Jeanine Nieuwenhuis' Grand Prix Ride Galliano Goes to the U.S.A.

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Dutch Grand Prix rider Jeanine Nieuwenhuis saw her internationally competed big tour horse Galliano sell to the U.S.A.

Galliano is a 14-year old KWPN gelding by Johnson out of Veliene (by Rudy B x Holypark Jubilation). He is bred by Peter Vugts.

Nathalie van der Endt

The eye catching bay has gone by several names: Galerius Baarzen's, Duval Galliano and just Galliano. He is bred out of Dutch harness-hackney dam line.

Initially listed as owned by Jan-Kees van der Endt, Galliano was was meant to be presented for licensing at the KWPN harness horse licensing, but ended up doing so well under saddle, he was not really put in the carriage.

With daughter Nathalie van der Endt, who is a Dutch hackney and harness horse judge he competed from young horse level up to ZZ-Zwaar (fourth level).

Jeanine Nieuwenhuis

In 2022 Nathalie then put him in training with Jeanine Nieuwenhuis as she was pregnant with her first child. With Jeanine the gelding made his international show debut, straight away at Grand Prix level, in June 2023. At the CDI Grote-Brogel the pair posted a 66.652% score in their first Grand Prix test.

Nieuwenhuis competed him in two more CDI's, both in Leeuwarden: one in October 2023 and one in October 2024, his last international start.

Sold to the U.S.A.

The horse has now been sold as a schoolmaster to 15-year old American junior rider Harper Kane is from Cornelius, NC.

"I'm thankful for the trust I got from Nathalie to work with him for the last 2 years," said Jeanine about seeing Galliano leave her stable. "So many nice competitions and victories in the Grand Prix! But the best thing about him was his personality in the stable every day."

Kane trains with Codi Harrison in Wellington, Florida.