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2007 VSN Trophy Finals
Zaragoza Wins 2008 VSN Trophy
January 14, 2008
 Zaragoza became the winner of the 2008 VSN Trophy
in Ermelo, The Netherlands, on Saturday January 12,
2008. The VSN Trophy is a competition for three year
old horses which are judged on conformation,
quality of paces, and rideability.
In the first round, judges Ab Barneveld and Jan Zandman
judged the youngsters on conformation. They placed
Zelly at
the
top of the
leader board. This Son de Niro mare scored 173
points and was proclaimed Conformation Champion. She
beat second placed Zanero by the Hanoverian San
Remo
(157
points).
TC
Zidane
(by Rhodium x Falco) ranked third with 155 points.
In the second round dressage riders Kirsten Beckers
and Alex van Silfhout judged the horses on their gaits,
rideability, and general impression. Beckers and Van
Silfhout were most impressed by the quality of Zugspitze
(by Rhodium x Lancelot) and
Zeno AKW (by Rhodium x Jazz). They
gave a score of 415 points to both which ranked
them
first
provisionally.
In the final round guest judge riders Hans-Peter
Minderhoud and Wayne Channon determined the final
winner. They rode the four highest ranked horses from
the second
round and selected Zaragoza as winner,
scoring him 85
for walk,
90 for trot,
85
for
canter,
90 for
rideability
and 88 for general impression. This totalled to 438.
Minderhoud and Channon also scored the horse 90 points
after having ridden him themselves. This score combined
with Beckers and Van Silfhout's total
mark
of 395 points,
turned Zaragoza into
the winner
of the 2008 VSN Trophy.
Zaragoza (Jazz x Voltaire)
is formerly known as Zidane and is bred by J. van
Wanroij from
Haps,
The Netherlands. He was approved as stallion at the
2007 KWPN Stallion Licensing but did not make the stallion
performance test. He sold for 120,000 euro to Tim Coomans
at the 2007 KWPN Select Sale following the licensing
and is currently owned by Nico and
Jeroen Witte and Tim Coomans
 The reserve champion is TC Zidane, also owned by Tim
Coomans. The guest judge riders also scored him 90
points for
his
rideability,
but this score added to the marks in the second and
third round, gave Zidane a total of 489,0 points. Zugspitze
got 75 points from the guest judge riders and finished
third with 485,0 points.
Photos copyrighted: Equivision.nl
Results
Conformation
- 1. ZELLY (by Son de Niro) - 173
- 2. ZANERO
(by San Remo HANN) - 157
- 3. TC ZIDANE (by
Rhodium) - 155
- 4. SAMBEZI (ex Zambesi) (by
San Remo HANN) - 153
- 5. ZAPHRIO (by Rhodium)- 151
- 6. BEUKENVALLEI'S ZADINUS (ex Zadinus
W) (by Padinus) - 150
- 7. HEXAGONS ZAPPORO
(by Tango) - 149
- 8. ZIRON L (by San Remo
HANN) - 149
- 9. ZALZATIME
(by Painted Black) - 148
- 9. ZORRO (by Sunny
Bou OLDBG) - 148
Presentation Under Saddle + Guest Judge Rider
score
Judged by Beckers, Van Silfhout, Minderhoud and Channon
- 1 ZARAGOZA (by Jazz) --- 90 -- 506,5
- 2
TC ZIDANE (by Rhodium)
--- 90 -- 489,0
- 3 ZUGSPITZE
(by Rhodium) --- 75 -- 485,0
- 4 ZENO AKW (by Rhodium) --- 70 -- 471,5
- 5 TC ZERLEONE (by Kingston)
- 5 ZAMORA (by
Krack C)
- 5 ZEPHYR (by Jazz pref)
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