2004 Dutch Dressage Championships

Stallions Favorites for Dutch Prix St.Georges Championship

June 20, 2004

Next weekend, from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th June 2004, the Dutch championships and final Dutch Olympic selection trial is taking place in Nijmeghen. Coinciding with the Dutch Grand Prix Championship are the championships for Fourth level and Small Tour Dutch Dressage-riders (ZZGP riders). For the Fourth level Championship, the riders have to ride three tests ( ZZ-L, ZZ-Z and Prix St. Georges).

In Nijmegen, the Prix St Georges championship will especially be exciting. Favorites for the title are several approved KWPN-stallions such as Roman Nature (Rohdiamant x Ehrentusch) ridden by Marlies van Baalen. The pair won three championship qualifiers.

Other licensed stallions challenging each other for the PSG title are World Young Dressage Horse Champion Rubels under Hans Peter Minderhoud. Rubels is approved by the NRPS, KWPN and Oldenburg Verband. Imke Schellekens will be riding the KWPN licensed stallion OO Seven (Rubinstein x Doruto) and Edward Gal will be aboard Gestion Nourejev (Cocktail x Ramiro).

Not only stallions will try to conquer a medal, but there also Anky van Grunsven has a bid for the title with Gestion Icentos, the nice young Trakehner horse by Sir Chamberlaine. Tineke Bartels will be riding the Hanoverian mare Sunrise (by Singular Joter) and Judith Scholte will be showing her wonderful horse On Top (by Jetset), who just like Marlies van Baalen en Hans Peter Minderhoud won three out of three championship qualifiers.

Text by Annestien van den Hemel
Image copyrighted: Arnd Bronkhorst

Related Links
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2004 Dutch Dressage Championships
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Nourejev Added to the Gestion Team
Rubels, 2001 World Young Horse Champion
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