Last week the Equitop championships for young showjumping horses were held in Bolesworth, UK. Among the four, five, six and seven year olds there was a creditable number of VDL descendants with excellent rankings.
Bolesworth counts for qualifications for the World Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken in September.
Championship four-year-olds, placed:
Peter Pan 192, (by Corland), ridden by Simon Crippen
Kindependenze (by Zavall VDL), ridden by Arianna Kugilowski
King Blue (by Dallas VDL) ridden by Chelsea Skelton
Kaloubet (by Farbiano VDL), ridden by Benjamin Raistrick
Championship five-year-olds:
5th Jankorado GB (by Indorado), ridden by Paul Sims
6th Cash Flow Z (by Carrera VDL), ridden by Kilian Browne
10th Jacpot (by Arezzo VDL), ridden by Matilda Lanni
Championship six-year-olds:
5th Irma Riende (by Baltic VDL), ridden by Charlotte Ash
Championship seven-year-olds:
4th Heidiemorka (by Baltic VDL x Indoctro), ridden by Ben Walker
6th Haitske (by Glasgow), ridden by Jessica Dimmock
Linked horses