2021–The Netherlands’ Thamar Zweistra and Hexagon’s Double Dutch won the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday for their first victory in a Big Tour musical performance Thamar and the 13-year-old KWPN stallion scored 76.050% for the win The pair have been partnered at international level for five years The duo won the Grand Prix and the Special in France two years ago Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo of Spain on Euclides Mor was second on 75.170% with Vincent van Gasselt of the Netherlands on Delacroix third on 74.955% The Grand Prix Special was won by Great Britain’s Emile Faurie on Dono di Maggio OLD with 73.957% Germany’s Lena Waldmann on Fiderdance was second on 72.872% and Thamar Zweistra on Hexagon’s Ich Weiss third on 71.809% CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle CDI3* Grand Prix Special Jeroen Appelen with Aikido Z - here in Lummen The Grand Prix Class in Zandhoven at the CSI3* De Kraal International saw Belgian rider Jeroen Appelen on top of the podium after producing by far the fastest jump-off aboard Aikido Z (Accardi x Corrado I) The class was a 1.55 table A over two rounds with 14 riders qualifying for the second round - only six of them on a four-penalty score after the first round Appelen was 1,69 seconds faster than Michel Hendrix (NED) who slotted into second place with Baileys (Indoctro x Come On) Swedish rider Evelina Tovek came third riding Oz de Breve (Dollar du Murier x Grand Veneur) as the last rider on a clean sheet after two rounds © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net Licensed stallions Bailamos Biolley and Bon Bravour ruled the roost at the third Belgian young horse selection trial for the 2012 World Championships in Verden held at the national competition in Zandhoven While Bon Bravour so far has captured three consecutive victories Bailamos is climbing the ladder and earning high scores for Verden Belgian combinations vying for a berth at the 2012 World Young Horse Championships have to compete at at least five out of seven young horse selection trials held at national shows throughout the spring The five best results are taken into account for nomination In the 5-year old division former Belgian youth team rider Katrien Verreet returns to the big time aboard Brigitte de Biolley's SBS and Oldenburg licensed stallion Bailamos Biolley (by Sir Donnerhall x Florestan) The small but athletic bay stallion received a score of 80.60 points to narrowly edge out Els van der Veken on the bright bay Dutch warmblood mare Cabana Girl (by Serano Gold x Jazz) Belgian based Spanish rider Andrea Villaverde ranked third with her KWPN bred black mare Cartier (by Don Frederico x Gribaldi) on 79.60 "Yes we can," said an ecstatic Katrien Verreet after her victory on Bailamos also referring to her second place in the 6-year old division Second placed Els van der Veken commented that "finally it all worked out as we trained the last weeks Cabana was a super star and scored just 0,2% less than the winner The judge advised us to work on a more uphill canter The 6-year old division was won by routinier Tom Franckx aboard the Dutch owned KWPN stallion Bon Bravour (by Painted Black x Chronos) The duo stayed well ahead of all competition with their 84.00 score Katrien Verreet and Brigitte de Biolley's bay Belgian warmblood licensed stallion Galliani Biolley (by Sir Donnerhall x Lanciano) were the runners-up with 77.000 points while Andre de Vlieger and his Dutch warmblood Banner Man S (by Van the Man x Symfonie) finished third with 75.40 "There were a few minor things here and there but it's going better every single time," said a pleased Tom Franckx who competed three horses in total on the young horse circuit in Zandhoven In the 4-year old division Larissa Pauluis and the Dutch mare Dorelja (by Vivaldi x Calypso III) posted the winning score of 76.801 points Belgian Grand Prix rider Julie de Deken and her new ride the Dutch mare Dolcherie (by Painted Black x Krack C) while Dominique Rombouts and the Dutch mare Doris Day (by Uphill x Jazz) were third with 76.401 Results - 2012 Cup of Belgium Young Horse Qualifier - CDN Zandhoven Related LinksSir Donovan and Bon Bravour Win Second 2012 Belgian WCYH Selection Trial in JeneffeConstand and Bon Bravour Win First Belgian WCYH Trial at 2012 CDN Zandhoven Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Mark C O’Flaherty Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox My personal style signifier is obviously my beard but also my rings I have a diamond one that my mother wore all her life one that was made out of a coin that my parents bought in Greece and two designed by my husband: one with a large fire topaz and another that is aquamarine Rings are the designer’s style signifier - he wears one on almost every finger © Kevin