Dutch Dressage News

More Changes to Dutch A-Teams

May 10, 2007

The Dutch senior, young rider and pony rider A-team has undergone a few changes following good results from Dutch riders at international shows this past few weeks. Alex van Silfhout is back in the senior Grand Prix riders A-team with his liver chestnut gelding Luxforms Nimbly (by Havel). At the CDIO Saumur, the pair scored 69.50% in the Grand Prix which launched him back into the A-team.

Young Rider Cindy van den Berg and her sister's horse Mix (by Cocktail) won the team and individual test in Saumur with 71% and 72%. Cindy took over the ride on Mix from her bigger sister Angela, who became European Young Rider champion with this horse. Frances Blommers and Rosenthaler (by Rosenkavalier) were also submitted to the A-team.

The Dutch pony A-team has three new additions. Angela Krooswijk qualified her second FEI pony Boss Bunter for the A-team. Furthermore, Anne Meulendijks and Basalt as well as Antoinette Ter Riele and her German bred pony Danny Boy B were added to the team.

The current Dutch teams are:

Grand Prix A-team

• Marlies van Baalen (Brakel) – Kigali and Relevant
• Kirsten Beckers (’s Gravendeel) - Broere Jazz and Broere Montechristo
• Edward Gal (Harskamp) – Gribaldi
• Anky van Grunsven (Erp) – Krack C, Salinero and Painted Black
• Laurens van Lieren (Rijswijk) – Hexagon’s Ollright
• Imke Schellekens (Hooge Mierde) – Sunrise
• Alex van Silfhout (Lunteren) – Luxform’s Nimbly

Grand Prix B-team

• Patricia Callaghan (Oss) – Joy
• Adelinde Cornelissen (Beilen) – Parzival
• Hans Peter Minderhoud (Harskamp) – Exquis Nadine
• Stephanie Peters (Roermond) – Jeff
• Anne van Uytert (Heerewaarden) – Lucky Times

Young Riders A-team:

• Marrigje van Baalen (Utrecht) – Inspekteur
• Cindy van den Berg (Almere) - Mix
• Frances Blommers (Veldhoven) – Rosenthaler
• Geert-Jan Raateland (’s Gravezande) – Unterwelt
• Lotje Schoots (Abcoude) – Torricelli, Reine B and Luxform’s Popeye
• Désirée Senden (Essen, Belgie) – Noblesse
• Diederik van Silfhout (Lunteren) – Ruby and Paddox
• Inge Verbeek (Waalre) - Quidor

Young Riders B-team:

• Marrigje van Baalen (Utrecht) – Sir Oliver
• Andrea Villaverde (Halle-Zoersel, België) - Anyway

Pony Riderss A-team:

• Maria van den Dungen (Amsterdam) – Hertenhof’s Sunlight
• Lotte Jansen (Itterbeck, Duitsland) – Oosteind’s Rocco
• Kimberly de Jongh (Achtmaal) – Just You’n Me
• Angela Krooswijk (Prinsenbeek) – Power and Paint and Boss Bunter
• Anne Meulendijks (Heeze) - Basalt
• Antoinette te Riele (Weert) – Danny Boy B

Pony Riders B-team

• Maria van den Dungen (Amsterdam) – Pan Tau B
• Lars op ’t Hoog (Haghorst) – Isarco
• Kimberly de Jongh (Achtmaal) – Brummerhoeve’s Boss
• Antoinette te Riele (Weert) – Just Chimento
• Anne van der Weerd (Hoevelaken) - Quatro  

Photo copyrighted: Astrid Appels/Eurodressage

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