Dutch Dressage News

Bibi van Berkel and Imke Schellekens Into A and B-Team

March 25, 2004

Two changes have been made to the Dutch A-and B-teams. Grand Prix rider Imke Schellekens has been promoted into the B-team with the KWPN licensed stallion Gestion Lancet. Schellekens scored 66.35% in the Grand Prix at the national competition in Nijkerk. Her dark bay Lancet is a German bred, Dutch registered dressage stallion by Wenzel x Shogun xx.

Following her victory at the CDI-JR/YR in Roosendaal, Dutch junior rider Bibi van Berkel has been submitted to the Junior Riders A-team. Van Berkel, who is trained by Coby van Baalen, has put herself in the limelight riding the breeding and sport mare Nistria Utopia (Inferno x Troubadour). Van Berkel is now one out of three junior riders A-members. The other two are Lotje Schoots and Diederik van Silfhout.

Image copyrighted: Dirk Caremans

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