FaingnaertThe last thing I bought and loved was A City Behind the Forest a book about art created by patients at the Aarhus Psychiatric Hospital in Denmark from the mid-19th century until 2018 and photographer and writer Albert Grøndahl captured the work beautifully The thing I couldn’t do without is work, so I’m going to say it’s the pen I use to draw – my Stabilo Sensor – and sketch pad I was head of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts fashion course in Antwerp until last year but I never stopped creating designs for my own label With his collection of vintage dolls © Kevin FaingnaertThe best souvenir I’ve brought home is a small brown plastic doll that I found in a market in Berlin It’s the character Pittiplatsch from the ’70s East German children’s TV show Sandmännchen This one is simple but represents so many memories The best book I’ve read in the past year is Kold Angst by the Danish crime writer Mads Peder Nordbo I really don’t read much fiction unless I am on holiday and when I do One of the handmade Mexican chairs he bought for his husband as a birthday present © Kevin FaingnaertThese earrings from Uzbekistan are his favourite gift; the ceramic plate is by Lívia Gorka © Kevin FaingnaertThe best gift I’ve given recently is a set of chairs to my husband for his birthday that were handmade in Mexico they are just unusual and beautiful-looking And the best gift I’ve received is a pair of earrings from Uzbekistan from my husband The Pittiplatsch figure he found in a market in Berlin © Kevin FaingnaertThe last music I downloaded was Hideous Bastard He made a sweet video for the song “Fruit” that I find very touching In my fridge you’ll always find a lot of fresh, farm-bought vegetables and fruits. We also always have boxes of Ginstberg Belgian mineral water so it’s a bag in a box – we don’t have plastic bottles in the house An indulgence I would never forgo is desserts I hope my doctor isn’t reading this because I’m always being told not to gain weight but I’m just so fond of waffles and pancakes and I absolutely deserve them because I work so hard The designer with his collection of masks and figures from Mali © Kevin FaingnaertThe last item of clothing I added to my wardrobe was from my own collection for this season I never really buy any other clothes – I just make a personal order The most recent piece I added is a green hoodie with a red graphic on it and text that reads “otherworldly – reboot provocative power” a style I have been wearing since the ’90s because they are so comfortable An object I would never part with is a painting by Juli Dudás Vankóné outsider movement in art that I am really drawn to I have been visiting Budapest for 25 years and found a piece by her in a gallery and had to have it but it gives me great pleasure to see it in our house He would never part with this painting by Juli Dudás Vankóné © Kevin FaingnaertThe one artist whose work I would collect if I could is possibly Louis Marcussen which translates loosely as “chief patient” I saw some of his work at the Venice Biennale recently and was really moved by it His story is incredible – he changed gender but then later reverted to identifying as a man His life story is fascinating and the work is beautiful The grooming staple I’m never without is Yatagan by Caron I have been wearing the same fragrance since I was at college It’s a woody fragrance with a lot of patchouli I heard at one point they were discontinuing it and I panicked but I’ve found a place in Paris that has a lot of stock of it His signature fragrance is Yatagan by Caron © Kevin FaingnaertMy favourite building is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylvania the house designed above a waterfall that was built in the late ’30s It’s strange because I’ve never actually visited it My grooming guru is my barber, Alain Maître I need to go to see him very soon to tend to my beard My drink of choice is Hoegaarden white beer but I only have one as I get drunk very quickly Part of his collection of wooden toys in his office © Kevin FaingnaertMy style icon is David Bowie He was the man who showed me what clothes could mean and how you could create a persona with them I was about 13 when he first made an impact on me and suddenly here was this gender-fluid individual with the most incredible look Ziggy Stardust remains my favourite Bowie era The works of art that changed everything for me are by Paul McCarthy He didn’t just change my way of thinking about art The multimedia piece he created with Mike Kelley It’s based on the children’s character written by Johanna Spyri but it contains so much aggression and a mixture of so many different emotions It showed me how you could tell a story with heavy content in a funny and culturally relevant way which is packaged in cardboard containers © Kevin