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 France’s former world number one Simon Delestre won the first Rolex Grand Slam Major of the year – the Rolex Grand Prix at The Dutch Masters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch – with the 13-year-old gelding Cayman Jolly Jumper (Hickstead x Quaprice Bois Margot) as the only double clear in the competition while Scott Brash and Hello Chadora Lady took the runner-up spot and Yuri Mansur on Miss Blue-Saint Blue Farm rounded up the podium in third.  A total of 39 horse-and-rider combinations lined up for the first Rolex Grand Slam Major of the year in the sold-out Brabanthallen where the 1.60m course set by Louis Konickx (NED) Quintin Maertens (NED) and Gerard Lachat (SUI) counted 14 obstacles and 18 efforts and proved a fitting test for the world’s best Kicking off with the Rolex Grand Slam-wall at fence one a vertical-vertical-oxer triple combination waited at 5abc and two more combinations followed – an oxer-vertical combination at 8ab with a water underneath the b-element the Rolex Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch was an exciting watch – we take a look back at some of the thrills and spills!  All photos © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.   © 2025 World of Showjumping - All rights reserved Powered by Artionet - Generated with IceCube2.Net 2025–Charlotte “Lottie” Fry of Great Britain and Glamourdale won the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday within a fraction of 90% to insure a start for the World Championship partnership in the Final in three weeks Lottie and the 14-year-old stallion  were awarded 89.705% % for the victory a day after claiming the Grand Prix a day earlier and enough to place fourth in the Western European League that gets to send at least nine combinations to the championship at Basel and Glamourdale have accumulated medals at Olympics European and Young Horse Championships but was eliminated from the World Cup on Everdale last year a last-minute addition to Britain’s team at the Paris Olympics Belgium’s Justin Verboomen on the nine-year-old stallion Zonik Plus placed third on 84.160% remained atop the rankings when placed fourth on DSP Quantaz on 82.415% The likely starters for Western Europe are still undecided because of issues outside competition such as the decision by Blue Hors of Denmark to suspend showing of its horses that could deprive stable rider Nanna Skodborg Merrald of a start North America with three places and Central Europe with two both of whose placings are decided by competition results Louis Konickx (NED) laid out a “delicate” course that required attention at every turn which thinned the field with ruthless efficiency while most others heard rails hit the sand behind them especially when hopes were dashed for Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender Harrie Smolders (NED) after he collected a fault along the latter half of the course with Monaco when he became one of only three combinations who scraped through to the jump-off in s-Hertogenbosch outplay) Yuri Mansur (BRA) and Scott Brash (GBR) the question being in what order they would take the victory lap Yuri Mansur (BRA) took the first crack at the shortened course with 12-year-old mare Miss Blue-Saint Blue Farm but an early celebration from the crowd perhaps stirred the mare’s focus and the last fence came down They clocked in on 43.08 seconds with four-faults After a disappointed Mansur came an eager Brash who he couldn’t escape through the timers without four faults Delestre put Cayman Jolly Jumper on cruise control but afterwards it was a blazing victory lap of celebration and long with a difficult combination at the end You really needed a horse with the right energy and power You had to be cautious everywhere and had moments of speed everything was in one course,” said Delestre but it proved to be a different type of pressure when victory was so close for each of them “It’s always a nice feeling when you know there is only going to be three in the jump-off but then you also know how close you are to getting the win and of course you don’t want to hand it to someone in the way I feel we did with Simon today who just had to jump a clear to win,” Brash explained just having to jump a clear to win is a different kind of pressure.” you’re proud because you’ve already done so well but at the same time you know you are really close to winning…but of course knowing these two were coming after me nothing was ever certain,” said Mansur nothing is certain for the new Rolex Grand Slam Live Contender as it seems to be increasingly difficult to secure three in a row with such distinguished start lists “Looking at the list of horses and riders I think if you jumped the Grand Prix ten times you’d have ten different results It’s anyone’s game,” said Brash The tension was palpable at the final FEI Dressage World Cup™ Western European League qualifier of the season Charlotte Fry (GBR) and Glamourdale emerged victorious once again securing their ticket to the Final with a perfect record of three wins out of three appearances her compatriot Becky Moody (GBR) and Jagerbomb came within touching distance Belgium’s rising star Justin Verboomen (BEL) wowed the crowd and finished in third place Fry and Moody dominated in a sold-out arena in ‘s-Hertogenbosch going head-to-head in a battle of British excellence The reigning World Champion Fry edged out her fellow Brit in both tests delivering a flawless Freestyle performance that scored 89.705% Having already claimed victories in London and Amsterdam comfortably securing her place at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in Basel in three weeks’ time as well as Belgium’s Justin Verboomen with Zonik Plus With many top combinations travelling to ‘s-Hertogenbosch for the final opportunity to secure points the start list featured an exceptionally strong field This left the Dutch home athletes playing a more supporting role particularly after home favourite Dinja van Liere (NED) withdrew before the Grand Prix The best Dutch result came from Marlies