Double gold for Veerle van Hof with Welsh ponies at KNHS Indoor Championships
Veerle van Hof in action with Nijebert's Marc with whom she won the HORKA prize. Photo Digishots
The KNHS Indoor Championships B, L and M dressage ponies were held on Feb. 29 at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo. Veerle van Hof, already double Limburg champion earlier this year, now managed to claim the champion titles in the M2-DE and L1-DE respectively with her Welsh pony Equine Park's Xander and with the NWR studbook stallion Nijebert's Marc.
In the L1 class category AB, Britt Kikkert - Van der Linde became champion with the section B gelding Himmeren's Goudtopaas (Wheemhoeve's Robbin x Tethworth Massine).
Champion in class B category C was Indy de Mooij with the section B grey gelding Roosendaal's Miracle (Den Bramel's Baye x Amigo).
Prize Winners
| Rider/amazone | Welsh pony | Father | Total % | C | H | M | |
| M2-DE | |||||||
| 1 | Veerle Van Hof | Equine parks Xander | Orchard Boginov | 69 | 208 | 202 | 211 |
| 2 | Flore Woerts | Madam's Menno | Kielshoop Honeyhill | 68,444 | 208 | 204 | 204 |
| M1/M2-AB | |||||||
| 3 | Pleun van Assouw | Coelenhage's Dominant | Coelenhage's Jarno | 67,111 | 208 | 203 | 193 |
| M1-DE | |||||||
| 4 | Larissa Hendriks | Golden Legend Loekie | Leuns field's Winston | 69,39 | 203 | 218,5 | 203 |
| 5 | Valerie Orsel | Hagelkruis Bastiaan | Leuns Field's Lord | 67,33 | 203,5 | 200 | 202,5 |
| L1-DE | |||||||
| 1 | Veerle Van Hof | Nijebert's Marc | Heidehof's Dylano | 71,722 | 212,5 | 225 | 208 |
| 2 | Floor Schevers | Ilinois Emelwerth | Steerwolde's V.I.P. | 71,389 | 216 | 209 | 217,5 |
| L1-AB | |||||||
| 1 | Britt Kikkert - Van der Linde | Himmeren's Golden Ace | Wheemhoeve's Robbin | 68,111 | 203 | 204,5 | 205,5 |
| 2 | Diede Heuvelman | Centannial Lorenzo | Friars Superman | 67,278 | 202 | 199,5 | 204 |
| B-C | |||||||
| 1 | Indy de Mooij | Roosendaal's Miracle | Den Bramel's Baye | 72,06 | 220 | 221 | 207,5 |
Listed above are the prize winners with a Welsh pony. In the unlikely event that we missed a Welsh-registered pony, please email that to webredactie.nwpcs@gmail.com