FaingnaertA puppet from Mali © Kevin FaingnaertWhen I need to feel inspired The graphics in my latest collection are inspired by a 12th-century mosaic in the cathedral in Otranto in Italy but I went back over the summer and spent a lot of time studying it – it contains so many elements from the tree of life to unicorns and other strange creatures It has a pagan quality to it that I find very appealing The best bit of advice I ever received was to have patience and it’s something I try to reinforce in students now And I feel like I am respected in the industry A display of Mali puppets and masks alongside his record player © Kevin FaingnaertMy party playlist always includes Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” Nothing else makes you feel the same way when you hear the intro Although I’d put Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel” on the list too I would have worked with animals or flowers I love the idea of working in a park or zoo I’d work with the elephants because I’d enjoy giving them a hug from time to time He bought these wooden birds at a market in Italy © Kevin FaingnaertI’ve recently rediscovered my collection of vinyl It’s such a different experience to listen to music by taking the disc out of the sleeve and then turning it over once you’ve played one side I’ve been listening to Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music his industrial-noise record from the mid-’70s It’s my favourite destination for holidays Last summer we went on a trip travelling from Venice in the north We recently bought a small house on a hill in the Le Marche region Arlene “Tuny” Page and Alina won the De Kraal International CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle at Zandhoven Belgium Sunday for the American pair’s first victory in Europe and the most successful show for the rider outside the United States The score of 72.500 per cent was their highest ever outside the United States and the second highest Freestyle mark in four years of CDI competition Their previous best Freestyle result in Europe was 71.550 per cent at Lingen Sunday’s victory followed a second place for Tuny and the 16-year-old Danish Warmblood mare in the Grand Prix Friday and as runnerup on her Woodstock in the Grand Prix Special on Saturday Spain’s Morgan Barbançon Mestre on Vitana V was second in the Freestyle on 71.150 per cent with Mario  van Orshaegen of Belgium on Wilco V in third on  69.465 per cent This newly created CDI was the last European competition this year for Tuny and her two Grand Prix horses who will return to their Wellington Florida base later this month to prepare for the Global Dressage Festival winter circuit “Well I can only say that she loves her life and her job because she goes to the arena and tries her heart out.” an 11-year-old KWPN gelding she bought as a small tour horse in late 2012 placed second on 69.157 per cent in the Grand Prix Special Saturday after finishing eighth on 66.080 per cent in the Grand Prix on Friday The horse’s inexperience in only their second CDI Big Tour show was marked by tension in the Grand Prix “Chou,” as she calls Woodstock “was just lovely to ride yesterday in the Special “He matured over 24 hours from the Grand Prix to the Special “I know that very soon his experience and confidence will catch up with his basic talent and he will be what we all dreamed of.” Tuny has been based for the past two summers with her coach including on the American silver medal team at the Hickstead for the American team World Equestrian Games selection trials in Gladstone New Jersey in mid-June but returned to Europe when the pair did not finish in the top eight that would have qualified them for the WEG team long list Tuny has competed extensively on the East Coast of the United States and in Europe over the years including the World Cup Final with her Wild One in Amsterdam in 2006 “I am incredibly proud of the team around me and the family sponsors and friends that support me,” she said In Belgium, we’re not very proud of our own culture, so why would you make a movie about our electronic music? Because the only original music that came of Belgium was electronic music. If you didn’t live that scene, you don’t realize its importance. And in Belgium things are different, which is an important aspect of my documentary, The Sound of Belgium if you want to go to the most famous clubs you go to the capital and after that probably to the center of town Most of our clubs were in the middle of nowhere years before electronic music even existed people in Belgium were dancing to mechanical There is a small town at crossing highways where roads from Antwerp to Germany and Brussels to Holland all meet called Zandhoven Along these roads there were six or seven huge spots for people to stop and have a snack and a drink