Dutch Dressage News

Sliepenbeek and Van Lanen Promoted to the Dutch A-Team

April 27, 2005

Following the youth riders' selection trial in Schaijk, The Netherlands, last weekend, Dutch pony chef d'equipe Mieke de Kok and junior/young riders' chef d'equipe Jan Peeters have reshuffled their teams and added two new riders to the A-frames.

New comer in the pony A-team is Laurens Sliepenbeek with the experienced FEI pony Hoby. Chantal van Lanen and Beaujolais (by Bright Speed) are submitted to the the junior riders' A frame. Young Rider Veronique Andre de la Porte qualified her second horse Marcos for the Young Riders' A Team.

The current Dutch youth riders' teams are:

Pony Riders

• A-Team
  Robin Beekink - Milkshake
  Michelle van Lanen - Basalt
  Astrid Langeberg - Hertenhof's Sunlight
  Laurens Sliepenbeek - Hoby
  Mara de Vries - Power and Paint DVB
• B-Team
  Daniëlle Berning (Schijndel) - Boszicht's Kimmy
  Lotte Jansen (Itterbeck, Duitsland) - Oosteind's Rocco
  Madelon Lobert (Katwijk) - Hogewald's Naziri
  Henriëtte Ruitenbeek (Harskamp) - Da Vinci
  Anne van der Weerd (Hoevelaken) - Quatro

Junior Riders

• A-Team
  Chantal van Lanen - Beaujolais
  Lotje Schoots - Fhillipo
  Diederik van Silfhout - Olympus and Der Boss
  Inge Verbeek - Quidor
• B-Team
  Marrigje van Baalen (Utrecht) - BMC Pandor DVB
  Staphanie de Frel (Koewacht) - Narwick
  Bianca Koenen (Erp)- Now Or Never
  Désirée Senden (Essen, België) - Noblesse

Young Riders:

• A-Team
  Veronique André de la Porte - Warlock and Marcos
  Angela van den Berg - Mix
  Dominique Filion - Les Burga and Naughty Boy
  Jenny Schreven - Kennet W
  Tommie Visser - Blue Ocean

Photo copyrighted: Dirk Caremans

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