#Maikel van der Vleuten

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Deutschland siegt im Longines League of Nations™ Final 2024

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Verdi TN (Quidam de Revel x Landgraf I)

Stallion, 2002, KWPN, 1.72m

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Princess Amalia expressed great sympathy for show jumping rider Maikel van der Vleuten, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. “I'm still shaking,” says the 20-year-old princess in front of the camera of RTL Nieuws after the match.

Amalia, who often rides horses herself, thinks it is “so incredibly cool” to watch equestrian sports. “What Maikel van der Vleuten has just achieved is such a tough course. This is my sport and I love how I am taken along every time. So I am extremely grateful to this team.”

The eldest daughter of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima was present at several sports competitions on Monday. For example, she saw the final of the 3×3 basketball players, in which the Dutch team won gold.

Source and pic: Vorsten

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showjumping individual qualifiers here we go:

Israel: Isabella Russekoff on C Vier 2. Micklem (or adjacent) bridle. pretty lighter bay. he spooks (or ‘spooks’) shortly after the final fence. 

Canada: Mario Deslauriers on Emerson. that turn to the ‘bonjour paris’ wall is Tight. in time, only one rail down. Deslauriers has been doing this forever so that really doesn’t surprise me. double reins on an elevator or pelham bit. 

Lithuania: Andrius Petrovas on Linkolns. Linkolns decided something about that jump or the course was not worth it and Petrovas retired. good for him!

Mexico: Andres Azcarraga on Contrendros 2. dropped a stride before the water and still cleared it - horses like that are the best. first double clear round! and an extra little buck. 

Sweden: Henrik von Eckermann on King Edward. Oh that’s right he goes in a nose fly net thing. King Edward is Going today - “jumping out of his skin” yeah you’re right. definitely saw Eckermann grab mane. 

Spain: Ismael Garcia Roque on Tirano. drop noseband. lots and lots of air on Tirano’s part. only one rail down. 

France: Olivier Perreau on Dorai d’Aiguilly. mare! some froth i think. this girl is here to Get It Done. knocked a rail on the last fence. elevator-type bit with converter reins. 

Saudi Arabia: Abdulrahman Alrajhi on Ventago. ah a kicker. tapped a rail but went clear and in time. froth. 

Austria: Gerfried Puck on Naxcel V. okay i’m sure those fly mask things are blinkers but i can’t get a close enough look to confirm. drop noseband. much discussion from this pair - Naxcel has his own plans it seems. elevator-type bit with two sets of reins. 

Japan: Eiken Sato on Conthargo-Blue. red ribbon. Disagreements after the water and over the red vertical. drop noseband, elevator-type bit with double reins. retires on course. 

USA: Karl Cook on Caracole de la Roque. mare! one of the two mares going in a hackamore. her topline still bothers me. double clear. every time i’ve seen this mare she gets shit done. 

Netherlands: Maikel van der Vleuten on Beauville Z. came in a little wiggly to that second jump (we’ve all been there). only one rail down and a 70 second course. 

Ireland: Shane Sweetnam on James Kann Cruz. would like a better look at that bridle. they are tearing through the course in style - no rails in 73.35 seconds. 

Belgium: Jerome Guery on Quel Homme de Hus. converter reins. one rail down, four seconds under time. 

Switzerland: Edouard Schmitz on Gamin Van’t Naastveldhof. quick buck as they get going. two rails down, four seconds under. 

UK: Harry Charles on Romeo 88. always interesting to see which horse’s manes get braided for showjumping and which don't (Romeo 88 doesn’t). the double noseband situation bothers me, and also it seems like you could just use a flash. blinkers. double clear. some bucks just for funsies. 

Norway: Victoria Gulliksen on Mistral van de Vogelzang. Mistral has things to say about the rein contact - tons of head shaking between fences. froth. double clear. 

Australia: Hilary Scott on Milky Way. mare! pretty gray. i don’t think she has a throatlatch. knocked two rails - one in the double combination and one in the triple combination. 

Poland: Dawid Kubiak on Flash Blue B. shadow roll and hackmore. blinkers maybe? two rails down. 

Denmark: Andreas Schou on Napoli VH Nederassenthof. Schou’s shoulders look a little slumped as they come in - kinda odd, for how much we worry about our posture. maybe i'm seeing things. knocks a rail on the last fence. 

