Dutch
Dressage News
Arjen Teeuwissen and Gestion Goliath Out of WEG
Selection Trials
July 30, 2002
Dutch
A-team rider and European silver medallist in 2001,
Arjen Teeuwissen, has decided to pull back out of the
Dutch WEG Selection Trials. His 14-year old Goliath
T (by Zebulon) has performed below his standard level
in 2002 and is not in the right shape for the World
Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, September
9 - 22, 2002.
Teeuwissen and Goliath T produced a series of disappointing
performances since the beginning of the 2002 dressage
season and was not even able to win a medal at the 2002
Dutch Dressage Championships. At the CDI in Moskou,
the duo seemed to be on the better hand but in a final
test at the CDI Norten Hardenberg at the end of July,
Teeuwissen was not able to end in the top five and produce
a decent score.
The Dutch excuse for Teeuwissen's retreat from the
WEG Selection Trials is an ulcer. "Goliath seems
to be having problems with an ulcer and it takes a few
months to heal," he commented. "Goliath did
not deserve to compete in Jerez when he's not in top
shape."
The other Dutch A-team members will ride a last observational
competition August 11 in Kootwijk, The Netherlands.
Those who will be competing are: Coby van Baalen with
Ferro, Marlies van Baalen with Idocus, Tineke Bartels
with Broere Jazz, Ellen Bontje with Gestion Silvano
N, Sonja Gademann with Gestion Jup, Anky van Grunsven
with Gestion Krack C, Gonnelien Rothenberger-Gordijn
with Jonggor`s Weyden and Imke Schellekens-Bartels with
Gestion Janssen.
At the end of the show, chef d'Equipe Ghislain Fourage
will anounce the official Dutch WEG Team.
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