Region: champion titles in Z2 dressage for Welsh ponies

The first champions of the 2019 indoor dressage pony regional championships have been announced. In Overijssel and Gelderland, Welsh ponies dominated in the Z2 dressage.

Overijssel Region

The entire top three Z2 dressage category DE in Overijssel consisted of NWR ponies. Champion was Isabelle Jochems with Waddenhoek's Merlin (by Heitrak's Marvin) with 69.422%. The reserve title went to Emma Sloof who competed with the studbook stallion Orchard Boginov (by Verona's Bo-Gi) to a percentage of 65.095. In third place was Lisa Joosse with Bo (v. Bodo) with 64.826%.

In the Z1/Z2 class category, the championship ribbon was for Gwendolyn Krieger with the Welsh B gelding Heidepeel's Constantine (by Equus Rasputin) with a score of 67.436%. Gwendolyn also became champion in the M1/M2 category C with Constantine's half-brother Haanpaol's Rossi (v. Equus Rasputin).

View the results from Overijssel here

Gelderland/Flevoland region

In the Gelderland/Flevoland Region, both the champion and reserve Z2 category are DE Welsh-bred ponies. In first place finished Julia Willemsen with Movie Star (by Hagelkruis Valentijn) with 72.244% and in spot 2 Floor Van der Kuijl with Castenrayseweg's Dreamboy (by Molenhorn's Lucky Boy) with 68.718%

Moreover, in the M2 category DE, the champion title was for the NWR studbook stallion The Good Ree Now Or Never (by Highmead Duty Free) who was rated 63.583% under Valerie Aaldering. In the L2 category DE, Sterre Janssen won with the NRPS stallion Goldstar du Bois (by Golden Rock) 66,500%. The latter passed the second viewing at the NWPCS and he has a WPCV license.

View the results from Gelderland/Flevoland here

View the overview of the KNHS Regional Championships here.

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