Michelle de Jonge and her dark bay pony gelding Hagelkruis Valentijn (by Leuns Velds Lord) have won the 2011 Dutch Indoor Pony Championships, which were held in Wanroij on Saturday afternoon 26 February 2011. Judges Nijskens, de Haas, and Heijstek awarded De Jonge 68.42% which sufficed to claim the national indoor title.
De Jonge is in her final year as FEI pony rider and is surely making it count. In the absence of 2010 European team gold medal winning Dutch pony riders Suzanne van de Ven and Antoinette te Riele (moved on to horses), Dana van Lierop riding a brand new pony, and several top riders of this season performing below their usual standard, Michelle had free reign to top the leader board with her elegantly moving pony.
"What a super day," de Jonge reported. "As usual we travelled one day early to Wanroij te prepare ourselves in the best way possible for the competition. In the morning we explored the competition ring and then it was a long day waiting, watching the others who competed before I got to ride at 8 PM."
Jelle Peeters, grandchild of Dutch O-judge Jan Peeters, became the reserve champion. The Weert based rider scored 67.98% to place second with Nandor (by Orchard d'Avranches). Rising talent Febe van Zwambagt and her young black pony Prince Z (by Make My Day) ranked third with 67.63%.
Results 2011 Dutch Indoor Pony Championships - FEI level
- 1. Michelle de Jonge - Hagelkruis Valentijn - 68.42 %
- 2. Jelle Peeters - Nandor - 67.98 %
- 3. Febe van Zwambagt - Prince Z - 67.63 %
- 4. Lotte Meulendijks - Boticelli - 66.75 %
- 5. Sanne Vos - Just You n Me - 66.14 %
- 6. Samantha van der Lof - Elins Nonciscador - 65.79 %
- 7. Dana van Lierop - Truly Yours - 65.35 %
- 8. Nanette Boeree - Beukenhofs Ricardo - 64.91 %
- 9. Rachell Fokker - Majos Cannon - 64.74 %
- 10. Kirsten Dirks - Silver Shadow - 64.04 %
- 11. Julia van Schaik - Divano Du Bois - 63.95 %
- 12. Mandy van den Hoek - Voorwijks Celeste - 63.77 %
- 13. Danielle van Bergen - Oldeberts Kimberly - 63.42 %
- 14. Nikita Raijmakers - Blakts Thomas - 62.81 %
- 15. Demy Kurstjens - Anjershof Memorie - 62.81 %
- 16. Dominique Veenstra - Ahb Preston - 62.28 %
- 17. Jasmien de Koeyer - Bjirmens Wytse - 61.93 %
- 18. Britt van der Panne - Ravel - 60.79 %
- 19. Valerie Uitterdijk - Kardo - 60.79 %
- 20. Bo Oudhof - Bodethals Kosima - 60.70 %
- 21. Ashley Langevoort - Goofy - 60.61 %
- 22. Shanna Lust - Stukhuster Orlando - 57.11 %
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