van Baalen (NED) produced a harmonious Freestyle to harp music While their test impressed in terms of harmony with three Belgian athletes finishing in the top seven Domien Michiels (BEL) and Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof (owned by Marc Steeno) delivered a faultless Freestyle with soft contact and a powerful canter tour Larissa Pauluis (BEL) followed with a dynamic and energetic performance aboard Flambeau (owned by Marie Christine Pauluis with deep bass tones resonating through the arena Pauluis secured a fifth-place finish and earned enough points to book her place in the Final it was Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus who led the Belgian charge the pair impressed again in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Their piaffe and passage were breathtaking and their Freestyle was rewarded with 84.160% a winner,” said a slightly reserved Verboomen he may fall short on points for a Final spot The second half of the competition saw scores soar and ever-more refined technical and artistic execution Pauline Basquin (FRA) and Sertorius de Rima Z IFCE (owned by Institut Français du Cheval et de L’Equitation) added valuable points to their tally following their victory in Madrid Their test was highlighted by lightness and harmony in the trot tour Bianca Nowag-Aulenbrock (GER) and the ever-cheerful Florine OLD (owned by Elisabeth von Wulffen) also clinched their spot in the Final The striking chestnut mare confidently pranced through the test with ears forward Their 78.965% score and sixth-place finish sealed their qualification Dressage queen Isabell Werth (GER) remains atop the FEI Dressage World Cup™ standings with 75 points Riding DSP Quantaz (owned by Madeleine Winter-Schulze and Victoria Max-Theurer) she had to settle for fourth place this year in ‘s-Hertogenbosch after winning here in 2024 The German legend is now set to contest her astonishing 26th FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final The leading roles in ‘s-Hertogenbosch Glamourdale (owned by the athlete and Gertjan van Olst) was in outstanding form showcasing a breathtaking combination of beauty but today when the crowd started clapping and cheering who shed a few tears after her performance Becky Moody and Jagerbomb (co-owned by Moody and Jo Cooper) delivered a personal best His heart is his most talented part: he always gives absolutely everything The start list for the 38th FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final will take shape very soon FULL RESULTS No.2 seed Liudmila Samsonova won her first title of the season after coming from a set down to defeat Bianca Andreescu 4-6 7-5 in the final of the Libema Open on Sunday The title is Samsonova's fifth on the Hologic WTA Tour and second on grass came into 's-Hertogenbosch ranked No.15 on the PIF WTA Rankings After easing through her first three rounds without losing a set to Alison Van Uytvanck inclement weather forced Samsonova to do double duty on Sunday It's already one month and it's raining all the day "It's amazing to have the title after a week like that." Samsonova's day began with the resumption of her semifinal showdown with No.3 seed and two-time defending champion Ekaterina Alexandrova Alexandrova had saved match points the night before to force a third set before play was suspended due to rain But Samsonova needed just 32 minutes to close out a 6-3 6-1 win and end Alexandrova's title defense Playing in her eighth career final on the Hologic WTA Tour and first of the season Samsonova's consistent baseline barrage proved the difference against Andreescu who was playing her second tournament of the year "I'm super happy the way I found the solution mentally," Samsonova said I didn't have much energy and I found something really Andreescu took advantage of a sluggish start from Samsonova to break twice in the opening set to seal an early advantage breaking Andreescu for a 3-0 lead in the second set before forcing the decider Andreescu took an off-court medical timeout early in the third set and returned with her upper left leg taped but Andreescu leveled the set at 4-4 and bravely saved three break points to hold and lead 5-4 she broke Andreescu one final time and served out the win after 2 hours and 34 minutes Samsonova finished the match with 36 winners 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆@LiudaSamsonova captures her fifth career WTA Tour title, defeating Andreescu 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in 's-Hertogenbosch!#LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/fcUXFvFTAT this is definitely a step forward," Andreescu said "I've been through a lot for quite some time but I know there are good things coming for me."  Ingrid Neel and Bibiane Schoofs defeated Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls 7-6(6) It is the first team win for the Estonian-Dutch duo Their first doubles title together 🏆🫂@ingridNeel_ & @BibianeSchoofs reign supreme in 's-Hertogenbosch! #LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/ZWlncb5I3a -- Text and Photos © Eurodressage (this article expresses Eurodressage's' eye-witness account and opinion)  - NO REPRODUCTION ALLOWED / NO SCREEN SHOTS for social media The last time I visited the CDI-W 's Hertogenbosch was in 2018 Since then conflicting travel schedules (Wellington) and other reasons kept me from returning to Den Bosch the entry field enticed me enough to do the one-hour drive to the very conveniently located Brabanthallen As soon as I entered the building on Friday morning 9 AM and walked through the luxurious trade fair with its beautiful shops wine) and an array of restaurants (sushi!!) I remember how "Indoor Brabant" is probably the best indoor competition I have been to when it comes to lifestyle Werth schooling QuantanzI went to the press center picked up my press pass and morning cappuccino and walked to the arena for the Intermediaire I Kur to Music What I did not remember was how badly the lighting is in that arena The LED screens were very stark and overall the competition ring was poorly lit. Maybe that kept me