| Four
years ago, Pavo, a European horse feed company, decided to sponsor
a special circuit for four and five year old dressage horses. This
initiative, which was applauded by the KWPN studbook, has become
one of the most popular classes on the national show circuit. By
creating a special division for youngsters, these future dressage
champions were judged more on their potential and movement instead
of their conformation and ability to run a correct test. The selection
trails for the Pavo Cup Finals started in May. A number of national
shows hosted these dressage youngsters as they assembled to ride
the qualifiers. The winners of each division were automatically
selected for the finals.
The
finals, which were part of the Rabobank Paardendagen, were held
at the national KWPN breeding center in Ermelo. The top thirty
horses of each age-division were selected for the second round
of the finals. In the second round this group of thirty started
from scratch and a jury of one breeder, one rider and one official
dressage judge selected the top ten. The actual finals consisted
of riders' test by Ellen Bontje, member of the Dutch Dressage
Team, and KWPN enthusiast Robert Dover. Bontje and Dover both
gave one point for potential and one for rideability. These points
are added to the scores from the second round, which makes the
"guest riders" the most important judges at the Pavo
Cup.
The
powerful and strong moving stallion Montecristo (by El Corona)
won the first two rounds but had to give up his first place to
the Guelders bred mare Mariena in the four year old division.
Five year old Lucky Times was the ruling champion of his age class.
After having won the four year old division last year, this horse's
movement was again unbeatable. Second place, Laurentius (by Cocktail)
showed a lot of suppleness but wasn't as solid at the canter.
Following
Germany's example with their National Young Horse Championships
and special Nobilis Cup, and Belgium with their National Young
Horse Show Circuit, The Netherlands can also testify to the incredible
success of special young horse shows. In the past approved stallions
(Iglesias, Junior STV; Krack C) dominated the Pavo Cup but this
year Mariena broke the tradition and proved that mares also reign
in dressage potential.
Four
year old division
1. Mariena (Zep x Natuur)
- Sandra Huijnen - 433.5 points
2. Montecristo (El Corona x Clavecimbel)
- Liseon Kamper - 430 points
3. Menneke (Farrington x Solied)
- Ilona Goris - 408.5 points
4. Royal Investment (Investment
x Uniek) - Madeleine Vrees - 390 points
5. Mozaiek STV (Iglesias x Uniform)
- Imke Bartels - 377.5 points
6. Belvedere's Maxim (Investment
x Samber) - Kitty van de Klundert - 377 points
7. Mister Bochon (Cabochon x Uniek)
- Nick Wagman - 361.5 points
8. Maestro (Elcaro x Wolfgang) -
Heleen Van Zomeren - 358.5 points
9. Mitchell (Inspekteur x Zonneglans)
- Marian Dorrestijn - 358 points
10. Maestro (Houston x Amethist)
- Petra Tol - 356.5 points
Five year
old division
1. Lucky Times (Good Times x Belfalas xx) - Anne
van Uytert - 430 points
2. Laurentius (Cocktail x Flamingo) - Gerdine Maree
- 406 points
3. Le Montrachet (Winckenburg x Rivaal) - Marie
Jose Hulsman - 405 points
4. Lodinho
(Balzflug x Naturel) - Johan Rockx - 403 points
5. Limbo (Wellengton x Lector) - Erik van de
Wildenburg - 399.5 points
6. Lamdsburry (Darwin x Symfonie) - Nathalie Smeets
- 387 points
7. Bonaparte (Balzflug x Jasper ) - Nick Wagman -
386 points
8. Lucifer (Clavecimbel x Ulft) - Barbara van de
Broek - 375.5 points
9. Lancet (Wenzel I x Shogun xx) - Gerdine Maree -
370 points
10. Luzelma (Cabochon x Apollonios xx) - Adelinde
Cornelissen - 361 points
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