Eight riders were able to move into the Dutch A and B-teams following their performances at the 2012 CDI Stadl Paura in Austria and 2012 CDI Addington in Great Britain. Two of them became members of the A-team and are now up for European Championship team selection.
Dutch pony, junior and young riders chef d'equipe added Febe van Zwambagt and her bay stallion Dr Watson (by Don't Worry) to the Pony A-team and Kyra Klinkers and Tara (by Jazz) to the Young Riders A-team.
Rosalie Bos and her young chestnut Paso Double (by Bodo) earned her third pony B-team score, while juniors Michelle de Jonge (on Pays Bas), Jeanine Nieuwenhuis (Baldacci) and Antoinette te Riele (Ziggy) became part of the junior B-team. Young rider Anne Meulendijks rode her black schoolmaster Ohio (by Indoctro) into the YR B-team.
Senior chef d'equipe Sjef Janssen nominated former European young rider champion Diederik van Silfhout with Popeye (by Havel) onto the senior B-team after the rider achieved his third B-team score at the national show in Roosendaal.
The current 2012 Dutch teams are:
Pony A-Team:
- Rachell Fokker - Majos Cannon
- Demy Kurstjens - Ciske van de Beekerheide
- Lotte Meulendijks - Boticelli
- Jelle Peeters - Nandor, Den Ostriks Dailan
- Sanne Vos - Champ of Class
- Febe van Zwambagt - Dr. Watson
Pony B-Team:
- Rosalie Bos - Paso Double
- Mandy van den Hoek - Sir Donnerwind
- Marjan Hooge - Diamonds are Forever
- Laurie Vervoort - Leliebelle
Junior Riders A-Team:
- Dana van Lierop - DJ Tiesto
- Suzanne van de Ven - Donna Gracia
Junior Riders B-Team:
- Michelle de Jonge - Pays Bas NL
- Justine Mudde - Roh Magic
- Denise Nekeman - Ridderkerk STH
- Jeanine Nieuwenhuis - Kyrain, Baldacci
- Antoinette te Riele - Vilona, Ziggy
- Stefanie Verkooijen - Talent
- Aimee Weise - Sportlife
Young Riders A-Team:
- Danielle Houtvast - Rambo
- Kyra Klinkers - Toronto, Tara
- Stephanie Kooyman - Winston
- Angela Krooswijk - Flash, Roman Nature
- Debora Pijpers - Now I’m Here
Young Riders B-Team:
- Sanne van Grotel - Melvin V
- Machteld Hoeflake - Paso Doble
- Lotte Jansen - Trappel
- Angela Krooswij - Revino
- Michelle van Lanen - Urchin B
- Anne Meulendijks - Tom Tom Go, Ohio
Senior A-Team
- Adelinde Cornelissen - Parzival
- Edward Gal – Sisther de Jeu
- Anky van Grunsven – Salinero
- Patrick van der Meer - Uzzo
- Hans Peter Minderhoud -Tango
Senior B-Team:
- Edward Gal - Next One
- Christa Larmoyeur - Ovation
- Sander Marijnissen – Moedwil
- Hans Peter Minderhoud – Withney van ’t Genthof
- Jenny Schreven – Krawall
- Diederik van Silfhout - Popeye
Photo © Astrid Appels
Related Links
Scores 2012 CDI Addington - CDI Stadl Paura
Updated Dutch Youth Riders Team After National Show in Harmelen