Germany: Christian Kukuk on Checker 47. buck. pretty dapples. two rails, i think. 

Brazil: Rodrigo Pessoa on Major Tom. i’m not going to make a built-in sponsor joke. or a Space Oddity joke. i’m not. lovely jump. double clear. i think Major Tom is the third? horse i’ve seen with his fly bonnet tied to the noseband so it won’t flap. 

UAE: Salim Ahmed al Suwaidi on Foncetti VD Heffinck. froth. Micklem adjacent bridle. lots of praise after the round. four rails down. 

Israel: Robin Muhr on Galaxy HM. two rails down. interesting how there are so many dark bays/blacks in dressage but considerably fewer in jumping. 

Canada: Erynn Ballard on Nikka VD Bisschop. mare! big bold blaze. entered the ring fairly quietly. extra little kick over the jumps. i like this pair.

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Well done Maikel van der Vleuten! Bronze at the Olympics is a great accomplishment!

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2024 olympics The Netherlands roster

Archery

Steve Wijler (Horn)

Quinty Roeffen (Horst Aan De Maas)

Ana Schloesser (Tijuana, Mexico)

Laura Van Der Winkel (Best)

Athletics

Onyema Adigida (Amsterdam)

Liemarvin Bonevacia (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Ryan Clarke (Castricum)

Niels Laros (Oosterhout)

Stefan Nillessen (Groesbeek)

Mike Foppen (Nijmegen)

Nick Smidt (Assen)

Khalid Choukoud (The Hague)

Abdi Nageeye (Nijmegen)

Elvis Afrifa (Amsterdam)

Taymir Burnet (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Nsikak Ekpo (Amsterdam)

Isaya Klein-Ikkink (Vlaardingen)

Eugene Omalla (Chawolo, Uganda)

Denzel Comenentia (Amsterdam)

Menno Vloon (Zaandam)

Sven Roosen (Eindhoven)

Rik Taam (Zaandam)

Anne Luijten (Rijswijk)

Tasa Jiya (Utrecht)

Lieke Klaver (Grootebroek)

Siifan Hassan (Eindhoven)

Maureen Koster (Gouda)

Diane Van Es (Rotterdam)

Maayke Tijn-Alim (Hoorn)

Nadine Visser (Hoorn)

Femke Bol (Amersfoort)

Cathelijn Peeters (Dongen)

Minke Bisschops (Maastricht)

Isabel Van Den Berg (Aalsmeer)

Marije Van Hunenstijn (Apeldoorn)

Lisanne De Witte (Vlaardingen)

Eveline Saalberg (Arnhem)

Myrte Van Der Schoot (Hilversum)

Pauline Hondema (Assendelft)

Alida Van Daalen (Rotterdam)

Jorinde Van Klinken (Assen)

Jessica Schilder (Volendam)

Anouk Vetter (Amsterdam)

Emma Oosterwegel (Deventer)

Sofie Dokter (Groningen)

Badminton

Robin Tabeling (Arnhem)

Selena Piek (Blaricum)

Basketball

Worthy De Jong (Amsterdam)

Arvin Slagter (Amsterdam)

Jan Driessen (Delft)

Dimeo Van Der Horst (Amsterdam)

Boxing

Chelsey Heijnen (Roosendaal)

Breakdancing

Lee-Lou Demierre (Amsterdam)

Menno Van Gorp (Tilburg)

India Sardjoe (The Hague)

Canoeing

Joris Otten (Helmond)

Selma Konijn (Permerend)

Ruth Vorsselman (Kampen)

Lena Teunissen (Eindhoven)

Martina Wegman (Bergen)

Cycling

Daan Hoole (Zuidland)

Dylan Van Baarle (Veenendaal)

Mathieu Van Der Poel (Kapellen, Belgium)

Harrie Lavreysen (Bergeijk)

Jeffrey Hoogland (Nijverdal)

Roy Van Den Berg (Kampen)

Jan-Willem Van Schip (Houten)

Yoeri Havik (Zaandam)

Jaymio Brink (Arnhem)

Dave Van Der Burg (Bernheze)

Eleonora Van Dijk (Harmelen)

Adriana Vollering (Pijnacker)

Marianne Vos (Hertogenbosch)

Lorena Wiebes (Mijdrecht)

Steffie Van Der Peet (The Hague)

Hetty Van De Wouw (Kaatsheuvel)