but it’s digital music: There’s paper—music roll—being fed into the machine and if you look at the early versions of Cubase So there was already this tradition of dancing to the straight synchronized beat of these organs which I would argue is a very subconscious influence And it’s important to make this connection new beat and techno—all of this followed from this mechanized tradition Most of the dance halls also stayed open the whole week and throughout the whole weekend It was a prosperous time in the ’50s And it was the beginning of the notion of partying to mechanized music kind of endlessly And back then a record player was not loud enough for a crowd of dancers Most other documentaries about electronic music were from a very British perspective but they don’t have a clue about what happened next door in Belgium 25 years ago and still no one had made a documentary about it The first decent piece of writing that was written about it was done by an Englishman Bill Brewster in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life and the new beat story is in the same chapter as Ibiza Years ago Ibiza and Belgium were pretty similar It was the same blend of music and the same desire for a mixture Except the only difference is in the Ibiza music you hear the sunshine and in Belgian music you hear the rain And even though no one seems to talk about new beat it has influenced the world in ways you wouldn’t expect I took a trip to Mexico and when I went record digging three-quarters of the electronic music I found there was Belgian new beat I remember in the early stages of researching for the movie I watched a documentary about British jungle music “We started making this jungle because we were fed up with being conquered by the Belgian stuff.” UK music was all Belgian stabs with the big beats The English just started copying these sounds Take the label XL Recordings: their first records are reissues of Belgian tracks If you listen to the first Prodigy tracks the Belgian influence is obvious The only thing is that there’s something different in their way of chopping up the breakbeats and Belgian music is somewhat more militaristic like EBM—which comes from music and national history The point is that music doesn’t change by itself Self-playing organs and new highways connecting roadside dancehalls; these were the main ingredients to our electronic music and dance culture This article originally appeared in the Winter 2014/2015 issue of Electronic Beats Magazine and was compiled by A.J. Samuels. Read part one and part two of the 72 Hours in Antwerp feature retargeting and for playing out personalized content and advertising on Telekom sites and third-party sites including information on data processing by third-party providers and the possibility of revocation can be found in the settings and in our privacy information Here you can continue only with the necessary tools Accept all Continue with necessary Detailed privacy preferences You can give your consent to categories or display further information and select specific cookies Great Britain's most beloved and respected dressage trainer is back in his tails after almost a one-year break from the competition ring Hester last competed En Vogue at the CDI Keysoe in March 2022. The Dutch warmblood gelding injured himself and got ruled out for World Championship consideration. Hester briefly tried to qualify with KK Woodstock but ran out of time The 55-year old Brit has been busy as ever with a long list of students to train throughout the year This weekend he was back in the saddle and down the centreline aboard Fiona Bigwood's Fame Fame is a 13-year old Dutch warmblood by Bordeaux out of Bonaventura (by Rhodium x Havidoff) He was first trained and competed by Belgian Larissa Pauluis who won bronze at the 2014 Belgian Young Horse Championships In 2016  Fame sold to Swedish Jenny Linden Urnes of Christinelund Dressage and made his CDI debut at small tour level under Sofie Lexner in October 2018 In 2019 Christinelund sold Fame to Fiona Bigwood Fiona made her CDI debut on Fame at the 2021 CDI Zandhoven In 2022 she competed him at Grand Prix level at CDI's in Keysoe Fiona and Fame at the 2022 CDI Sint-TruidenFiona made her CDI debut on Fame at the 2021 CDI Zandhoven. In 2022 she competed him at CDI's in Keysoe, Sint-Truiden, Heckfield and Le Mans with mixed results The six-time Olympian has taken over the ride on Fame and made a winning show debut in Hartpury on 29 January 2023 "Well it’s been nearly a year since I rode down the centreline but I had a lovely Sunday ride today on Fiona Bigwood's ‘Fame’ in the Grand Prix for a win on 76%," Hester took to Instagram "I actually really enjoyed myself with no pressure and just having fun Being on teams is always great but mostly I just want to enjoy the ride and today was