NEWSLETTER TEAM NIJHOF NUMBER 7 D.D. 1ST DECEMBER 2002
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Expo On Horse Hengelo-stallion competition

In the KNHS/KWPN stallion competition, level Z Peter Geerink and Roven had a clear result in the first round on Wednesday 27 November and ended 5th in the jump off.

Other successful results:

KNHS/KWPN stallion competition, level M:
2 Picasso (Heartbreaker), Eddie Brinkman
3 Powerfee (Fedor), David Jobertie
4 Pierrot (Concorde), Luc Steeghs
5 U2 van de Mespel (Cruising x Concorde), David Jobertie
7 Padinus (Heartbreaker), Peter Geerink

Classic jump competition, level ZZ, immediately at speed, 1.35m:
1 Riant van de Mosselcentrale (Heartbreaker), Hank Melse
3 Rocky (Iroko), Bert Jan Zuidema
6 Masasyvo (Burggraaf), Edwin Klokman

Classis jump, light tour, immediately at speed; 1.35m
1 Quasine (Heartbreaker) David Jobertie
3 Leemhoeve’s Juska (Ekstein), Dennis Kuipers

Classic competition, young horses with jump off: 1.30 m
2 Omelli (Burggraaf), Pieter Martijn de Bruijn

Classic competition light tour with jump off, 1.35m
1 Lavera (Concorde), Anne van Vulpen

NISSAN/KNHS CHALLENGE 2002
Classic competition: finals ZZ with jump off: 1.40m
1 Lavera (Concorde), Anne van Vulpen

INTERVET CUP – JUNIORS with jump off: 1.30m
3 New Mexico (Burggraaf), Lotte Berghauser Pont

INTERVET CUP - YOUNG RIDERS; 1.35m
1 Expo-On-Horse (Burggraaf), Tom Brinkman
3 Lancelot (Voltaire), Pieter Koopmans


Idocus
Idocus and Marlies van Baalen performed excellent in the last two Grand Prix by finishing in top rankings between the world’s best riders.
1st G.P. Zuidlaren
3rd G.P. Berlin.

Conquest – Beezie Madden
Beezie Madden makes another Conquest in $ 100.000,-- Presdident’s Cup Grand Prix of Washington. They all ran, but now one could catch Beezie Madden in the $ 100.000,-- President’s Cup with Conquest (by Concorde x Ulft).
Two weeks later Beezie Madden and Erik Lamaze duelled for the Win at the Toronto’s Royal Horse Show in Canada. Conquest bet Erik Lamaze’s Raphel by almost three seconds!


Stallion Selection KWPN
Team Nijhof did very well in the first selections of the KWPN stallionshow pre selections. Selected for the second inspection are:
Born 2000: Calvados x Libero x Burggraaf
Born 2000: Calvados x Concorde x Wisconsin
Born 2000: Carthago x Count Ivor x Uriel
Born 2000: Galoubet x Calando x Landgraf
Born 2000: Heartbreaker x Calvados x Cassis
Born 2000: Quite Easy x Silvio x Voltaire
Quattro (Qredo de Paulstra x Pandore du Tot).
With another two stallions that were ill to be presented in December.

World Breeding Ranking:
Team Nijhof-sires in the World Breeding Ranking:

Nr. Horse sire of the Horse:
3. Handel II Wolfgang
9 De Sjiem Aram
45 Viktor Concorde
56 Joel Ekstein
85 Finesse Voltaire
119 Loverboy Fedor
138 Jikke Concorde
143 Lexicon Voltaire
157 Quartz Music Heartbreaker
202 S’Blieft Burggraaf
203 King Ekstein
214 Marius Claudius Concorde
214 Conquest II Concorde
235 Millenium Burggraaf
242 Macanudo Dinero Calvados
292 Larino Concorde
300 Kuno II Burggraaf
317 Kasmir Ekstein
334 Taylor Made Fedor
359 Isabella Concorde
364 Joris Zeoliet

KWPN- top 250 breeding value mares (jumping)
Team Nijhof-sires in the top 10:
Nr. Horse sire of the Horse
1 Harmonie Calvados x Voltaire
6 Freelady Burggraaf
7 Fastrade Voltaire
10 Kivolda Burggraaf

KWPN- top 10 breeding value stallions (jumping)
Nr. Stallion points
2 Heartbreaker 168
4 Concorde 163
8 Iroko 160

KWPN- top 10 breeding value stallions (dressage)
Nr. Stallion points
1 Cocktail (+) 200
6 Havel 186

KWPN 2002 “preferent” mares
In november KWPN published the annual list of preferent mares (certification for excellent results based on offspring). No less than 4 mares’ sire is Voltaire, 3 mares are of Wolfgang and 3 mares whose sire is Burggraaf.

IBOP-tests
IBOP-tests are usuability tests for mares. In Wormerveer a Calvados x Voltaire-mare of R. Knoester from Assendelft ended first with 76,5 points based, on her movement and her jumping capacity. In Exloo a Heartbreaker-mare ended second, also with 76,5 points.