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The Dutch Equestrian Federation (KNHS) has announced its long-list for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games which will take place from July 26 to August 11, with showjumping set to start in Versailles with the first team qualifier on August 1 and finish with the invidual final on August 6. 

"It is positive that we have enough combinations to work with towards Paris,” the Dutch chef d’equipe Jos Lansink said in a press release from KNHS. “Experience teaches us that something can always happen, and this group of championship horses and riders is a great starting point.” 

For the Dutch team, the Longines League of Nations with its four legs – Abu Dhabi, Ocala, St. Gallen and Rotterdam – as well the three stand-alone CSIO5* Nations Cups supported by Rolex in Rome, La Baule and Aachen and the Dutch Championships in Deurne will be used for observation of the possible Olympic combinations. 

The Dutch long-list includes the following horse-and-rider-combinations: 

• Leopold van Asten and VDL Groep Iron Z (VDL Groep Charisma Z x Mr. Blue, bred and owned by Stoeterij Duyselshof BV)

• Kars Bonhof and Hernandez TN N.O.P. (Kannan x Numero Uno, bred by W. Dekker and owned by Team Nijhof)

• Kim Emmen and Inflame GO (Namelus R x Carthino Z , bred by H. van de Goor and owned by Eric Berkhof Paarden BV and Harry van der Goor)

• Willem Greve and Grandorado TN N.O.P. (Eldorado van de Zeshoek TN x Carolus H, bred by M. Rietberg & D.J. Verhoeven and owned by Team Nijhof and Willem Greve Sportpaarden BV) or Highway TN N.O.P. (Eldorado van de Zeshoek x Chellano Z, bred by P. Verdellen Paarden Fok & Opfok and owned by Team Nijhof)

• Loewie Joppen and Havel vd Wolfsakker Z (Hos d'O x Libero H , bred by B. van der Kloet  and owned by George van der Hoydonck)

• Harrie Smolders and Monaco N.O.P. (Cassini II x Contender, bred by Ralf Lütje and owned by Evergate Stables LLC) or Uricas vd Kattevennen (Uriko x Cassini I , bred by Otto Boje Schoof and owned by BVBA Spronken Leon)

• Maikel van der Vleuten and Beauville Z N.O.P. (Bustique x Jumpy des Fontaines, bred by Pascal Habets and owned by Pontegadea Espana SLU Marta Ortega Perez and Springstal van der Vleuten) or O’Bailey vh Brouwershof N.O.P. (Darco x PKZ Contact van de Heffinck, bred by Jean-Marie De Wilde and owned by C.A.M Van Den Oetelaar BV, Eac Sporthorses and Springstal van der Vleuten)

• Jur Vrieling and Jourdain VDL (Zapatero VDL x Darco,  bred by VDL Stud and owned by W. van de Lageweg)