Kyra Lamberink (Bergentheim)

Maike Van Der Duin (Assen)

Lisa Van Belle (Zoetermeer)

Puck Pieterse (Amersfoort)

Anne Terpstra (Zierikzee)

Laura Smulders (Horssen)

Merel Smulders (Horssen)

Manon Veenstra (Kerkenveld)

Diving

Else Praasterink (Eindhoven)

Equestrian

Hans Minderhoud (Westkapelle)

Raf Kooremans (Turnhout, Belgium)

Harrie Smolders (Reusel-De Mierden)

Maikel Van Der Vleuten (Geldrop)

Dinja Van Liere (Goes)

Emmelie Scholtens (Schijndel)

Janneke Boonzaaijer (Ede)

Sanne De Jong (Aalsmeer)

Kim Emmen (Oosterhout)

Fencing

Tristan Tulen (Arnhem)

Field hockey

Jip Janssen (Naarden)

Lars Balk (Vianen)

Jonas De Geus (Amsterdam)

Thijs Van Dam (Delft)

Thierry Brinkman (De Bilt)

Seve Van Ass (Rotterdam)

Jorrit Croon (Leiderdorp)

Justen Blok (Rotterdam)

Derck De Vilder (Amsterdam)

Floris Wortelboer (Teteringen)

Tjep Hoedemakers (Rotterdam)

Koen Bijen (Leiden)

Joep De Mol (Tilburg)

Pirmin Blaak (Rotterdam)

Tijmen Reyenga (Amsterdam)

Duco Telgenkamp (The Hague)

Floris Middendorp (Amsterdam)

Anne Veenendaal (Amsterdam)

Luna Fokke (Utrecht)

Freeke Moes (Moergestel)

Lisa Post (Eindhoven)

Xan De Waard (Renkum)

Yibbi Jansen (Hertengenbosch)

Renée Van Laarhoven (Vught)

Felice Albers (Amstelveen)

Maria Verschoor (Dordrecht)

Sanne Koolen (Amsterdam)

Frédérique Matla (Huizen)

Joosje Burg (Veghel)

Marleen Jochems (Etten-Leur)

Pien Sanders (Tilburg)

Marijn Veen (Utrecht)

Laura Nunnink (Eindhoven)

Golf

Anne Van Dam (Arnhem)

Gymnastics

Jermain Grünberg (Hertogenbosch)

Loran De Munck (Haarlem)

Frank Rijken (Zwijndrecht)

Casimir Schmidt (Hoofddorp)

Martijn De Veer (Rotterdam)

Tish Volleman (Eindhoven)

Sanna Veerman (Edam-Volendam)

Naomi Visser (Papendrecht)

Lieke Wevers (Oslo, Norway)

Sanne Wevers (Heerenveen)

Handball

Laura Van Der Heijden (Amersfoort)

Lois Abbingh (Groningen)

Larissa Nüsser (Born)

Bo Van Wetering (Heerhugowaard)

Judith Van Der Helm (Delft)

Tamara Haggerty (Haarlem)

Kim Molenaar (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Kelly Dulfer (Schiedam)

Antje Malestein (Spakenberg)

Rinka Duijndam (Westland)

Yara Holte (Amsterdam)

Niki Van Der Vliet (Zaandam)

Dione Housheer (Oude Ijsselstreek)

Estevana Polman (Arnhem)

Judo

Tornike Tsjakadoea (Leeuwarden)

Frank De Wijt (Beverwijk)

Noël Vant End (Houten)

Michael Korrel (Vianen)

Jelle Snippe (Enschede)

Julie Beurskens (Amersfoort)

Joanne Van Lieshout (Hertogenbosch)

Sanne Van Dijk (Heeswijk-Dinther)

Guusje Steenhuis (Grave)

Marit Kamps (Assen)

Rowing

Eli Brouwer (Utrecht)

Guus Mollee (Amsterdam)

Rik Rienks (Amsterdam)

Ralf Rienks (Amsterdam)

Simon Van Dorp (Amsterdam)

Stefan Broenink (Gouda)

Melvin Twellaar (Westerwartier)

Finn Florijn (Leiden)

Koen Metsemakers (Hasselt)

Lennart Van Lierop (The Hague)

Tone Wieten (Amsterdam)

Nelson Ritsema (Amsterdam)

Sander De Graaf (Made)

Ruben Knab (Ede)

