9-year-old Graziano (f. Baltic VDL) and in the […]

Gal: ‘Actually, GLOCK’s Total US can do just about anything’

Edward Gal rode the stars from the sky in the Anemone Horse Trucks award at Jumping Amsterdam. Gal rode GLOCK’s Total US (f. Totilas) in the Intermediaire I Freestyle with music to a fantastic score of 80.458%. Kirsten Brouwer came second with 10-year-old Foundation RR (f. United) and her class was rated 77.375%. Madeleine Witte-Vrees […]

De Koeyer: “The performance was very good today’’

Jasmien De Koeyer was the strongest in the Kingsley Future Cup U25 presented by Hoefslag. De Koeyer rode a very strong test with Esperanza (f. Desperados), which was rated with 77.258%. Thalia Rockx came second with 18-year-old Verdi La Fazenda (f. Florett As). De Koeyer kept Rockx at 3.38% distance. Carlijn Huberts came third with […]

Ehning: “It’s a special blessing for me’’

The riders will compete in the 1.50m classe in the Telegraaf prize at Jumping Amsterdam Tonight. Ten riders qualified for the blood clotting jump-off. The top rider Marcus Ehning and the 12-year-old A la Carte NRW (f. Abke) came the longest and took off with the victory. Ehning rode the jump-off very fast in a […]

Gaudiano: A good start is hopefully a indication for the next few days’

Emanuele Gaudiano won the Heineken 0.0 prize at Jumping Amsterdam tonight. In the two-phase class over 1.45m the Italian did everything he could to win in the saddle of the 10-year-old BWP’er Kingston van het Eikenhof (f. Epleaser van’t Heike). Gaudiano left all the beams in the second stage and finished in 26.48 seconds. Gaudiano […]

Kuipers: ‘Fabulous knows exactly what to do in the ring’

Doron Kuipers won the Zegwaard Rioolontstopping Prijs at Jumping Amsterdam this afternoon. Kuipers kept a cool head and stayed clear in a time of 54.30 seconds. The Dutchman rode in the 1.40m class immediately on time with the 10-year-old KWPN’er Fabulous (f. Harley VDL). Kuipers brought Jos Verlooy to the second place. The Belgian was […]

Werth: ‘Weihegold is a honest and motivated mare’

In the World Cup Grand Prix dressage presented by VriendenLoterij the dressage queen Isabell Werth came, saw and conquered with the 15-year-old black mare Weihegold OLD (f. Blue Hors Don Schufro) at Jumping Amsterdam. Werth is the boss of the strong competition and rode the Oldenburger to a score of 83.565%. Charlotte Dujardin was really […]

Van de Mheen: ‘I was always trying to grab the most forward distance’

In the Meadowbrook Farms Prize at Jumping Amsterdam the Dutch Elize van de Mheen secured the victory. The rider was with the 12-year-old KWPN’er Dakota B (f. Calvaro Z) in the 1.40m class directly on time in the U25 and finished clear in 51.99 seconds. The Swedish Stella Röhlcke was 1.75 seconds slower than the […]

Gal: ‘It was a tough test’

The dressage Magazine Prize at Jumping Amsterdam was a prey for Edward Gal and the 8-year-old Glock’s Total US (f. Totilas). Gal received a standing ovation from the enthusiastic audience, which the jury judged with 75,539%. Kirsten Brouwer rode the 10-year-old Foundation RR (f. United) and took the second prize home. The jury judged the […]

Ireland’s Lynch books Las Vegas ticket with brilliant win in Leipzig

Ireland’s Denis Lynch firmly secured his spot at the 2020 Longines Final when storming to victory with GC Chopin’s Bushi in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier in Leipzig, Germany today where home-side superstars Christian Ahlmann and Marcus Ehning finished second and third. By Louise Parks Already lying tenth after […]

Extra tickets available for Jumping Amsterdam

Because we expect that the day program of Saturday, January 25, 2020, with the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Freestyle presented by VriendenLoterij, will sell out every moment, we’ve made an effort to make more seats available. This way even more enthusiasts can enjoy the top sport in the RAI. We have had the opportunity to […]

FEI Dressage World Cup™ Amsterdam: all participants

On Wednesday we already announced a number of top dressage riders who will visit Amsterdam next week for the FEI Dressage World Cup™. Today we complete the list, which is complete with this. Compared to the names that were previously known, we see a few nice additions. Dorothee Schneider – number 11 in the current […]

Impressive field of competitors in the subtop during Jumping Amsterdam

Who wants to enjoy the subtop must be in the RAI on Thursday 23 January! The top six participants in the Dressage Magazine Prize compete for a spot in the Freestyle to music at Intermediaire I level in the Anemone Horse Trucks Prize, prior to the FEI World Cup competition on Saturday 25 January. The […]

The world’s best riders will attend Jumping Amsterdam

RAI Amsterdam is the stage for two World Cup competitions AMSTERDAM – Jumping Amsterdam will host top of the world of the dressage and show jumping riders. They will compete in RAI Amsterdam for important World Cup points on their way to the Las Vegas finals. On Saturday afternoon, the Freestyle to Music is the […]

Super Steve Guerdat posts Swiss victory at Basel

In the 90th World Cup competition of his spectacular career, three-time series champion Steve Guerdat galloped to victory with Victorio des Frotards in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier on home ground at Basel in Switzerland today.  Despite a tough first-round test from ace German course designer Frank Rothenberger, this […]

Killer Queen reigns supreme for Germany’s Deusser in Mechelen

Germany’s Daniel  Deusser  won today’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier at Mechelen in Belgium with a spectacular last-to-go performance from the nine-year-old mare Killer Queen VDM. In a 12-horse jump-off, the 2014 series champion was chasing the target time of 44.02 seconds set by Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer and the gelding […]

Scholtens and Desperado steal the show at Mechelen

The Netherlands’ Emmelie Scholtens and Desperado NOP took another step towards stardom with a superb victory in today’s seventh leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League at Mechelen in Belgium, where Portugal’s Maria Caetano (Coroado) finished second ahead of Spain’s Juan Matute Guimon (Quantico) in third. The Dutch horse-and-rider partnership who […]

Fuchs flies to victory with The Sinner at Olympia

Reigning European champion and World No. 2, Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs, produced a stunning win with The Sinner in the eighth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2019/2020 Western European League in London (GBR) today.  The tight confines of the gracious Grand Hall at Olympia ensured the first-round track was a big test, and […]