from going to Den Bosch I immediately questioned my photographic skills but when I sat with my colleagues Dirk Caremans Lottie Fry's Nespresso had a cute red ribbon in his forelock and delicate red flag not to ride too closely I had planned on doing extensive notes of the Grand Prix 3* and CDI-W 5* class but after not having seen the "photo boys" since the Olympics we had a lot of catching up to do and we became like four people sitting at the bar in a cafe reminiscing and exchanging stories while the class was happening blue tongues and enhanced sugar mouths (fluff etc) are serving as catnip to Scandinavian tabloids and their harassment has one positive: it's pushing long-awaited change which in all fairness the riders and judges have been obstructing from the inside out Change in dressage came at snail speed and now stakeholders have been put on a roller coaster with no wheels Dutch judge Joyce Heuitink and Indoor Brabant sports director Anky van GrunsvenYou noticed that something was in the air in Den Bosch with the judging and riding riders literally are trying to pull less hard on the bit but there is still a lot of strange crisp white foam coming out of the mouths of some horses but we all know not a single rider has been yellow carded for the use of artificial sugar since the FEI banned "fluff" in Den Bosch in such a high profile field of famous riders even though there was at least one horse in need of a rest While watching the classes I thought the contact with the bridle was better in several horses but if you look at the close-ups of the photos The photos used to vilify dressage right now can easily be taken in show jumping and eventing too I don't want to step into the pitfall of whataboutism I couldn't help but wonder that it would be a mega bold move of the FEI to do a "test year" of only having a snaffle for dressage at all levels (and ideally in the greater picture also for show jumping and eventing ;) It would not interrupt world ranking points as there is a level field of play for all and it would be the perfect scientific research on a grand scale Let's see how much the sport changes with the snaffle as only bit to rely on Will the discolouration of the tongue be different Are some horses not going be suitable for the sport anymore as they are too "strong" Of course noseband tightness will still need to be checked.. Minderhoud on Toto JrThe 3* Grand Prix featured a field of 10 riders and was judged by Christine Prip The class won by Hans Peter Minderhoud aboard the 14-year old Hanoverian stallion Toto  Jr (by Totilas x Desperados) The black is a powerful and athletic horse with three outstanding basic gaits crossing the jaws and tilting the head throughout the movements The judges rewarded the ride with a 71.869% The million dollar question that keeps being asked: what will happen to the Glock horses Minderhoud and Gal signed a non-disclosure agreement and are not allowed to talk but the rumour is they filed an injunction and won in court They get to keep the ride until the end of the contract (June or August 2025) but Minderhoud is certainly giving it his all and he is now Holland's number two best scoring rider of the moment Lottie Fry finished second on the 16-year old KWPN stallion Nespresso (by Negro x Tenerife) which she premiered in 2023 Den Bosch in 2025 is their sixth's CDI as a pair Dinja van Liere on ImposantosThe 3* Grand prix saw several new combinations making their international debut including Dinja van Liere aboard the 12-year old KWPN stallion Imposantos (by Wynton x Krack C) The black was produced to Grand Prix level by Bart Veeze but Dinja is now fine-tuning the stallion but Van Liere is able to ride a more than decent Grand Prix test out of this stallion Thamar Zweistra rode her second big tour international on the 9-year old Hexagon's Luxuriouzz (by Johnson x San Remo) The chestnut is a sympathetic horse but it was a lot of "high knees" and short neck A mistake in the one tempi changes was not spotted by all judges In the 5* CDI-W Grand Prix some of the biggest names in the sport lined up who are expected to be the players at the Europeans Championships in Crozet next summer Britain's Lottie Fry and the 14-year old Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale x Negro) topped the board with 75.978% The powerful black stallion always brims with energy and willingness to work The trot extensions could show more overtrack and lengthening of the top line There was a bobble in the canter strike off and mistakes in the one tempi changes (still scoring 5.5!!) The pirouettes and the two tempi changes were fabulous Becky Moody and JagerbombBritish Becky Moody and her 11-year old KWPN bred Jagerbomb (by Dante Weltino x Jazz) were breathing down Fry's neck and would have overtaken them had it not for the late entry at the start and the big booboo in the final passage before the halt The bay gelding showed good progress since the London qualifier with exceptional passage work super straight on tempi changes and good pirouettes The horse did not have the most overtrack in the extended walk the collected was rather short and tense and the final piaffe was not secure in the rhythm They posted 75.587% for second place but more is in the tank Belgian newbie Justin Verboomen and his 9-year old Hanoverian bred and AES/SBS licensed stallion Zonik Plus (by Zonik x Hohenstein) landed third place with 74.652% and continues breaking Belgian records The pair excels with its lightness and ease in the piaffe-passage with flawless transitions At times you wish to see the hinglegs come under a fraction more The collected walk was a highlight in its clarity In the half pass right Zonik Plus tends to get a little passagey and for the young Grand Prix horse the tempi changes are still the working point with the changes to the right shorter than to the left Verboomen had a low score of 71.957 and a high score of 76.522% Justin Verboomen and Zonik PlusIsabell Werth must have felt out of her comfort zone finishing "only" fourth aboard the 15-year old DSP bred Quantaz (by Quaterback and also out of a Hohenstein