The past week a Dutch revival took place in the sense that long-time, established Dutch team riders premiered younger horses at Grand Prix level, contributing new quality and more options for future team selection.
After losing lavish sponsorship from multinational gun producing company Glock in 2025, Hans Peter Minderhoud is back at Grand Prix level with 9-year old My Toto (by Toto Jr x Voice x Ferro). Bred by Aat Both and owned by the breeder in partnership with Miga horses BV (a company of Minderhoud/Gal), My Toto was the 2023 World Young Horse Champion, but then got sidelined with an injury in 2024. The pair returned to national small tour level sport in the spring of 2025 and at the national show in Lathum on 28 March 2026 they made their Grand Prix debut, scoring 69,75% to finish third. The class was won by Lynne Maas on Electra (70,33%).
At the same show in Lathum a day later, 29 March 2026, Dinja van Liere premiered the 9-year old KWPN licensed stallion Mauro Turfhorst (by Zonik x Negro) at Grand Prix level. With her partnership on Olympic ride Hermes having come to an end and 2023 Riesenbeck team horse Hartsuijker not having shown internationally since February 2025, Van Liere wanted to strengthen her options for the 2026 World Championships in Aachen with a second Grand Prix horse alongside Imposantos. After his Inter II debut in February, Mauro was ridden in his first classic Grand Prix test in Lathum and won the class with 72,210%. Mauro is owned by Eric Koele and Eugene Reesink.
Lathum was the show ground where a third Dutch team rider, Marieke van der Putten, rode a rising hope into the big tour arena. After a three year break from competition, the 12 (!) year old KWPN licensed stallion Jameson (by Zack x Negro) resurfaced. He did his first Intermediaire II test to score 73,50%. They competed "Hors concours."
In another Inter II class in Lathum on 29 March, former Dutch team rider Adelinde Cornelissen piloted her own and Aris van Manen's 10-year old KWPN bred Luqiedo (by Aqiedo x Stedinger) to a 72,26% score for a win. The horse competed internationally at small tour level in 2024.
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