De Havikerwaard breeding stallions Welcome and Welt Hit II made their come back on the show scene this weekend at the Dutch national dressage competition in Lisserbroek. After a long break and a rider switch from Coby van Baalen to young rider Bart Veeze, Welcome and Welt Hit II started once again another chapter in their show lives.
The Grand Prix trained stallion Welcome won the Prix St Georges under Bart Veeze with a score of 68.25%. Welt Hit II finished fourth in the same class with 64.38%. "Welcome is a very solid horse. I trained with Jan Peeters for a while to fine tune everything and now he went super. I can learn so much from him," Veeze explained. Welt Hit surprised his rider in the test and did not wait for Veeze's aids. He broke into trot in the pirouette and there was an error in the tempi's every four strides. Bart Veeze hadn't competed for three years and seemedn quite nervous. "I have to grow again into competition, but I'm really going for it," Veeze said.
Bart Veeze took over the ride of Welcome and Welt Hit II from Coby van Baalen who ended her contract with De Havikerwaard in 2002. Back then, Coby took over the ride of these two stallions from Swedish Ebba von Essen, who had then taken it over from Leida Strijk.
Another come back on the scene was made by 1999 Young Horse World Champion Roval Investment. Coby van Baalen competed the chestnut gelding, owned by Julie van Eeuwen, in the Prix St Georges and finished second (67.50%) behind Veeze on Welcome. The Intermediaire I was won by Yasmin Kalkhuis aboard Arzberg ( by Accord II) with 66,13%. Willem-Jan Schotte dominated the Intermediaire II on Goubergh's Ideaal with 67,68%. In the Grand Prix, Jeanine Fiechter scored a winning 65.62% on Exquis Rodenburg Alabama (by Coriall) while Christa Laarakkers placed second on Luzelma Slottie (v.Cabochon) with 65,42%.
Source: KWPN
Image copyrighted: Mary Phelps
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