dam like Zonik Plus!) The bay has never been the easiest and was again fidgety in the contact The horse achieved good overtrack in the trot extensions was secure in the zig zag and there were no mistakes in the tempi lines The pirouettes could have had a bit more bending the piaffes were rather underwhelming today but the final centerline had the best rhythm They scored 73.761% although the low score was 71.957 and the high score 75.217% (both from the judges on the long side) By the way: from Grand Prix riders you would expect them to ride from marker to marker So many riders did the flying change at the end of the extended canter diagonal three strides too early Pauline Basquin on Sertorius de Rima ZFrench Olympian Pauline Basquin and the 15-year old Sertorius de Rima Z (by Sandro Hit x Voltaine) completed the top five with a 71.957% score The bay gelding competed in 10 CDI's in 2024 (including three tests in Aachen and at the Olympics) and went straight into a winter World Cup programme with 2024 starts Lyon and Madrid and 2025 starts in Basel and Den Bosch To me the horse has lost quite some sparkle while the rider struggled to sit the trot today The passage was elegant and the walk part very well ridden but in canter the horse got scratchy and there was a mistake in the ones Related LinksScores: 2025 CDI-W 's HertogenboschLottie Fry Wins Final Western European League World Cup Qualifier at 2025 CDI-W 's Hertogenbosch, WEL Tickets to Basel Decided he proved today that he is back in full form,” France’s former world number one Simon Delestre said after taking the top honours in the first Rolex Grand Slam Major of the year – the Rolex Grand Prix at The Dutch Masters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch – with the 13-year-old gelding Cayman Jolly Jumper (Hickstead x Quaprice Bois Margot) The 1.60m course set by Louis Konickx (NED) Brazil’s Yuri Mansur and the 12-year-old mare Miss Blue-Saint Blue Farm (Chacco-Blue x VDL Zirocco Blue) posted the first clear round The second clear round came from Great Britain’s Olympic team champion Scott Brash – the only rider ever to have won the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping – and the 12-year-old mare Hello Chadora Lady (Chacco-Blue x Nintender) while Delestre and Cayman Jolly delivered the third clear halfway through the class An unfortunate time penalty from round one kept Pieter Devos (BEL) and the impressive 10-year-old mare Casual DV Z (Cornet Obolensky x Cicero Z) out of the jump-off while last year’s winner Willem Greve (NED) on Grandorado TN N.O.P (Eldorado vd Zeshoek x Carolus II) saw his dream of a back-to-back win crushed as a pole fell on fence eleven Following their win in the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva Harrie Smolders (NED) and Monaco (Cassini II x Contender) arrived in ‘s-Hertogenbosch as the Rolex Grand Slam live contenders home soil held no luck for the Dutch rider who faulted at the b-element on fence 8ab leaving the door open for Delestre as last-to-go Posting the only double clear of the competition the 2024 Olympic team bronze medallist took the first Major win of his career while Brash had to settle for second and Mansur for third with a difficult combination at the end,” Delestre analysed the competition afterwards “You needed a horse that had power and energy I think I never rode a horse with such energy and scope,” Delestre continued “I just try to have him relaxed and follow him I made my plan based on what Scott and Yuri did,” Delestre said about his strategy for the jump-off I had the fastest time but one down – that was not so comfortable.” I think she was absolutely fantastic,” the second placed Brash said I’m a bit disappointed with my riding in the jump-off because I know her and I needed one more stride to that vertical But when you know Simon is coming behind you and you know him and Cayman are very quick you put pressure on yourself to try to deliver a quick clear I am disappointed with myself but delighted with Chadora “When there is this calibre of horses and riders coming behind you you don’t have another plan than to risk,” the third placed Mansur weighed in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping continues at CHIO Aachen in July followed by Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ in September and CHI Geneva in December “I understand how hard it is to win one Major who to date is the only rider ever to have won the coveted title but anything is possible – and Simon is now on that journey I think these shows and these venues bring out the best in horses and riders I also think every show organizer should come to this show and see how it is organized the sponsors – I think everyone is well-looked after.” 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu advanced to her first final of the season on Saturday after defeating Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi 6-4 "I believe that all the heard work that I'm putting in and the perseverance and never giving up is really paying off." 's-Hertogenbosch: Draws | Schedule | Scores Andreescu will face either No.2 seed Liudmila Samsonova or two-time defending champion Ekaterina Alexandrova for the title on Sunday Samsonova and Alexandrova split sets in their semifinal before play was suspended for the remainder of the night They will resume their match at 10:30 a.m on Sunday Alexandrova saved two match points to take the match to a decider 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 https://t.co/kBsGBBxth1 is playing just her second tournament since being sidelined for nine months with a back injury She last made a Hologic WTA Tour final on the grass at 2022 Bad Homburg she is bidding to win her first title since her Grand Slam triumph in New York five years ago Since returning to action three weeks ago at Roland Garros in addition to Galfi she has defeated Eva Vedder Her sole loss since her return came to French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini Andreescu's progress this week will boost her firmly back inside the Top 200 Andreescu dominated her service games