OPGLABBEEK - There were fine Grand Prix results across Europe last week for a large number of descendants of the VDL stallions.
A summary:
Opglabbeek, Belgium
Gilona AO (Zavall VDL x Silvio) and Kevin Beerse (NED) finished second in the CSI2* Grand Prix over 1.45m.
Givenchi (Zirocco Blue x Indoctro) and Samuel Hutton (GBR) took third place in this competition
Bonheiden, Belgium
Hespro Royal K (Crespo VDL x Matterhorn) and Niels Bruynseels (BEL) finished third in the CSI2* Grand Prix over 1.45m
Picobello Jasmine (Arezzo x Indoctro) and Aymeric Bray (FRA) finished in fifth place in this Grand Prix.
Gorla Minore, Italy
In the CSI3* Grand-Prix over 1.60m, Hurry Up (Zirocco Blue x Phin Phin) and Marcus Westergren (SWE) placed fourth.
Militello Val Di Catania, Italy
Find Touch GR (Arezzo x Landgraf I) and Giacomo Bassi (ITA) placed third in the CSI2* Grand Prix over 1.45m
Wroclaw, Partynice, Poland
Goldcoast VDL (Zirocco Blue x Chin Chin) and Matas Petraitis (LTU) finish seventh in the CSI2* Grand Prix over 1.45m
Zirocco Air (Zirocco Blue x Con Air) and Mateusz Tyszko (POL) are eighth in this competition.
In Wroclaw the young horse class was won by Keberlina H (Zirocco Blue x Wittinger) and Matas Petraitis (LTU). King Lepantino (Arezzo VDL x Lord Z) and Michal Tyszko (POL) finished second.
Linked horses
Picobello Jasmine (Arezzo x Indoctro)