European team champion and individual bronze medallist Gilles Thomas is one of many top riders that can be seen in action at this week's FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses 2025. Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
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This week, Zangersheide hosts the 2025 FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in Lanaken, Belgium. The 2025-edition marks the 30th anniversary of the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championships for Young Horses, where five-, six- and seven-year-old showjumpers will compete for the coveted title of World Champion in their respective age categories. On the program is also the FEI Zangersheide Sires of the World for approved stallions, and the Belgian senior championship.
Among some of the well-known names on the entry list are Niels Bruynseels (BEL), Nicola and Olivier Philippaerts (BEL), Thibeau Spits (BEL), Gilles Thomas (BEL), Christian Ahlmann (GER), Daniel Deusser (GER), Kendra Claricia Brinkop (GER), Yuri Mansur (BRA), Seamus Hughes Kennedy (IRL), Denis Lynch (IRL), Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED), Kim Emmen (NED) and Angelica Augusstson Zanotelli (SWE) – to mention just a few.
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