and was ruthlessly efficient on her own break chances The Canadian won 62 percent of her first-serve points and 75 percent of her second-serve points "I think I played very good throughout the whole match," Andreescu said "The conditions weren't easy and she played really well at times So I just tried to stay focused until the end and I just never gave up." Andreescu broke Galfi's serve twice in the opening set before racing away with the second set to seal the win after 1 hour and 31 minutes Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale became the winners of the last Western European League (WEL) World Cup qualifier at the 2025 CDI-W 's Hertogenbosch on Saturday afternoon 15 March 2025 The tension was palpable at the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch where probably the strongest field of the season gathered to battle it out for the last World Cup ranking points The 9 highest ranked riders on the WEL standing earn a ticket to 2025 World Cup Finals in Basel (SUI) although only three riders per nation are eligible to go securing their ticket to the Final in three weeks with a perfect record of three wins out of three appearances (London This put her in 4th place with 60 points on the ranking Fry and Moody dominated in a sold-out arena in 's-Hertogenbosch delivering a Freestyle performance that scored 89.705% Marlies van Baalen on Habibi DVBBecky Moody and her home-bred Jagerbomb With many top combinations travelling to 's-Hertogenbosch for the final opportunity to secure points This left the Dutch home athletes playing only a supporting role the horse of home favourite Dinja van Liere (NED) did not pass the horse inspection and was withdrawn from re-inspection Long gone seem the days that the Dutch dominated Den Bosch with Anky van Grunsven Adelinde Cornelissen and Edward Gal clinching victories and World Cup titles in succession Only Hans Peter Minderhoud continues to play a winning part as he topped the 3* tour on Toto Jr The best Dutch result in the World Cup freestyle came from Marlies van Baalen (NED) who with her 13-year old home-bred Habibi DVB (by Don Schufro x Johnson) rode a Freestyle to harp music Domien Michiels (BEL) and 17-year old BWP gelding Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof (by Gribaldi x Balzflug) delivered a faultless freestyle with a powerful canter tour that earned him 7th place with a personal best of 78.705% Larissa Pauluis (BEL) followed with a dynamic and energetic performance aboard 15-year old KWPN gelding Flambeau (by Ampere x Zeoliet) it was Justin Verboomen and the 9-year old Hanoverian licensed stallion Zonik Plus (by Zonik x Hohenstein) who led the Belgian charge and has become the biggest shooting star of 2025 the pair impressed again in 's-Hertogenbosch claiming third place with another personal best score and Belgian Kur record score For Verboomen the World Cup final was never the goal of the season with his young Grand Prix horse which he wants to compete strategically in preparation of Belgian team selection for the 2025 European Championships in Crozet French Olympian Pauline Basquin (FRA) and the 15-year old Zangerheide registered Sertorius de Rima Z (by Sandro Hit x Voltaire) added valuable points to their tally following their victory in Madrid securing their ticket to Basel after placing 8th in Den Bosch with 78.555% They totalled 59 points on the WEL ranking to place 6th Pauline Basquin on Sertorius de Rima ZBasquin will be joined at the World Cup Final in Basel by French Olympian Corentin Pottier who began his World Cup campaign in Mechelen at the end of December 2024 and then competed his KWPN bred Gotilas (by Totilas) non-stop in Neumunster (GER) He made the clever move to ship Gotilas to Motesice for an "easier" Central European League qualifier where he faced little competition and secured another 20 points with a victory there He stands second on the ranking with 63 points and is sure of his spot in Basel in three weeks time Three Germans are heading to the World Cup Finals in Basel: Isabell Werth as the WEL ranking leader with 75 points Bianca Nowag Aulenbrock standing third on the ranking with 61 points and Carina Scholz in fourth place with 60 points In 's Hertogenbosch German Bianca Nowag-Aulenbrock (GER) and the ever-cheerful 13-year old Oldenburg mare Florine OLD (by Foundation x Lauries Crusador xx) confidently pranced through the Kur with ears forward Isabell Werth on QuantazDressage queen Isabell Werth (GER) rode the 15-year old DSP bred Quantaz (by Quaterback x Hohenstein) to an atypical fourth place in the freestyle with 82.415% her lowest Kur score since the 2024 World Cup Finals a year ago where they posted 81.404% Nevertheless the German legend is now set to contest her astonishing 26th  (!)  World Cup Final Carina Scholz did not ride in Den Bosch but scored her WEL ranking points by competing three different horses at CDI-W competitions this year: Quinto (Mariakalnok) She is expected to compete the latter at the Finals The 14-year old KWPN stallion Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdal x Negro) was in outstanding form he is perfect in every way: he has the conformation I just have to make sure to sit there and make everything look pretty."  