Dutch double-Olympians, 29-year-old Maikel van der Vleuten and his trusty 15-year-old gelding VDL Groep Verdi, won the nail-biting third leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2017/2018 Western European League in Verona, Italy on Sunday, October 29, 2017. “It’s always nice if there are some colleagues, like at this show here is Marc Houtzager […]
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The Dutch show jumping chef d’equipe, Rob Ehrens, has chosen a strong team of four championship riders, mirroring the gold medal-winning riders from the 2014 Alltech FEI World Championships and 2015 FEI European Championships. The Dutch show jumping team for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games has been confirmed as follows: Jeroen Dubbeldam with the 12-year-old KWPN […]
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Moments of sportsmanship overflowed on Friday, June 24th, 2016 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands during the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CHIO Rotterdam. Maikel Van Der Vleuten (left) was congratulated by Switzerland’s Martin Fuchs just after Van Der Vleuten’s team from The Netherlands finished in 1st, narrowly beating the Swiss team in 2nd. To see more photos and […]
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A Dutch trifecta filled out the top three on home soil for the finale of Jumping Amsterdam on Sunday, January 31, the €73,300 Anemome Horse Trucks Grand Prix of Amsterdam CSI3*. Maikel van der Vleuten led the way, winning the class on VDL Groep Arena C over a jumpoff of 15. His countrymen, Dutch riders […]
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The Longines Equestrian Beijing Masters is taking place from October 23rd-25th, in the Olympic stadium in Beijing, the “Bird’s Nest”! This year’s fifth edition of the show is also remaining true to its exceptional concept: The best 21 riders in China compete against 11 international top riders, who are lent horses for the competition. Pictured above […]
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