Dutch Dressage News

Geert-Jan Raateland's Unterwelt Sold to Great Britain

October 5, 2007

Dutch young rider Geert-Jan Raateland sold his horse Unterwelt to Great Britain. The 10-year old Belgian warmblood gelding by Weltmeyer x Lugano van La Roche will be ridden by the 18-year old British young rider Catherine Abberley.

Raateland competed at his last Young Riders show at the CDI-YR Herentals a few weeks ago. "Considering my age (21), it was my last Young Riders competition. We decided to sell "Paco" after that show. He's a very good small tour horse but misses talent for the Grand Prix movements. Now that I'm finished with Young Riders level, I want to achieve more than just small tour. We've started our search for nice young horses," Raateland told the Dutch magazine De Hoefslag.

Unterwelt sold via Diederik Wigmans and Frank de Kok to Great Britain.

Source: De Hoefslag
Photo copyrighted: Barbara Schnell

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