Becky Moody and her 11-year old Jagerbomb (by Dante Weltino x Jazz) delivered a personal best scoring 87.545% for their Beatles freestyle Patrik Kittel on Forever Young HRHReigning FEI Dressage World Cup™ champion Patrik Kittel finished 11th in ‘s-Hertogenbosch with Forever Young HRH he is automatically qualified for the Final A maximum of three Athlete/Horse combinations per NF (including the title defender) will be allowed to participate in the World Cup  Final It will be the responsibility of the relevant NF to determine which three (3) Athletes to send to the Final in the event of more than three (3) Athletes qualifying from any one (1) NF which means not a single Dutch rider qualified for Basel Dinja's withdrawal opens up a spot for Spaniard Borja Carrascosa to go All will be confirmed by the FEI in the following days The top 15 ranked riders in the Western European League are: Complete ranking here Photos © Eurodressage  - NO REPRODUCTION ALLOWED / NO SCREEN SHOTS for social media Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) and Jiniki (Dallas x Cantos) won Friday's CSI5* 1.45m Gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch Prize at the 2025-edition of The Dutch Masters “She did a top job today,” Dreher told World of Showjumping after his victory “I know she is a really fast and careful horse because she was so focused on the fences.” As the second pair to go in the competition Spain’s Eduardo Alvarez Aznar and d’Orient Batilly (Numero Uno x Quaprice Boismargot Quincy) set the standard with a time of 59.18 taking an early lead and holding it throughout the competition – until the third last pair while the penultimate pair Koen Vereecke (BEL) and Oilily de Muze (Vigo d’Arsouilles x Nirmette) slotted into second when crossing the finish line in 58.99 pushing Aznar to third and leaving the win for Dreher Max Kühner (AUT) and EIC Up Too Jacco Blue (Chacco-Blue x Ard VDL Douglas) finished in fourth in 60.41 followed by Harrie Smolders (NED) and Kaspar R (Eldorado vd Zeshoek x Baloubet du Rouet) fifth in 60.79 Germany’s former world number Daniel Deusser and the 11-year-old stallion Otello de Guldenboom (Tobago Z x Caretino) won Saturday night’s CSI5* 1.50m Audi Prize at the 2025-edition of The Dutch Masters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch but he is actually not the fastest horse naturally so I was not sure if I should even try it,” Deusser told World of Showjumping about Otello “When I saw Vogel doing eight from one to two I thought that was the only chance to have a little ribbon and had two good turns after two and three – and luckily we were just faster than the rest.”   Deusser snatched the win from Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) and Vestmalle des Cotis (Baloubet du Rouet x Landor S) who had to settle for second in 29.07 in a jump-off between 15 horse-and-rider combinations The hosts’ Mans Thijssen on Hello (Ambler Gambler x Nabab de Reve) slotted into third in 29.16 while Marcus Ehning (GER) on Priam du Roset (Plot Blue x Tanael du Serein) finished fourth in 29.88 and Richard Vogel (GER) aboard Cloudio (Casall x San Patrignano Cassini) fifth in 29.94 Netherlands -- 2018 champion Aleksandra Krunic earned the fifth Top 10 win of her career after defeating World No.5 Jessica Pegula 7-6(3) 6-4 in the second round of the Libema Open "It definitely takes a lot to beat Jess on grass," Krunic told WTA Insider "I think it took absolutely everything out of me today I don't think I could have done anything better I was absolutely playing at my 100 percent today." the 31-year-old Serbian advanced to her first Hologic WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2022 and first on grass since winning her sole title six years ago who stunned No.5 seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 There's just something about Krunic and the grass courts in Holland She won her only WTA title here in 2018 in a memorable run that saw her knock out top seed CoCo Vandeweghe in the semifinals and Kirsten Flipkens in the final she reached a career-high of No.39 on the PIF WTA Rankings But Krunic came into this year's edition seeking her first tour-level main-draw win since 2022 During her qualifying campaign at 2022 Tallinn she ruptured her ACL and did not return to competition until Wimbledon last year Krunic ended her drought in the first round posting a three-set win over French qualifier Jessika Ponchet Pegula was playing just her second match since April She returned to action this week after skipping the European clay season to heal a rib injury Pegula struggled to consolidate her leads in the first and third sets She led by a break at 4-2 in the first set only to see Krunic peg her back and force a tiebreak as Pegula lost five straight points to fall a set behind "I think my variation was the key and definitely the way I moved," Krunic said "I knew Jess would be consistent with her powerful shots so I had to be at my highest level of movement I tried to make her play an extra shot over The second set saw a similar pattern but opposite result Pegula broke serve first and Krunic stormed back But this time it was the American who won the last five points of the tiebreak to force a decider "I haven't played at this level since my surgeries so I was worried if I could play the same level in the third set," Krunic said Krunic saved two break points in her opening service game before breaking Pegula for a 2-1 lead After saving a third break point in the set she consolidated that lead to 3-1 and did not face a break point for the remainder of the match Krunic spoke to WTA Insider after the match to reflect on her up-and-down career and why she's still plugging away: Q: You hadn't won a tour-level main-draw match in nearly two years before this week How important was that first-round win over Ponchet Krunic: Competing with someone in the main draw and winning was very important to me mentally so that I could think I could do this at this level beating a Top 5 player on one of her best surfaces It tells me that I can still play at that level and I can compete for three sets at this level I have to train harder so I can do this consistently because I think Jess can do this every match I think I need a vacation after this (laughs) So I need to get to the point where I can do this in 50 percent of my matches Q: You were pretty down after losing in the first round of Roland Garros It's funny how quickly your fortunes can change Clay is tough for me and challenging still playing on clay is mentally very draining and tough So I think Paris was just so hectic for me but because it's grass and because I feel better with my body especially now after everything I've been through I'm still tired but at least it's good tired At least I'm tired from Jess making me work my butt off Q: It's been 10 years since that incredible run to the US Open Round of 16 in 2014 Krunic: I think my career lacked discipline because ever since I was young My