World Cup 2025: Gold for Rodinde Rutjens, Gold for Marijke Hammink, Gold for the Country Team

The biennial World Composite Pony Driving Championships held from September 18-21 in Le Pin, France, with the participation of 40 singles, 28 twosomes and 16 foursomes, from 19 countries, can once again be recorded as very successful for our NL (Welsh) drivers.

Rodinde Rutjens took the gold in the two-horse team for the fourth time in succession, now with her new NWR span Heide's Berg Alves and Hendi's Braskari, with the assistance of routinier Kuikhornster Milano, in the skill ? And in the four-horse event, the gold medal, her third, was for Marijke Hammink, with -5-fold World Cup competitor in all disciplines ! -Beukenhof's Wesley, Gert, Hywel, Roosendaal's Thunder and good old Pietje van de Knollentuin. And it was gold again for our Country Team, led by National Coach Ad Aarts, formed by Marije Willemsen with De Goede Ree's Elegant, Dirk Bastiaansen with Siepkes Macho, Rodinde Rutjens, Cas Hendriks, with Mr. Jim and Sunstar's Cloud, Marijke Hammink, and Dianne Legemaat - van Bemmel, with Rondeel's Royal Bohdi, Rozenhof's Jordan, Wild Woud's Henrico and Zwaantjes Floris.

Our warmest congratulations !