Kirsten Brouwer's internationally competed Grand Prix ride Just Romance has been sold to Germany. According to Horses.nl he will continue his sport career under Sarah Runge.
Just Romance is a 12-year old Dutch warmblood gelding by For Romance out of Rita Morka (by Jazz x Zuidhorn).
Kirsten Brouwer
Just Romance is bred out of one of Holland's most successful broodmares, the late Rita Morka, who produced Grand Prix horses Wamorkus, Camorkus, Fifth Avenue BCN, Just Romance, and small tour horses Citango and Mamorkus.
He is bred by Louky Hagens, who sold him in utero to Andre Kuijper and NIels Hogervorst at the Prinsjesdag foal auction. They sold him as a young stallion to Annelie and Arie Hoekstra. He was presented at the 2017 KWPN Stallion licensing but not accepted. He also did not pass in Oldenburg.
Just Romance was competed nationally by Annelie Hoekstra before Kirsten Brouwer took over the ride. She debuted the gelding at international Grand Prix level at the 20é5 CDI Hagen, where they scored 64.326% in the Grand Prix. One month later he got 66.544% in the GP and 68.404% in the Special at the CDI Lier. He went on to compete at two further CDI's in Rotterdam and Leeuwarden.
Germany
Just Romance has now been sold to German dressage rider Sarah Runge, who is based in Dusseldorf.
"Saying goodbye is never easy, but knowing he’s going to such a wonderful new rider and home makes me incredibly happy and proud," Brouwer took to Instagram.
Photo © Astrid Appels
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