Nicola and his horse Katanga v/h Dingeshof finished third in the World Cup of Verona. The combination remained faultless both in the main course and in the jump-off. The victory went to Ben Maher (Dallas Vegas Batilly) who was 0.15 sec faster than the Swiss Steve Guerdat (Venard de Cerisy). Nicola followed at 1.55 sec. Olivier and H&M Legend of Love dropped two bars during the main course and finished 23rd.
Nicola and Olivier traveled to Italy earlier this week to participate in the World Cup of Verona. For the brothers, it was their first World Cup event of the year. Nicola made a great impression on Sunday afternoon, jumping with his thirteen-year-old mare Katanga v/h Dingeshof to a beautiful third place. "The two months of rest have done Katanga good. Two weeks ago, I went to Sentower with her and I already had a good feeling about it. Today she jumped very well. With this shape, we can start building again for the rest of the season. She’ll join me for the final of the Global Champions League in Prague next week," says Nicola. Nicola earns 15 points for this third place. After four legs, he claims the 16th place in the current standings.
Olivier qualified on Saturday for the Grand Prix on Sunday after a seventh place with his stallion Le Blue Diamond van 't Ruytershof. He saddled H&M Legend of Love for the World Cup. "Actually, she jumped well. I am satisfied with her form," Olivier reflects. "The first mistake we made was a riding error. From that moment on, I tried to achieve a good result with a fast time. You take more risks and then you know that the second bar can fall, which also happened." Later this week, Olivier will travel to Prague with H&M Miro to qualify on Friday, along with his brother and other team members of the Stockholm Hearts, for the big final on Sunday.
At the same time, Thibault took his horses traditionally to Jumping Indoor Maastricht. He finished 28th on Sunday afternoon with Jumper D'Oase in the GP of Maastricht. On Friday, he finished third with Jumper D'Oase in the qualification for the GP on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Thibault finished third with Pompidou van het Kuilenhof in the CSI4*.
Anthony was in action in Peelbergen over the past few days. On Sunday afternoon, he and Orchidee Van Dorperheid dropped two bars during the CSI2* GP, good for 33rd place.
