Zuidwolde, The Netherlands, July 14, 2019 – Spectacular performances from more than 300 promising young athletes from 33 countries took place last week during the FEI European Jumping Champions for Children, Juniors and Young Riders.

Lars Kersten (NED) & H-Cassino

Bas Moerings (NED) & Fosther, Veronique Morsink (NED) & Entrepeneur, Lars Kersten (NED) & H-Cassino and Rowen van de Mheen (NED) & Q Verdi joined forces to claim the Young Riders team title for The Netherlands, totalling a combined score 0f 10.93 penalty-points.

The Belgian side of Dieter Vermeiren (BEL) & Kingston Town lll Z, Simon Morssinkhof (BEL) & Vivolta de Gree, Zoe Conter (BEL) & Univers du Vinnebus and Gilles Thomas (BEL) & Konak had the advantage with the lowest combined scores after Wednesday’s opening Speed class, and looked set to stroll to victory when adding nothing to their scoreline with three clears in the first round of Friday’s team competition in which the Dutch added five to their tally.

However when Vermeiren racked up a 12 second time out then Morssinkhof’s eight had to be included, bringing the Belgian total to 12.11 which left them just over a penalty point behind the Dutch who this time kept a clean sheet.

Germany claimed bronze honors counting on performances by Philipp Schulze Topphoff (GER) & Concordess NRW and Leonie Böckmann (GER) & Label d’Amour and Max Haunhorst (GER) & Chaccara and Cedric Wolf (GER) & DSP Chicitito.

In a new innovation this year, the fifth member of each team that made it onto the podium also received a medal. All five riders competed on the opening day, before the four-member teams were named for the remainder of the week.

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Source: Press release by Louise Parkes for FEI – Fédération Equestre Internationale

Photos: © FEI / Digishots / Leanjo de Koster