The Dutch Equestrian Federation and KWPN society organized their first selection trial for the 2014 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Ermelo, The Netherlands, on Wednesday 16 April 2014 at the KNHS headquarters in Ermelo, The Netherlands. Eleven 5-year olds and ten 6-year olds were selected for the further evaluation at the Dutch WCYH training and selection trials.
The selection committee, consisting of Wim Ernes, Johan Hamminga and Gert van den Hoorn, picked a total of 21 horses. On 1 May a Wild Card day will be held during which a further two horses can be added to the long list.
On the first selection day, the participating combinations had to ride the young horse test.
The following pairs were long-listed after the first trial in Ermelo:
5-year olds
- El Capone (UB 40 x OO Seven – Marieke van der Putten
- Eye Catcher (Vivaldi x TCN Partout) – Cora Verlouw
- Happy Feet (Don Jovi x Krack C) – Katia Smets
- Equirelle W (Florett Ass x Donnerhall) – Kyra Klinkers
- Eddieni (Johnson x Negro) – Theo Hanzon
- Elton John DVB (Jazz x Fidermark) – Stefanie Wolf
- Esperance (Sorento x Rousseau) – Maria Brouwer
- Expression (Vivaldi x Vincent) – Diederik van Silfhout
- Etoile (Don Schufro x Rubinstein I) – Dinja van Liere
- Estoril (Zhivago x Gribaldi) – Emmelie Scholtens
- Ebony (Painted Black x Jazz) – Vai Bruntink
6-year olds
- D’Angelo (Zucchero x Sandro Hit) – Theo Hanzon
- Denzel (Santano x Ferro) – Alex van Silfhout
- Dream Boy (Vivaldi x Ferro) – Gerdine Maree
- Dorado (Krack C x Rousseau) – Emmelie Scholtens
- Don Tango B (Contango x Jazz) – Diederik van Silfhout
- Darabel (Westpoint x Don Schufro) – Vai Bruntink
- Denzel (Zidane x Truppa) – Dinja van Liere
- Desperado (Vivaldi x Havidoff) – Emmelie Scholtens
- Don Diego (Lord Leatherdale x Krack C) – Patrick van der Meer
- Doraya (Westenwind x Jazz) – Stephanie de Frel
The 2014 World Young Horse Championships take place in Verden, Germany, on 6 - 10 August 2014.
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