splendid." Photo © Jess Photography - Astrid Appels Spending the last twelve years establishing AS Sport Horses as one of Europe’s leading international showjumping stables Abdel Said has decided to expand – adding two American bases to the portfolio in addition to a second Belgian base in Zandhoven While Said will remain based out of Belgium where we will offer the same services as we have been doing here in Europe over the last 12 years – coaching management and sales,” Said tells World of Showjumping we have had our American clients based with us in Europe but now we would like to take this a step further and provide the same services to them within the U.S. also combining this with our sales service that's already well established there.” it will be Sam Hutton leading and managing our U.S operation as a partner of AS Sport Horses,” Said explains “We have been working together for over ten years and with Sam’s extensive experience both from Stal Tops and AS Sport Horses AS Sport Horses will base out of Wellington and then for the rest of the year out of New York.” “We don't want to make it too big though; our aim is to provide high-end services to our clients we will be taking two-maximum three students and Sam will have a string of approximately six horses to compete,” Said tells about the American adventure Antonia Pettersson Häggström and I will continue to be based out of our stable in Herentals we can provide our clients with a lot of possibilities as we will be spanning across different continents clients stay in the same system without having to go through changes in their training programs,” Said details “We had a great experience when competing in the Major League in August and September and look forward to a more permanent presence in the U.S It was a great way for us to compete develop our horses and at the same time focus on our main business which is buying and selling,” Said continues Sam and I – had great results with the horses developing really well It was also a great opportunity to follow up the horses that we have with our partners in the U.S.” we will be expanding in Belgium as we have acquired the equestrian property De Kraal in Zandhoven Belgium. We plan to develop this into a new base for our young horses who we until now have been spreading out. Over the last 3-4 years we have been breeding ourselves and purchasing a lot of younger horses so it has become quite a big number in total. We really wanted to have everything a little bit more in-house and De Kraal provides us with that opportunity. We think the property has a lot of possibilities and the location is fantastic as it’s close to Antwerp,” Said says “We will now be focusing on restructuring; our stable in Herentals will be the home of our clients and our sport horses while De Kraal will house the young horses Dries Van Dyck and Frida Larsson are an important part of the team working with the younger generation of horses all the way up to 2* level and we will also be expanding with Rebecca Golasch and Christopher Frazer joining the team to assist with the training of our clients and in-house riders The goal is to be able to create a structure where we start by either breeding the horses ourselves with the aim of developing them towards a career in the top sport – creating a full-circle that we hope will make us better On Saturday the 8th of April Abdel Said Sporthorses and Stud 111 “The Home of Talent” will open their doors for their first AS 111 Stallion Show Breeders and horse enthusiasts alike will be welcome from 15:00 CET at the Vierselbaan 111 in Zandhoven They will be showing some of their well-known stallions such as C-Jay Z the powerhouse son of Cumano out of Abdel’s 1.50 performer Gigi van het Daalhof by Kashmir van Schuttershof.  Another eye catcher is the very popular Commander HK Z the electric son of Comme Il Faut out of the 1.60 GP mare E-Maitresse TVH Z by Emerald the spectacular stallion by Canabis d’Albain out of a 1.55 Quartz du Chanu mare will be one to look for as he showed his top quality during each and every round of the Belgian Stallion Competition this winter The up and coming Bamako de Muze son Bullseye 111 Z out of 1.50 jumper Imke 111 has already performed at ranking level and looks to be one of Abdel’s next GP horses Furthermore upcoming talents Extreme 111 Z (El Barone 111 Z x Bamako de Muze) and newly BWP approved Don Julio de Regor T40 Z (Diamant de Semilly x Cento) will give the possibilities to breeders to select one of these talented young stallions all from proven damlines Register your presence on our website as111.be and take a chance on winning a free breeding of your choice your presence during our STALLION SHOW on Saturday 8 April 2023 is required An innocent hand will draw the winner who will be announced on the spot For those who will not be able to attend, the whole event will be streamed live www.as111.be Also the event will be posted after the event on our YouTube channel stallions_as111 The 5-year old Coolhorses Dario and the 6-year old Sir Donovan were the winners at the first national young horse competition in Belgium which serves as a selection trial for Belgian team nomination for the 2013 World Young Horse Championships in Verden on 7 - 11 August 2013 A massive group of young horses gathered at the first trial held at equestrian centre De Kraal in Zandhoeven on Saturday 13 April 2013 With no less than 31 horses in the 5-year old division Isabel Cool and her Dutch warmblood gelding Coolhorses Dario (by Metall x Ro-Lex) faced plenty of competition but surfaced at the top of the leader board after producing an 81,400 earning ride They were followed closely by Philippe Jorissen on his homebred Rhinelander approved stallion Special Agent Amour (by San Amour x Polidiktus van de Helle) with 80.00 points Former young rider Brecht d'Hoore completed the top three aboard the Dutch warmblood Dash Boy (by Lord Leatherdale x Jazz) with 77.80 points Seventeen horses rallyed for the 6-year old division in Zandhoven and routinier Nick van Laer aced the class Aboard Sir Donovan (by Sir Donnerhall I x Weltmeyer) van Laer posted a winning score of 80.40 points Katrien Verreet and the Oldenburg licensed Bailamos Biolley (by Sir Donnerhall I x Florestan) finished second with 79.000 points With the Dutch warmblood mare Charisma (by Painted Black x Contango) Belgian rider Tom Franckx is betting on two Verden starting options He is currently submitted to the Dutch long list for Verden and allowed to ride the selection trials in The Netherlands but the same time the rider is also competing at the Belgian selection trials and keeping his options open there In Zandhoven he finished third with 77.00 points Photos © Sarah Janssens - Bri'Chel Related LinksEurodressage Coverage of the 2013 World Young Horse Championships a professional dressage rider who was a key player for Dutch dressage between 1999 and 2003 Born on 29 March 1971 in Mookers Middelaar and began riding in his childhood years He knew horses would be his life and he went to following equestrian study programme in Deurne He worked at Henk and Wilma van Bergen before his career took off Arjen Teeuwissen met his husband Frank Garritsen who used to a chef at Michelin star restaurant Inter Scaldes The castle and estate in Vlimmeren (BEL), where Arjen and Frank made their homeIn 1997 the couple moved to Belgium and converted an old war fortress - Fort Oudaen - into an exclusive dressage stable They were not allowed to build an indoor on that protected property and in 2001 moved again Arjen's parents purchased a castle in Vlimmeren the former location of the Arabian brood farm The couple lived at that estate for two decades Teeuwissen's one-hit-wonder career defining horse was Goliath T.  The horse carrier two sponsor prefixes in his career, first Yakumo and then Gestion With Goliath at the 2000 World Cup FinalsThe 1988 born Dutch warmblood gelding (by Zebulon x Nieuwpoort) was discovered by Arjen as a 2-year old and trained to Grand Prix level They became key players on the Dutch team in the late 1990s and early 2000s In 1999 Teeuwissen was the biggest shooting star on the dressage scene. Trained by Anky van Grunsven, they won team silver and individual bronze at the 1999 European Championships in Arnheim and became Dutch Grand Prix Champions They won team silver at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and finished 9th in the Special. They did not ride the Kur. They won bronze at the 2000 Dutch Championships and were third in the World Cup Finals Silver for Arjen at the 2001 European ChampionshipsIn 2001 Arjen and Goliath had the highlight of their career by winning team and individual silver at the 2001 European Championships in Verden They did not compete at the 2001 Dutch Championships In 2002 Goliath T finished fourth in the World Cup Finals but then struggled with an ulcer and was withdrawn from 2002 WEG team selection They were back on the Dutch team for the 2003 European Championships in Hickstead but Holland landed a fourth team place and individually the pair ranked 17th Teeuwissen retired Goliath in 2005 after an injury short-circuited his career in 2004 During his time with Goliath, Arjen also showed horses such as Libido and Killer, and sold the talented Michigan to Wendy van der Helm Arjen focused on some teaching in the area and rented out stalls in his yard. Riders such as Wayne Channon, Julie de Deken, and Rob van Puijenbroek were based there Arjen and Frank on holiday in Thailand in 2022Frank ran an online tack shop Royal Horse Shop, which he sold to Lieven Hendrickx. In 2021 he opened a Christmas House pop-up wine bar