Although
Dutch dressage legend Anky van Grunsven has brightly
won the Intermediaire I freestyle at the CDI-W Mechelen
aboard the 9 year old Hanoverian Salinero, her future
was darkened by the departure of two horses from her
barn in Gemert, The Netherlands.
The KWPN licensed stallion Junior STV (by Uniform)
has left her barn to become the new Grand Prix mount
of Danish dressage rider Anne van Olst. Van Olst, maiden
name Koch, is married to Dutch stallion owner and show
jumping rider Gert-Jan van Olst and lives with him in
The Netherlands. Junior STV will be Anne's new Grand
Prix horse as former mount Any How died on her. Junior
STV has been trained by Van Grunsven since he was a
youngster. In 1994, Junior STV and Anky won the very
first Pavo Cup Finals for 4-year old horses. One year
later, they conquered the five-year-old class at the
Pavo Cup Finals in Ermelo. Junior STV was offered to
Anne van Olst by Anky herself and the dapple grey will
be Van Olst's hopeful for the 2002 World Equestrian
Games in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
Also
saying good-bye to Anky van Grunsven's barn is Kir Royal.
This chestnut KWPN gelding by Apollonius xx was owned
by Japanese Serimachi. The Japanese amateur Grand Prix
rider occassionally visited Van Grunsven's barn to ride
his horse and compete at a few international shows but
he was never able to score above 60%. Anky continued
to train "Kareltje" his Grand Prix movements
and regularly used him as exhibition horse for clinics
and symposia. Their last show together was the CDI Maastricht
where Kir Royal was used for the Essent Quadrille Championship,
which they won together with three other Gestion team
riders. Kir Royal is sold to Japanese Kiso who trains
in Germany.
Although
Dutch dressage legend Anky van Grunsven has brightly
won the Intermediaire I freestyle at the CDI-W Mechelen
aboard the 9 year old Hanoverian Salinero, her future
was darkened by the departure of two horses from her
barn in Gemert, The Netherlands.
Also
saying good-bye to Anky van Grunsven's barn is Kir Royal.
This chestnut KWPN gelding by Apollonius xx was owned
by Japanese Serimachi. The Japanese amateur Grand Prix
rider occassionally visited Van Grunsven's barn to ride
his horse and compete at a few international shows but
he was never able to score above 60%. Anky continued
to train "Kareltje" his Grand Prix movements
and regularly used him as exhibition horse for clinics
and symposia. Their last show together was the CDI Maastricht
where Kir Royal was used for the Essent Quadrille Championship,
which they won together with three other Gestion team
riders. Kir Royal is sold to Japanese Kiso who trains
in Germany. 
