Hans Peter Minderhoud and his small tour horse Johnson (by Jazz x Flemmingh) captured the 2011 VHO Trophy at the 2011 KWPN Stallion Licensing in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, on Friday evening 4 February 2011. Minderhoud had his 8-year old Dutch warmblood licensed stallion moving with much expression and made no mistakes to score 77.125% in the Kur to Music.
Minderhoud reigned supreme as the second placed pair, Angela Krooswijk on the Rhinelander licensed stallion Roman Nature (by Rohdiamant), scored 73.33%. The young rider and her muscled dark bay stallion made a few mistakes in the flying changes which pushed the score slightly down.
"I'm very happy with Johnson," Hans Peter Minderhoud remarked briefly. Krooswijk's trainer Coby van Baalen was pleased with her student's performance. "Roman Nature was a bit hot when he entered the ring and that resulted in a few mistakes. Nevertheless Angela rode a nice freestyle to mysic by Michael Jackson."
Mirelle van Kemenade-Witlox and the former PSI auction horse Dreamcatcher (by Day Dream x Rubinstein) finished third with 73.293%. The Oldenburg licensed and KWPN approved stallion also made a few mistakes in the changes despite his very harmonious silhouette throughout the test.
Photo © Dirk Caremans - Check out Caremans' photo database for more photos of the 2011 KWPN Stallion Licensing
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