Mick Makker (Blaricum)

Olav Molenaar (Zaandam)

Jacob Van De Kerkhof (Amsterdam)

Jan Van Der Bij (Amsterdam)

Dieuwke Fetter (Amsterdam)

Karolien Florijn (Leiden)

Lisa Scheenaard (Weert)

Martine Veldhuis (Almelo)

Roos De Jong (Haarlem)

Tessa Dullemans (Rotterdam)

Bente Paulis (Leiderdorp)

Laila Youssifou (Amsterdam)

Ymkje Clevering (Ooststellingwerf)

Veronique Meester (Amsterdam)

Benthe Boonstra (Westland)

Hermine Drenth (Arnhem)

Tinka Offereins (Amstelveen)

Marloes Oldenburg (The Hague)

Sailing

Duko Bos (Rotterdam)

Bjarne Bouwer (Alkmaar)

Luuc Van Opzeeland (Hoofddorp)

Bart Lambriex (Haarlem)

Floris Van De Werken (Edam-Volendam)

Sara Wennekes (Scheveningen)

Laila Van Der Meer (Leeuwarden)

Annelous Lammerts (Voorne Aan Zee)

Marit Bouwmeester (Leeuwarden)

Odile Van Aanholt (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Annette Duetz (Gelderland)

Skateboarding

Roos Zwetsloot (Utrecht)

Keet Oldenbeuving (Utrecht)

Swimming

Sean Niewold (Groningen)

Kai Van Westering (Bidart, France)

Kenzo Simons (Paramaribo, Suriname)

Renzo Tjona-Joe (Paramaribo, Suriname)

Caspar Corbeau (Santa Cruz, California)

Arno Kamminga (Katwijk)

Nyls Korstanje (Sneek)

Stan Pijnenburg (Haaren)

Bregje De Brouwer (Hoofddorp)

Noortje De Brouwer (Hoofddorf)

Samantha Van Nunen (Eindhoven)

Imani De Jong (Amsterdam)

Silke Holkenborg (Wehl)

Janna Van Kooten (Amsterdam)

Kim Busch (Dordrecht)

Valerie Van Roon (Delft)

Marrit Steenbergen (Ooststellingwerf)

Kira Toussaint (Amstelveen)

Maaike De Waard (Vlaardingen)

Tes Schouten (Bodegraven)

Tessa Giele (Voorne Aan Zee)

Sharon Van Rouwendaal (Eindhoven)

Table tennis

Adriana Eerland (Schiedam)

Tennis

Tallon Griekspoor (Nieuw-Vennep)

Robin Haase (The Hague)

Wesley Koolhof (Duiven)

Jean-Julien Rojer (Dubai, U.A.E.)

Arantxa Rus (Westland)

Demi Schuurs (Maastricht)

Triathlon

Mitch Kolkman (Maastricht)

Richard Murray (Sittard)

Maya Kingma (Breda)

Rachel Murray (Sittard)

Volleyball

Stefan Boermans (Hengelo)

Yorick De Groot (Sliedrecht)

Matthew Immers (Leidschendam-Voorburg)

Steven Van De Velde (The Hague)

Jolien Knollema (Groningen)

Juliët Lohuis (Oldenzaal)

Sarah Van Aalen (Wijchen)

Indy Baijens (Zaandam)

Eline Timmerman (Rijssen)

Florien Reesink (Borne)

Elles Dambrink (Ouderkerk Aan Den Ijssel)

Nova Marring (Assen)

Katja Stam (Emmen)

Raïsa Schoon (Werkendam)

Celeste Plak (Tuitjenhorn)

Anne Buijs (Oostzaan)

Britt Bongaerts (Roermond)

Marrit Jasper (Sneek)

Nika Daalderop (Amsterdam)

Water polo

Laura Aarts (Nijmegen)

Iris Wolves (Ede)

Brigitte Sleeking (Dordrecht)

Catharina Van Der Sloot (Gouda)

Maartje Keuning (Schermer)

Simone Van De Kraats (Barneveld)

Bente Rogge (Zaanstad)

Lieke Rogge (Zaanstad)

Vivian Sevenich (Mataró, Spain)

Kitty-Lynn Joustra (Permerend)

Lola Moolhuijzen (Ede)

Nina Ten-Broek (Ede)

Sarah Buis (Amsterdam)

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🏇 Equestrian Jumping Individual

🥇KUKUK Christian and CHECKER 47 🥈GUERDAT Steve and DYNAMIX DE BELHEME 🥉van der VLEUTEN Maikel and BEAUVILLE Z

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Inside The Dutch Masters: Friday 8 March Maikel Van der Vleuten won the main class

Dutch Delight in the VDL Groep Prize

Friday marked the first day of international show jumping at this year’s edition of The Dutch Masters with the pinnacle class coming from the VDL Groep Prize won by Maikel Van der Vleuten. Held under the bright lights of the Brabanthallen, the world’s best horse and rider combinations gathered to take on Louis Konickx’s technically designed 1.55m course.

