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2024 RECAP: RONNIE HEALY WON HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE SOUTH AFRICAN DERBY

The South African Derby is one of South Africa’s highlight shows, and in 2024, South African rider Ronnie Healy claimed his second consecutive victory, finishing in first and second place. CORNET’S MANDARINO (2024 winner) The eleven-year-old German sporthorse is the son of Cornet Session, who was bred by Hilmar Meyer. Cornet Session is by Cornet Obolenksy,…

BylizzieJanuary 20, 20250Comments

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STALLION SUNDAY: VERDI TN

This week, we look at the Team Nijhof stallion, the twenty-two-year-old KWPN stallion, Verdi TN. With his rider, Maikel van der Vleuten, Verdi has had an incredibly successful competitive career. Some of the Dutch combination's achievements include jumping three clear rounds at the Olympic Games in Rio and competing in the 2012 London Olympics, the 2013…

BylizzieJanuary 19, 20250Comments

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER ABUSE CASE OPENED

The FEI has announced the opening of a horse abuse case against American rider Andre McConnon. In September 2024, videos of the American were posted anonymously on social media. In these videos, McConnon can be seen hitting a horse on the head repeatedly. When these videos were released, the eventer was competing at the Burghley Horse…

BylizzieJanuary 13, 20250Comments

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STALLION SUNDAY: POINT BREAK – THE BEST TEN-YEAR-OLD IN THE WORLD

This Sunday, we are focusing on the Swedish Warmblood Point Break. Point Break has recently been crowned the best ten-year-old in the world according to his Elo Rating by Equiratings, and he is eighth on the FEI World Ranking with 1310 points. This means that Ben Maher has ridden the top two rated ten-year-olds since…

BylizzieJanuary 12, 20250Comments

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STALLION SUNDAY: URICAS VAN DE KATTEVENNEN

Uricas van de Kattevennen has become a name synonymous with excellence in showjumping, earning admiration from showjumping enthusiasts worldwide. This very talented young stallion, born in 2012, was initially trained by Alexander Housen. One of their highlights was in 2019 when the duo qualified for the World Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken by jumping clear…

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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ECCLESTONE Z AND HARRIE SMOLDERS FINISH SECOND IN THE SIX-YEAR-OLD STALLION CLASS AT JUMPING MECHELEN

The Escape Z son Ecclestone Z finished second in the six-year-old stallion class at Jumping Mechelen under Dutch rider Harrie Smolders. This Dutch combination finished less than a second behind the winner, Belgium’s Gilles Thomas and his ride, Saladin S.

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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CARTHINA Z PASSES AWAY AT TWENTY-FOUR

The news of Carthina Z’s passing was shared recently on social media. Carthina has become a household name in Belgian breeding. She has produced no less than ten 1.40m and higher competitors, including Emerald van’t Ruytershof, Diamanthina van’t Ruytershof and Nixon van’t Meulenhof. Carthina Z has produced numerous offspring, sixty-seven in total. Interestingly, Carthina’s daughter, Jenna…

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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GILLES THOMAS AND SALADIN S

Gilles Thomas and the six-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion, Saladin S, took the win in the six-year-old stallion class at Jumping Mechelen. Who is Saladin S? Saladin is the son of the fifteen-year-old Belgian sporthorse stallion Ducati van Schuttershof. What makes Ducati’s pedigree interesting is his mother, Narcotique van Schuttershof. Narcotique is the daughter of one…

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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SCUDERIA 1918 TOBAGO Z WINS THE LÉON MELCHIOR OPEN SIRES OF THE WORLD

Germany's Daniel Deusser and the seventeen-year-old Zangersheide stallion Tobago Z were victorious at Jumping Mechelen in the Léon Melchior Open Sires of the World. Thirty-three stallions who were eight years old or older competed in the CSI 5*-W event. Remarkably, this was not the first time we have seen Deusser and Tobago Z win this…

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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ZONIK PLUS WIN THE 2024 CDI-W MECHELEN GRAND PRIX

At the end of last year, we saw the eight-year-old stallion Zonik Plus and Belgian rider Justin Verboomen claim victory in the World Cup Grand Prix with 74.348%.

BylizzieJanuary 4, 20250Comments

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