career was up and down because I lacked the right people to guide me to tell me you are talented and skillful but this is what you have to do I would have good results here and then sleep for six months So I think I still have a lot to give to tennis if my body holds I definitely think discipline is something I still owe to tennis and my career Talent is nice but talent kicks in when discipline doesn't work anymore When you get injured and you think you'll never play again you realize what you've done wrong and you realize "This is what I really regret and if I never play again I've gone through all that and now I think I'm definitely enjoying more I'll still always complain about things but that's me But I try to do it to fire myself up instead of put myself down I'm more focused now on process and tennis I want to enjoy the way that I play regardless of whether I win or lose That's definitely my main goal for the rest of my career Home side rider Willem Greve topped the horse swap class results in ’s-Hertogenbosch tonight the Dutch national champion beating representatives of the reigning medallists in all three senior championships the HeadFirst Group Prize – Best of Champions re-created the format used in the final of the World Championships until 2014 where four riders each jump a round on each other’s horses With the riders warming up each mount in the ring and commentary and interviews by 2014 world champion Jeroen Dubbeldam plus top rider Harrie Smolders it made for a fascinating evening for the crowd at the Dutch Masters show Willem, second-placed Philipp Weishaupt (European individual silver medallist) and third-placed Henrik von Eckermann all sat on four faults after the initial rounds and had to jump off their own horses to settle the placings The winner’s ride was Isabel de Rijcker’s Hadewyn Van’t Ravennest, Philipp piloted Madeleine Winter-Schulze’s Cupido 130 and Henrik put Dufour Stables AG’s Calizi into the competition. Fourth-placed Maikel van der Vleuten the Olympic individual bronze medallist from Paris brought forward Gabriela Roger Ibars’ Lalique “Mine was a bit fresh – she jumped best in the last round with Maikel but also she gets a bit tense and she doesn’t know this ring but she handled it well but you can feel that she has enormous motivation and drive The first impression of Cupido was a big horse and a bit slow you didn’t expect him to have such a quick reflex – the feeling was very comfortable and careful In the jump-off, Willem finished in 30.75sec to beat Philipp into second on 31.14sec. Henrik – who is riding in a hand brace after incurring an injury in a fall – took a risk to fence two and had it down for third The three riders who jumped off all incurred four faults in the initial rounds on the same horse the 10-year-old mare took the front bar off the oxer out of the double at fence 6b but then the mare hit the white plank that topped fence seven Philipp explained: “I watched Willem go – he came a bit long and open to the combination and it got a bit short for him I tried to give her the room she needed in the combination but it meant I had to squeeze a bit to the oxer out Henrik jumped the mare third and she just had a light touch on the same plank “I  tried to help her with the plank and maybe tried to help her too much and disturbed her instead,” he said “I should have trusted her quality and maybe she’d have jumped it better.” Philipp and Henrik all went clear on all three of the other horses in the initial rounds Maikel was last to jump Hadewyn Van’t Ravennest and the first to go clear on the horse He was also clear on his own Lalique and on Philipp’s Cupido 130 scuppered his chances when he had eight faults knocking the upright out of the double at 4b and the final fence Henrik said: “She’s not an easy horse in that you need to know her a little bit if you squeeze a little too much in the wrong moment Maybe Maikel should have stayed upright a little more and not gone too early [with his body before the fences] You have to do it with your seat and body as she’s very sensitive to your legs and hand.” Both Cupido 130 and Lalique jumped clear with every rider and they were awarded best horse sashes Willem said: “I think it was unbelievable publicity for our unbelievable sport Harrie and Jeroen did an amazing job to give some insight but in a way that not only professionals can understand but also people at home in the living room so they could really get interested in how beautiful but also difficult our sport is “I think we’ve seen four great horses tonight with four great horsemen and this was unbelievable PR for our sport.” the 2025-edition of The Dutch Masters in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) hosts the first Rolex Grand Slam Major of the year Seven of the current top ten in the world will be competing in Den Bosch Richard Vogel (GER) and Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) all on the entry list They will be joined by Rolex Grand Slam live contender Harrie Smolders (NED) and last year's Rolex Grand Prix winner Willem Greve (NED) as well as 2024 Olympic team gold medallist Scott Brash who is the only rider ever to have won the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping The Dutch Masters announced a new addition to the program; a show class where four reigning jumping champions will be competing against each other on each other's horses it was announced that the 2023 European Champion Steve Guerdat the 2022 double World Champion Henrik von Eckermann the 2024 Olympic Champion Christian Kukuk and the Dutch Champion Willem Greve would be part of the show class – which takes place on Thursday night However, Christian Kukuk and Steve Guerdat have recently been replaced by the 2023 European vice champion Philipp Weishaupt (GER) and the 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Maikel van der Vleuten (NED) Click here to check out the latest news and updates on the Iberian Showcase Suzan Oakley an innovative leader and educator in advanced equine rehabilitation provides a healing refuge for equine athletes on the mend Registered properties of HorsesDaily®Inc. 