Swiss Grand Prix team rider Caroline Häcki has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, on 28 December 2016. Leana was 54 cm tall and weighed 3536 grams at birth. This baby is Häcki's second child, her first girl, Maelle, was born on 4 March 2015.
"The baby and I are both fine and Rigoletto Royal is waiting for me to start with training for this summe rseason as soon as possible," Caroline told Eurodressage. "He is very fit and enjoys easy training in the snow."
British junior rider Rebecca Bell, who won team gold at the 2015 European Pony Championships in Malmo (SWE) on Valido's Sunshine, has been accepted to studies English at the prestigious Pembroke College at Oxford University. Congratulations ! Eurodressage applauds brains and good riding !!
Jitske Prosman, who was member of the Dutch team at the 2016 European Pony Championships, has found her junior rider's horse. Her parents acquired the 10-year old Dutch warmblood mare Cool Girl L (by Rubiquil x El Corona x Stuyvesant xx) for Jitske.
The Danish show organizers trio - Jens Trabjerg, Bo Kristoffersen and Kim Lundshøj - have ended their collaboration. The trio were behind numerous the JBK Horse Shows in Denmark. They annually organized the CDI-W Odense, for instance, as well as staged the 2013 European Dressage Championships in Herning and the 2011 European Junior and Young Riders Championships in Broholm.
Hoefslag reported that Dutch Grand Prix rider Lorraine van den Brink has sold her 9-year old Dutch warmblood gelding Di Mi Tambe (by Uphill x Havidoff x Partout) to American young rider Mimi Mallory. Based in Dallas, Texas, Mallory trains with Lisa Blackmon. Di Mi Tambe was trained up to Fourth level. Van den Brink's parents came up with the horse's name after hearing the expression on holiday on the Dutch Antilles. It means "that one is mine."
Polish team rider Zaneta Skowronska and her partner Maciej Kozubik got engaged. The couple has not yet decided on a date, but the wedding will take in the autumn of 2017 after the European Championships in Gothenburg.
After one year on the job, Michael Kold has resigned as the administrative director at Blue Hors Stud in Randbol, Denmark. The Blue Hors board of directors will be looking for a new manager to fill the job.
The Quint family has decided to give the ride on their 15-year old Dutch warmblood stallion Velazquez (by Krack C x Alasca) to Dutch young rider Robin Bernoski. Instead of selling the grey stallion, Bernoski will continue its competition career in Holland. Velazquez was member of the Dutch team that competed at the 2015 European Junior Riders Championships. "I wanted Velazquez to go to someone who could compete him and where he would as important as he was to me so that's why we decided for our friend Robin Bernoski to ride him," Quint told Eurodressage. "He will give him the opportunity to compete again, which Lasso always loved. This way he stays part of the family."
Marieke van der Putten has received the ride on the KWPN licensed stallion Incognito (by Davino x Vivaldi). The bay stallion is owned by Nijhof, Brouwer and Van Uytert and he scored 83.5 points at the 2016 KWPN Autumn stallion performance testing.
Belgian former Grand Prix team rider Julie de Deken and her husband Alexandre Leytens became the proud parents of their first child. Baby girl Coraline Leytens was born on 21 January 2017. Congratulations!
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At the 2017 Dutch KNHS Training Seminar keynote speaker Sönke Rothenberger stated that he believes all judges should unite in formulating an advice on the right description of the term "submission" and present this advice to the FEI rules and regulations committee. "Some matters like a lightly active mouth don't bother me at all. It is only logical that a foaming horse wants to get rid of its foam, what would you do yourself?"
Rothenberger carried out the training seminar together with the Dutch coach Johan Hamminga. Another general advice that the duo gave to the audience was: "Too short in the neck can be temporarily necessary on the way to a better contact and lengthening." (source KNHS)