Emerald Steals the show in Mechelen

Harrie Smolders

BWP approved stallion, Emerald, (f.Diamant de Semilly x Carthago) showed again his outstanding quality by winning the 7 year old Sires at the Christmas Horse show in Mechelen. Emerald was one of nine horses to go through to the jump-off. Six jumped a double clear and Emerald won the class by three seconds.

Emeralds offspring competed in the final of the 2 year old loose jumping, More than 85 horse entered the qualification for Mechelen, Jashira de Magico (f. Emerald x Capital) owned by Filip van Hul finished in fifth place and Jaguara de Magico (f. Emerald x Flamenco de Semilly) owned by Daniel Smet, was ninth.

Regina Z won the KBC 1m50 jump-off class on wednesday evening, She was the fastest of seventeen horses that went through to the jump-off. In the FEI Rolex World Cup Qualifier, Regina was one of eight horses to jump clear, she had eight faults in the jump-off and finished in seventh place. Harrie has 34 FEI World Cup points and is lying in tenth place in the Westeren European league, There are four qualifications still to go before the final in s'Hertogenbosch in April. Regina Z has won nine international classes in 2011, Among her victories were being part of the winning Nations Cup Team at CSI 5* Rome, The Grand Prix at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and she was the leading horse in the Zangersheide studbook.

Jos Verlooy

Domino (f.Thunder vd Zuuthoeve x Azur de Paulstra) was second in the 1m40 International class for Belgian Bred horses. In the U25 Grand Prix Domino finshed in 7th place. Wamira (f. Oklund x Animo) was 4th in the 1m30 two phase.