Dutch based Israeli dressage rider Sarah Bamberger has acquired a new Grand Prix horse, Imposant LH.
Imposant LH is a 12-year old Dutch warmblood by Everdale out of Marybelle (by Contango x Ulft) He is bred by G.H. de Vries-Teeuwen.
Laurens van Lieren
Imposant is out of a proven KWPN dam line, the Moukje line, which has also produced FEI horses Westenwind (by Flemmingh, ridde by Ahmed Sharbatly), Valentino (by Polansky, riddnen by Kayla Barteau), Zaphire (by Flemmingh, under Delphine Mulliez), Cacherelle (by Lingh, under Margot Robberecht), and Gloria Belle (by Apache).
Imposant was produced from young horse level to Grand Prix level by Laurens van Lieren. The duo showed in the 2017 Pavo Cup. In 2019 the pair showed in the Subli Final in Amsterdam, in 2020 they qualified for the Dutch Championships at ZZ-Zwaar level. In 2022 they competed at national small tour level and in 2023 moved up to Intermediaire II with a 72.721% score in their debut show at that level.
Sarah Bamberger
Imposant has now been sold to Sarah Bamberger, a long-time student of Imke and Tineke Bartels in Hooge Mierde, The Netherlands. he was for sale at Kebie van der Heijden's barn.
"With Imposant we are taking the time to become a combination. It's a beautiful horse inside and out and it's very educational to work with such a horse together with my trainers.
Aboard Badari (by Gribaldi x Damocles), a horse she bought from Danielle Heijkoop in 2020, the Israeli rider has been competing at international Under 25 level from 2021 till 2023. She's preparing him for her international senior Grand Prix debut this outdoor season. Bamberger also has small tour Fürsten Line (by Fürsten-Look x Hotline) to compete.
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