Fittingly, the first of the 42 riders to enter the arena was the long-standing World No.1 Henrik von Eckermann with his sensational gelding King Edward. The pair who are the reigning FEI World Champions could not quite produce the round that they wanted when collecting four faults.

Rolex Testimonee and third into the arena, Bertram Allen, was the first rider to produce a clear round and set the standard for those to follow. This was quickly followed, much to the delight of the home crowd, by Dutch rider Frank Schuttert, who ensured that there would be a jump-off. Clears came throughout the talented field, including FEI European Champions Steve Guerdat and Dynamix de Belheme, as well as fellow Rolex Testimonee, Daniel Deusser – a three-time winner of the Rolex Grand Prix at the venue – who once again showed himself to be a true expert of the main arena at this prestigious show with a stylish clear round.

In total 11 riders proceeded through to the jump-off, a list that included the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping live contender Richard Vogel and the two Rolex Young Rider Academy riders Robert Murphy and Lars Kersten.

After a short break, riders entered the arena in reverse order of merit, based on their time from the first round, with the quickest clear round having the advantage of being the last to go. First into the arena, Deusser set the early pace with a clear in a time of 44.73 seconds, but it wasn’t to be for the German rider, as Guerdat produced a smooth and nimble round to come home 2.08 seconds faster. The crowds then came alive just one horse later as Maikel van der Vleuten took 0.61 seconds of the Swiss rider’s time. None of the remaining riders could match the precision, skill, and accuracy showed by van der Vleuten, leaving the Dutchman to claim the 2024 VDL Groep Prize.

Speaking on his win van der Vleuten remarked: “My horse [Beauville Z N.O.P.] was incredible today – it was his first show in two and a half months so I am very pleased with this result. He jumped a lot better in the jump-off which meant I could get all of the forward strides which enabled me to beat Steve’s [Guerdat] time. We will see how he feels in the next few days but the plan is to jump him in the Rolex Grand Prix on Sunday.”

The home favourite added: “The world’s best riders in the world are here not only to compete but to win. As a Dutch rider this show is so special to me and the crowds here are amazing. They were a fantastic support for me this evening, so to win in front of them is truly incredible.”

Photo: The Dutch Masters / Remco Veurink | Press release Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping

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🥉Maikel van der Vleuten🥉 Tokyo 2020 Olympics Game Equestrian: Jumping Individual 📸 by Ezra Shaw & Julian Finney /Getty Images

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LONGINES League of Nations™ Final 2024 - neun Teams für das Finale qualifiziert

Auch  Christian Kukuk , der Einzel-Olympiasieger von Paris, geht in Barcelona an den Start (Foto: Silvia Reiner) Beim LONGINES League of Nations™ Final gehen neun Teams an den Start Gastgeber Spanien Mariano Martinez Bastida, Santiago Nunez Riva, Alberto Marquez Galobardes, Armando Trapote Mariano MARTINEZ BASTIDA�� . Copyright ©FEI/ThomasReiner.pro Niederlande Maikel van der Vleuten, Lars…

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Princess Amalia attended the final for individual show jumping riders during the Olympic Games in Paris on Tuesday. Afterwards she congratulated Maikel van der Vleuten on his bronze medal. August 6, 2024.

📷 Blauw Bloed

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olympic jumping qualifiers this time. less in-depth because of how quick the rounds are vs dressage tests, and i’m sure i missed some details, especially in terms of tack/tack names. if anyone is actually reading these and knows the names of things, please tell me!

(please assume everyone is in a running martingale, they're so common i quit mentioning them.)

Spain: Ismael Garcia Roque on Tirano. pretty gray. i know it’s hard to not have (some) mouth gape when you’re fighting about speed (i jump too) but i can’t help cringing. interesting running martingale set up - i don’t think i’ve ever seen one like that. 