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Unless otherwise noted. ©1997 - 2025 horsesdaily.com and dressagedaily.com Enter your email address and we will send you a link to change your password wtatennis.com will be running the 2024 Shot of the Year Showdown -- a bracket-style tournament in which you can vote for your favorite points and ultimately the best of the season consisting of 14 groups of eight points each organized from the 51 Hologic WTA Tour tournaments of 2024 plus two "lucky losers" -- the second-placed points with the highest vote shares when the polls close -- will advance to two semifinals of eight points each on Dec The top two points from each semifinal will advance to the grand final on Dec We've selected 112 points from the past 12 months that brilliantly showcase the athleticism Now it's up to you to select the best of the best Group G comprises June's WTA 500 and WTA 250 grass-court tournaments in the United Kingdom Tatjana Maria's victory over Emiliana Arango in the Nottingham first round is a hipster pick for the best match of 2024 set the tone for the 3 hours and 24 minutes of slicing Former 's-Hertogenbosch champion Aleksandra Krunic turned the clock back to upset Jessica Pegula in this year's second round It was full of stellar steals such as this point in which Krunic finds a winning lob off a Pegula smash seconds after doing the splits on the grass Bianca Andreescu showcased some unbelievable defense against Naomi Osaka in the 's-Hertogenbosch quarterfinals It's remarkable that the Canadian even got her racquet on either of Osaka's last two shots let alone that she found a bullet backhand winner down the line off the final one Both Yulia Putintseva and Elisabetta Cocciaretto were brick walls in this wonderfully entertaining rally in the Birmingham semifinals It was going to take something special to get through either player's defenses and Putintseva found it with her sharp forehand angle Coco Gauff was sent scurrying up and down the court not once but twice as Ons Jabeur tried to weave her web in the Berlin quarterfinals Testing Gauff's athleticism rarely pays off and the American had the last laugh by flashing a backhand pass past Jabeur Petra Martic spent most of this Eastbourne first-round exchange trying to blunt Katie Boulter's flat power with slices and variety but ultimately needed a remarkable angle on her forehand passing shot to get past the Briton "One of the best defensive lobs you are going to see all week," declared the commentator of Diana Shnaider's lunge in the Bad Homburg quarterfinals that took her completely off screen But the eventual champion nailed the shot against a disbelieving Paula Badosa then crunched a forehand winner to back it up Donna Vekic was run ragged by Viktoriya Tomova in the Bad Homburg semifinals but the Croatian showed immense grit not just to stay in the point but then to track down the Bulgarian's drop shot and hammer a forehand winner on the line Netherlands -- Naomi Osaka advanced to her second quarterfinal of the season and first on grass courts since 2018 after defeating The Netherlands' Suzan Lamens 6-2 6-2 in the second round of the Libema Open Coming off an outstanding opening-round win over Elise Mertens Osaka continued her confident start to the grass season to blow past Lamens in 54 minutes Osaka landed nine aces and did not face a break point in the match She finished with 21 winners to 13 unforced errors converting four of five break-point opportunities I think grass may be more physical than clay for me," Osaka said once you're in the corner you have to have the strength to get out of the corner of the point is basically over with Osaka's victory sets up a marquee quarterfinal match-up against Bianca Andreescu Friday's showdown will pit the 2018 US Open champion against the 2019 US Open champion in just the second career meeting between the two It will be Osaka's first quarterfinal since the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in February and her first on grass since 2018 Nottingham Osaka won the only prior meeting against Andreescu which came in the 2019 China Open quarterfinals Reigning Australian Open champion Osaka came from a set down to win 5-7 6-4 to end the reigning US Open champion's 17-match win streak who had picked up her first major title at Roland Garros that year "It feels really cool that we're playing again this year I know we're both trying to come back and we're almost kind of back who's really fun to play against because she can change anything in the match In just her second tournament back from a nine-month injury layoff Andreescu has advanced to her first Hologic WTA Tour quarterfinal in over a year and first on grass since 2022 Andreescu eased past Yuan Yue in straight sets on Wednesday to set her upcoming meeting with Osaka but we won at a very young age and then had a break here and a break there And also being role models because we didn't have a linear career like "Hopefully that motivates and inspires other people too We can show that we're also happy when we're not winning but then there's this whole other life that we can discover I feel like we're both at that level and it's nice to see."  A victory over Andreescu would put Osaka into her first semifinal of the season and on the verge of a return to the Top 100 It would be a big boost of confidence for the four-time major champion who played one of the best matches of her career at Roland Garros two weeks ago where she had match point on eventual champion Iga Swiatek Her ability to channel her best tennis when facing other major champions has been a competitive hallmark of her career She's hoping that instinct comes through against Andreescu "I definitely think matches like that help my growth a lot," Osaka said "It's really weird because I reflect on the Iga match and it's kind of crazy because I'm not sure I knew that I could play at that level but I guess I needed that specific occasion to bring it out matches like these against Bianca are what I love and hopefully it makes everyone else as excited."