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2008 World Championships
for Young Dressage Horses
Delano and Chinatown's Dream Win First Belgian WCYH
Selection Trial
May 20, 2008
 In Belgium, the selection trials for qualification
for the 2008 World Championships for Young Dressage
Horses have
started. At national dressage show in St.Niklaas on
May 1, 2008, twenty-four 5-year olds and six 6-year
olds were entered for the qualifier.
The 5-year old division was won by Bjorn Vileyn on
the Belgian warmblood bred Delano H, a Munchhausen
x Wendekreis offspring. They scored 77.20% and were
just ahead of André de Vlieger with Waldemar on 76.60%.
Nick van Laer and the Belgian warmblood licensed stallion
Dayano (by Dolany x Linaro) placed third with 74.40%.
In the 6-year old division, last year's Belgian WCYH
representative Vicky Smits and Chinatown's Dream (by
Pavarotti van de Helle x Furioso) won the class with
69,40
%. Nick Van Laer and the
elegant Oldenburg bred mare Argentina (by Argentinus x Township xx) placed second
with met 66,60 %. Larissa Paulius and Lully ranked
third on 66,40 %.
The Belgian selection criteria for the World Championships
consist of three selection trials of which the two
best results count. Candidates must compete at 2 qualifiers
to be eligible for qualification. The second selection
trial is in Flemalle (May 31, 2008) and the final one
in Diepenbeek (June 28, 2008).
Photo copyrighted: Astrid Appels/Eurodressage
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