Following outstanding results produced by Dutch Grand Prix riders, Young Riders and Junior riders at national and international shows these past few weeks, the Dutch chef d'equipes added several new riders to the Dutch A-teams
, from which they will make a definite selection for the teams that will represent The Netherlands at the 2007 European Dressage Championships.
Grand Prix chef d'Equipe Sjef Janssen added Marlies van Baalen's second horse Kigali (by Wolfgang) to the A-team. Stephanie Peters and Jeff are new comers to the B-team. JR-YR Chef d'Equipe Tineke Bartels added Geert-Jan Raateland (on Unterwelt) and Lotje Schoots (on Torricelli) to the YR-A-team. Schoots now has three horses in the A-team. Junior rider Jarissa van Silfhout was submitted to the A-team with Trappel and Rho Dance.
The current Dutch teams are:
Grand Prix Riders
A-Team
- Marlies van Baalen – Kigali and Relevant
- Kirsten Beckers – Jazz and Montecristo
- Edward Gal – Gribaldi
- Anky van Grunsven – Salinero, Krack C and Painted Black
- Laurens van Lieren – Hexagon’s Ollright
- Imke Schellekens-Bartels – Sunrise
B-Team
- Bart Bax - Krawall
- Patricia Callaghan – Joy
- Adelinde Cornelissen – Parzival
- Marie-José Hulsman – Le Montrachet
- Hans Peter Minderhoud – Exquis Nadine
- Stephanie Peters - Jeff
- Alex van Silfhout – Luxfom’s Nimbly
- Anne van Uytert-Franssen – Lucky Times
Young Riders
A-Team
- Marrigje van Baalen - Inspekteur
- Geert-Jan Raateland – Unterwelt
- Lotje Schoots – Luxform’s Popeye, Reine B and Torricelli
- Désirée Senden – Noblesse
- Diederik van Silfhout – Paddox and Ruby
- Inge Verbeek - Quidor
B-Team
- Frances Blommers – Rosenthaler
- Andrea Villaverde - Anyway
Junior Riders
A-Team
- Chantal van Lanen – Beaujolais
- Michelle van Lanen – Incredible
- Daniëlle van Mierlo - Reggea
- Merel Peper – Flayrah
- Jarissa van Silfhout – Rho Dance and Trappel
B-Team
- Robin Beekink – Kaoma
- Lotte Jansen - Mondego
Photo copyrighted: Michael Rzepa
Related Link
Dutch Dressage Teams for 2007 Announced