Twenty-four of the twenty-eight long listed Dutch young horses are through to the next round in the selection process for KWPN representation at the 2015 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany, on 5 - 9 August 2015. The second Dutch WCYH selection and observation day took place in Ermelo on 15 June 2015.
The selectors - Wim Ernes, Gert van den Hoorn and Arie Hamoen -- assessed the long listed horses and made their pick. They invited 24 gorses to the third selecion day which is scheduled for 1 July 2015 at Outdoor Gelderland. The final trial will be on 18 July at the Dutch Championships after which the definite team will be announced.
Still in the running are:
5-year olds
- Fabregaz (Bordeaux x Democraat) - Maria Brouwer
- Fidelity (Vivaldi x Darwin) - Natascha Bernoski
- Five Star (Amazing Star x Jazz) - Kirsten Brouwer
- Fenix (Vivaldi x Houston) - Emmelie Scholtens
- Foreign Affair (Rock Forever x Scandic) - Malin Nilsson
- Forty (UB 40 x Contango) - Jennifer Sekreve
- Fellini KS (Wynton x Ferro) - Marieke van der Putten
- Ferrero (Rhodium x Olivi) - Jennifer Sekreve
- Fanita (Vivaldi x Havidoff) - Emmelie Scholtens
- Ferdeaux (Bordeaux x Ferro) - Kirsten Brouwer
- Fallatijn (Vivaldi x Cabochon) – Theo Hanzon
- All At Once (Ampere x Gribaldi) – Vai Bruntink
- Ferdinand (Vivaldi x Havidoff) - Mirelle van Kemenade-Witlox
6-year olds
- El Capone (UB 40 x OO Seven) - Marieke van der Putten
- Enrico STH (San Remo x Jazz) - Yessin Rahmouni
- Estoril (Zhivago x Gribaldi) - Emmelie Scholtens (foto)
- Ebony (Painted Black x Jazz) - Vai Bruntink
- Equirelle W (Florett As x Donnerhall) - Kyra Klinkers
- Edmar D (Jazz x Donnerhall) - Minke van der Linden
- El Torro B (Painted Black x Jazz) - Danielle Heijkoop
- Eastpoint (Westpoint x Negro) - Lynne Maas
- Expression (Vivaldi x Vincent) - Diederik van Silfhout
- Eddieni (Johnson x Negro) - Theo Hanzon
- Eye Catcher (Vivaldi x TCN Partout) - Kirsten Brouwer
Cindy van Vugt's Espérance knocked himself in the observation event and became unlevel. The pair is re-invited to the third trial though.
Euripides (by Jazz) and KWPN stallion Everdale (by Lord Leatherdale) were both withdrawn from the long list by their owners.
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Related Links
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2015 World Young Horse Championships
Twenty-eight Horses Long Listed after First 2015 Dutch WCYH Selection Trial
Eight Horses Added to Long List at 2015 Dutch WCYH Wild Card Day