The internationally competed FEI pony N-Constantino van de Bolkerhoeve has been sold to The Netherlands as a schoolmaster.
N-Constantino is a six-time European Pony Championship participant
Pony-sized Belgian Warmblood
He is a 2009 born Belgian warmblood registered gelding by Constantin out of BWP show jumping mare Ulysse van het Wilgenbos (by Fidji du Fleury x Farmer x Darco). He is bred by Staf Goovaerts.
He was first competed as a 6-year old by Belgian Maud Adriaensen who debuted at the CDN Schulde in April 2015. Their CDI was two years later at the 2017 CDI Lier and they competed on the Belgian team at the 2017 European Pony Championships in Kaposvar, where they were 30th in the individual test with 66.829%.
In 2018 he was competed nationally by Caro van Sinay before Britt van de Weyer competed him for one year at national level.
In 2019 N-Constantino debuted with Louise Brauwers and the pair showed for one year and won bronze at the 2019 Belgian Pony Championships.
In 2020 Britt van de Weyer was back onboard and she took him to the 2020 European Pony Championships in Pilisjaszfalu, where they were 13th in the Kur Finals with 73.195%. She also became the 2020 Belgian Pony Champion with him.
Sold to Ukraine
Brauwers advertised N-Constantino on Eurodressage and sold the pony to the Ukrainian Volkovetska family.
Olesia Volkovetska debuted N-Constantino internationally at the 2021 CDI Kunkiai in Lithuania, placing second twice. The pair actively competed on the international scene for four years in a row.
They represented Ukraine at four, consecutive European Pony Championships. In 2021 in Strzegom they were 42nd in the individual test with 68.243% and in 2022 in Strzegom they were 33rd with 69.000%. Volkovetska began being based with Tara Schneider in Germany and scores climbed. At the 2023 Europeans in Le Mans they were 18th in the Kur finals (70.405%) and at the 2024 Euros in Opglabbeek they were 13th in the Kur Finals (72.960%).
Sold to The Netherlands
As Olesia has aged out of ponies, N-Constantino has been sold. He has moved to The Netherlands as a schoolmaster.
Photos © Astrid Appels
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