in Westmalle The family castle property and equestrian yard were on the market for a decade In 2017 the asking price was 9.75 million euro The equestrian part of the property sold to a jumper rider and the castle sold not so long ago Teeuwissen dealt with health issues and on Tuesday evening 29 May he returned home early and died unexpectedly that night Vicky Smits-Vanderhasselt and her Hanoverian mare Daianira van de Helle have made a highly successful debut at Grand Prix level at the national dressage show in Zandhoven The dynamic duo won the Grand Prix with 68,298% in a field of 15 national and international competitors Smits and the dark bay Daianira van de Helle (by Dream of Glory x Ritual) are one of Belgium's most successful FEI dressage pairs Daianira finished sixth at the 2004 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden Germany and participated again in the 2005 World Championships she placed high or at the top at international competitions such as the 2007 CDIO Saumur It was only a matter of time before this gifted mare was going to make her transition to Grand Prix Smits is playing with the thought to compete her mare in the 2009 Medien Cup in Germany a special show circuit for upcoming Grand Prix horses Former British team rider Wayne Channon is back in the ring after a hiatus of eightmonths His temperamental Dutch warmblood stallion Lorenzo (by Ferro x Wolfgang) stayed attentive to the aids and scored 68,085% to finish second and used this smaller Belgian show as warm up for the international competitions scored 66,064% on O'Neill (by Jazz) slotting in third In the Prix St Georges class another Brit took highest honours placed first on her 10-year old Dutch warmblood Solo Bachelorette (by Welt Hit II x Ferro) with 68,947% ahead of former Belgian young rider Yoni de Souter on Bonaire van de Mottelhoeve Related LinksTriumph for Belgium, Vicky Smits and Daianira van de Helle Finishing SixthThe Battle of the 'Belgians': Judging Fiasco Demerits Horses in First Round  The 5-year old Oldenburg bred Sopresso and 6-year old Dutch warmblood Cambel B scored the highest marks to win the classes at the second Belgian selection trial for team representation at the 2013 World Young Horse Championships A large group of young horses gathered at the Zilveren Spoor equestrian centre in Moorsele on 20 April 2013 to collect more points in the ranking which will determine the two qualified horses per age division The cards were totally reshaken as new youngsters moved into the forefront The top scorers of the first trial in Zandhoven were unable to position themselves at the top again Int he 5-year old division Leopold Engelen aced the test with a whopping 86.200 score aboard the Oldenburg Sopresso (by Serano Gold x Depardieu x Feiner Stern) The bay gelding is owned by the Retie based Dutchman Rob van Puijenbroek Amandine Prevost and her Dutch warmblood stallion Dynamo (by Painted Black x Jazz) were the runners-up with 83 points while Nick van Laer and the SBS stallion Coraggio van het Bloemenhof (by Quaterback x Florestan) finished third with 81.400 points In the 6-year old division Belgian rider Jef Coenegrachts who recently relocated back to Belgium after a stint in the South of France competed Gerlinde Lauwers' Dutch warmblood Cambel B (by Numero Uno x Equador) with success They won the class with 79.20 points and referred Zandhoven winner Nick van Laer on Sir Donovan (by Sir Donnerhall I x Weltmeyer) to a second place with 77.6 points Katrien Verreet and the Oldenburg licensed Bailamos Biolley (by Sir Donnerhall I x Florestan) slotted in third with 74.60 points Results - 2013 Belgian WCYH Selection Trial - Moorsele Related LinksEurodressage Coverage of the 2013 World Young Horse ChampionshipsCoolhorses Dario and Sir Donovan Win First Belgian WCYH Selection Trial at 2013 CDN Zandhoven ​CategoriesCategoriesEnglishCULTUREStairway to haven: Antwerp’s wooden escalators are among the last in use in the worldUniqueness from Flanders “It’s iconic, it’s a symbol of Antwerp,” says Kathleen Janssens. The visitor from Zandhoven is about to take the wooden escalators to cross the river Scheldt with her two grandchildren. Those escalators go 31,5 m underground and they are still part of the St. Anna’s tunnel (Sint-Annatunnel), a pedestrian passage built between 28 June 1931 and 14 August 1933 to connect both banks of the river Scheldt in Antwerp. “It’s 90 years old. We cannot replace it. We should keep it in good shape,” says her husband, Staf Marivoet to Belga News Agency. Indeed, it’s one of the last wooden escalators left in the world. The steps are still made of solid wood, weighing 40 kilos each. Its concept was presented by the American inventor Jesse Reno at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, where it won first prize. But the escalators in Antwerp are not American. “They are Belgian-made, by the Jaspar company from Liège," explains Kris Henau, former coordinator of tunnel maintenance at the Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer), in one interview to Gazet van Antwerp. The materials are top quality, strong and durable. “Did you know that about 3,5 to 4 million people pass through this tunnel every year? That's about a third of the Belgian population. 