Austria: Katharina Rhomberg on Colestus Cambridge. also a gray. three rails down, which is rough.

Mexico: Carlos Hank Guerreiro on Porthos Maestro WH Z. that is an…interesting set up. looks like a normal noseband and drop noseband on the same bridle? not sure i like it/why not just use a flash

Switzerland: Steve Guerdat on Dynamix de Belheme. a mare! her blaze is cool :) she’s gaping a lot coming out of the arena - again, i get it, you do really have to fight them on tempo sometimes, but i’m still cringing. knocked a rail or two; that triple combination has gotten everyone so far and i think it’ll continue to do so.

Sweden: Henrik von Eckermann on King Edward. i have no idea what’s going on with his bridle. i think that’s a net of some sort to keep the flies off his nose? idk. kinda cool that he has no browband. watching the jumpers’ big canters is awesome. the first pair to go clear and inside the time! i think he threw a shoe on that last jump - something shoe-shaped goes flying in the slo-mo replay.

Japan: Taizo Sugitani on Quincy 194. this boy wants to look at the crowd and go. not the cleanest round i’ve ever seen - my instructor would have made me go back and do some of those again (in a lesson). 

Poland: Adam Grzegorzewski on Issem. several rails down - this course is tricky. 

France: Simon Delestre on I Amelusina R 51. a stallion - look at that crest. so much gape. too much gape, even for a jump course. i want a closer look at his bridle - two sets of reins. 

Ireland: Shane Sweetnam on James Kann Cruz. okay that’s a decent pun. i wonder how old he is; he’s really grayed out. the bit set up looks ridiculous - there’s so many straps. 

UK: Ben Mahler on Dallas Vegas Butilly. this mare has some favorite cities, it would seem. she’s got a nose net thing too. low, tight frame in canter before the round started. they’re also clear and in time! she’s frothing tho 🙁

Germany: Christian Kukuk on Checker 47. nice, plain figure 8 bridle for once. he does a little extra kick with the back legs as he’s in the air over the jump. clear and in time. 

Israel: Ashlee Bond on Donatello 141. it’s always interesting to see how much sheepskin each horse likes; Donatello has it on all three straps of his breastplate. 

USA: Laura Kraut on Baloutinue. i like them. came in nice and quiet, gave Baloutinue some pets before they started. fantastic, chill feeling round/not frantic at all. clear and in time (5 seconds under!)

Netherlands: Maikel van der Vleuten on Beauville Z. for a horse who apparently likes wiggly lines, they looked very straight through the triple combination. also a nice round - boring, as my instructor would say. (that’s a good thing)

Brazil: Pedro Veniss on Nimrod de Muze. i couldn’t help it, i laughed at the horse’s name. there’s some head tossing, especially as Veniss tries to steady him before a fence. clear and in time. 

UAE: Omar Abdul Aziz al Marzooqi on Enjoy de la Mure. pretty dark bay. happy ears, even over the jumps. nice pair. 

Saudi Arabia: Abdulrahman Alrajhi on Ventago. red ribbon tail, watch yourselves y’all. his stirrups are green to match his coat and the saddle pad and ear bonnet. it’s cute. lots of sheepskin on the breastplate. not the ride Alrajhi was hoping for, methinks - he was shaking his head a little after the round. 

Australia: Hilary Scott on Milky Way. a gray mare, as her name suggests 🙂 sheepskin on her breastplate too. four rails down, but a nice ride in other respects. 

Canada: Mario Deslauriers on Emerson. head tossing in the turns and coming up to some of the jumps. two sets of reins - i don’t think it’s a double in the two bits sense, but there’s a definite elevated-control situation happening. looks like there’s a star under his fly bonnet! touch of froth. 

Belgium: Gilles Thomas on Ermitage Kalone. gorgeous chestnut and a big bold blaze. he’s got a nose-fly-net thing. lovely round (clear and under time) and lovely ride (no gape or froth). i like this pair.

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Maikel van der Vleuten in a three way jump off!

He's definitely going to win a medal, let's hope for the gold 🤞🤞🤞

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🇬🇧🥇 🇸🇪🥈 🇳🇱🥉 | Great Britain’s Ben Maher takes Individual Show Jumping gold ahead of Sweden’s Peder Fredricson and the Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten