24 March 2023

CAI Exloo: Debutants score well in dressage

The competitors at CAI Exloo drove their dressage tests today and yesterday. Despite all the rain, the large sand arena looked perfect and the weather conditions during the day were not too bad. Yesterday, the competition started with the single drivers and today the pairs and teams did their dressage tests.

The competition is known by many drivers as their very first FEI competition. One of them is current Dutch champion Klaas van der Sande (NED). With 40.43 penalty points, he didn’t only win the dressage in the two-star competition in the single ponies division, he also scored the best result of the day. There was a nice second place (48.79) for Desiree van Lambalgen (NED), who is also making her international debut. In between working for the show office, she found time to drive! Shirley Moors won the dressage of the single horse division (2*). She was the only one in her class to stay just under 50 penalty points.


Larissa Jansma drove a nice test with Dandy Jane
Photo: Bianca Douwes

There was a Norwegian dressage triumph in the three-star singles competition; Ingrid Hendriksson scored 45.56 penalty points. Larissa Jansma finished second with Dandy Jane, the mare with which her father has also achieved many great results. Now that her pony needed a break due to an injury, Larissa took over the reins. In Exloo, she rode her first competition with this horse. In the pony singles three-star competition, the top three were Dutch. Marije Willemsen took the win but the difference with number two, Henk Radstake, was small (0.11). Third place was taken by Els Broekman. Among the paradrivers, Francisca den Elzen recorded the best result with 45.07.


Francisca den Elzen won the dressage amongst the para-drivers
Photo: Bianca Douwes

IJsbrand Chardon

Today the pairs and teams did their dressage tests. Rowan Timmer (NED)was placed in the lead (pony pair, 2*). In the three-star, the Belgian Hugues Pottier won, and Marijke Hammink (NED) won with her Four-in-Hand ponies. Youth talent Joris Wouda (NED) drove the best Four-in-Hand pony 2* test.

In the three-star horse pair competition, Tor van den Berge (AUS) was the best. He rode a nice harmonious test that was rewarded with 44.54. Stan van Eijk (NED) came second. In the horse pair 2*, Germany’s Anke Peters scored best. Last starter IJsbrand Chardon was by far the best in this class with 40.12.


The new water obstacle is one of the marathon obstacles
Photo: Private collection

Same circumstances

The marathon starts early tomorrow. At 8 am the first competitor will start in the marathon, which has a shortened A-section. There are three mobile obstacles and three new fixed obstacles, including the renovated water obstacle. The renovated ground of the fixed obstacles means that weather conditions cannot cause the ground to be ‘ploughed over’. The mobile obstacles are on the sandy ground that has already proven to hold up well. It promises to be a long and exciting marathon day

Click here for all results and the starting list of the marathon

Click here for the photo album of the dressage on Thursday

Click here for the photo album of the dressage on Friday



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