85% with the escalators, 15% take the elevator. I don't think other public elevators, even the ones in Central Station, are used that intensively," says Henau. The wood escalators were built to transport 16,000 people per hour and go at a speed of 0,50 m per second, moved by electricity. Before the tunnel with the lift and the wood escalator, pedestrians had to manage with a ferry service, the St Anneke’s Boat, which departed from Steenplein. The tunnel is 572 m long, covered with ceramic tiles. It also has a metal lift with art deco decorations, which provides space for a maximum of 80 people. There are old and new warning signs in the two access buildings. Pedestrians are invited to keep their pets on a leash to cross the tunnel and take the escalators. It’s forbidden “to turn on engines (of motorized vehicles); to smoke, to shout, sing or make noise; to spit; and to transport dangerous goods of all classes”. On 10 September 1933, Belgian King Albert I and the entire Royal Family, foreign authorities and Antwerp’smayor, Camille Huysmans, took a celebratory walk through St Anna’s Tunnel and its wooden escalators accompanied by 20,000 schoolboys and girls. Today, Antwerp locals and tourists, on foot or bikes, can take the wooden escalators to go enjoy the green left bank of Antwerp. Except on Thursdays, which is maintenance day from 7 am to about 7 pm. The escalators are protected heritage and its 1,600 steps are disassembled piece by piece and put back in their exact spot. There is even a website and smartphone app to display the accessibility for bikes and pedestrian connections: https://fietsverbindingenschelde.wegenenverkeer.be This article is part of the five-part series "Uniqueness from Flandres" Copy linkGet updates in your mailboxYour email addressSubscribeBy clicking "Subscribe" I confirm I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy rapid and high-quality information 24 hours a day from Belgium and abroad to all Belgian media not to mention entertainment and lifestyle our journalists and press photographers produce hundreds of photos and news stories Since the end of March 2022 English has been added as a language businesses and various organisations that need reliable information Belga News Agency also offers a comprehensive range of corporate services to meet all their communication needs www.belganewsagency.eu Alexander Miller competed in the GP Juul Marinus Miller — representing Jonge Rakkers Vollezele Racing — finished 125th just 8 seconds behind the winner clocking 3:21:29 Nathan Székely won the race for Elites-without-contract after the 157.2 kilometers Road Race around Zandhoven [Province of Antwerp] clocking 3:21:21 he was ahead of Guillaume Seye [Team Metalced] and Tom Timmermans [Van Eyck Sport-Josan] Category: All, Sports near Zandhoven in Antwerp Province could hardly believe their eyes when they spotted a roe deer taking a dip in the swimming pool in their garden The animal then walked into the kitchen of their home Sofie Mertens and her family then called the fire service Fire fighters were able to trap the animal and later release it safely into nearby woodland Sofie Mertens told VRT Radio 2 Antwerp that “We came home from the shops when I suddenly saw something brown walking in the garden but when I came outside I saw that it was a deerjjumping around in the garden" The animal was startled and jumped into the swimming pool "The deer had first stumbled next to the swimming pool I immediately called the fire brigade because I was not going to get the animal out myself By the time I got through the deer had already entered the pool So when they asked on the phone what was wrong and I said that a deer was swimming in my pool it became quiet for a few seconds." Ms Sofie Mertens laughed Sofie had sent her children outside to show the fire brigade where to go "I had left the door of the kitchen open so that the children could come and get me if there was anything wrong The animal started to slip because it had wet legs By then it was so exhausted that it collapsed then stayed where it was I then closed the door to prevent the animal from escaping onto the busy road." "It took three men and a lot off force to catch the deer and put the deer back into My children were on the front row and my daughter immediately started taking some pictures She said: “Because if we tell people this nobody will believe us."