If Justin Verboomen discovered Zonik Plus, his top horse, at the age of 3 at Vasco Francisco Freire stables, the world number 1 can now count on another product from Portugal: Satélite Plus; an announcement made today by his breeder. This 4-year-old Lusitano stallion is a son of Lord Plus, ridden in CDI competitions in 2024 by João Castelão, and Fundador, born in May 2022. Presented by João Castelão and co owned by Garaman Lusitanos, he scored 79 points at the Salão do Caval
Sold to the Netherlands two years ago to stallions owner Joop van Uytert and the Brouwer brothers, Blue Hors Zackerey has been 50% resold. This son of Blue Hors Zack and Sandro Hit, bred by Tove and Ove Møller Nørgaard, had previously been ridden by a already few riders: he began his career with Daniel Bachmann Andersen, with whom he was Reserve Champion in Denmark as a four years old. The bay continued his career with Severo Jurado Lopez in 2020 before being stationed in Ge
Young riders French Vice-Champion in 2015, European Young Riders Championships team member in Vidauban and Olivia with Woodstock de la Guiche, Thomas Bobis lives in the UK since September 2018 and previously rode for the Eilberg family. Self-employed since 2020, he is based southwest of London. Since spring 2025, the 30-year-old rider has been competing in the UK Grand Prix with Molière de Massa; a mount that is currently reaching a new level, approaching the 70% last weekend
Out from CDI Grand Prix competitions since 2022, from the Dutch team since the 2019 Compiègne Nations Cup where she were part of the Oranje with Badari after representing the Netherlands with her Siro at the 2013 European Championships in Herning and the Lyon World Cup Final in 2014, Danielle Heijkoop seems close to be back at the top level. Although she has competed in the World Young Horse Championships in 2015, 2024, and 2025, the Dutch rider, now 38 years old, kept very d
After an exciting Grand Prix (see HERE ) with the top 3 achieving their personal bests, it seemed almost certain that, as in 2023, 2024 and 2025, the victory in the freestyle would not be earned by a German combination, but much more likely into Belgian hands. The weekend ended in the best possible way for Larissa Pauluis & Flambeau... who, at just 16 years old, continues to progress. Winners in Mechelen... they achieved a second victory in Neumünster. Sometimes a bit unstead
Five months after being associated, Charlotte Defalque & First Step Valentin will star their first international competition at the end of February in Lier with the clear objective, co-constructed with Larissa Pauluis : strenghtenthe ranks of Belgian dressage after the retirement of her Botticelli. Since the beginning of November, Charlotte Defalque and the now-gelded Vitalis worked on national shows, participating in several national Grand Prix in Geel, Dentergem, and Turnho