At the second Dutch team selection trial for the 2024 World Young Horse Championships, the Dutch selectors reduced a group of sixty horses to 36 for the third and final team selection trial on 16 July.
The second trial was held in Ermelo on 11 - 12 June 2024 and included a wild card moment, i.e. horses were presented for the first time that were unable to attend the first trial.
The original group that was invited to the second trial had to perform the preliminary test, the wild card horses the Finals test. After each test a short training moment with the selectors (Johan Hamminga, Alex van Silfhout and Janine van Twist) was offered.
"We did not select a few good horses because we thought they did not show enough improvement between the first and second selection trial," said Hamminga. "During this selection moment we wanted t see if the execution of the movements was good but we were very strict again on naturalness and ease. We want a harmonious picture with length in the neck, a connection into the hand, lightness, submission and swing."
The selected horses for the final trial are:
5-year olds
- O’Toto van de Wimhof (by Toto Jr) - Renate van Uytert – van Vliet
- Oberon (by Kensington) - Daria Sushchinskaya
- Obsession Taonga (by Vitalis) - Lara van Nek
- Og3Ne (by Kingston Blue Hors) - Jaimy Jongman
- Ohio (by Kaiman) - Kirsten Brouwer
- One Million (by Vivaldi) - Robin Heiden
- Opoque (by All At Once) - Mette Sejbjerg Jensen
- Orange (by Vitalis) - Dinja van Liere
- Osibisa (by Kardam’s Whisper) - Mara de Vries
- Oxxi_Lena (by Secret) - Annemijn Boogaard
- Oz (by Expression) - Jessica Thomas
- Red Viper (by Romanov) - Bart Veeze
6-year olds
- Dark Rousseau (by Dettori) - Kim Alting
- Dutch Dream (by Dream Boy) - Emmelie Scholtens
- Everest (by Especial) - Charlotte Fry
- Nacho (by Negro) - Charlotte Fry
- Nalegro (by Painted Black) - Charlotte Fry
- Nashville SW (by Secret) - Femke de Laat
- Nero (by Ferguson) - Bart Veeze
- New Dreams (by Jerveaux) - Adelinde Cornelissen
- New Orleans (by Blue Hors Farrell) - Diederik van Silfhout
- No Nonsense D (by Glamourdale) - Emmelie Scholtens
- This is Naqueen (by Trafalgar) - Kim Noordijk
- Thomson Nirvana (by Painted Black) - Jessica Thomas
7-year olds
- Massimo (by Toto Jr) - Hans Peter Minderhoud
- Hexagons Mr Magnum (by Expression) - Thamar Zweistra
- Mac Toto USB (by Toto Jr) - Danielle Heijkoop
- Macbeth La (by For Romance) - Febe van Zwambagt
- Macenta M (vby Geniaal) - Nina van Mook
- Magic Johnson van de Edcohoeve (vby Johnson) - Curro Benitez Sanchez
- Majestic Taonga (by Toto Jr) - Lisa Wernitzig
- Martinez (by Toto Jr) - Kimberly Pap
- Mauricio (by Total U.S.) - Michael Ruijgrok
- Mauro Turfhorst (by Zonik) - Dinja van Liere
- Messy D (by Dream Boy) - Fleur Prinsen
- Mr. Toto Acb (by Toto Jr) - Julia Groenhart
Photo © Digishots
Related Links
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2024 World Young Horse Championships
Dutch Long List after First Team Trial for 2024 World Young Horse Championships