Part of the Dutch team for the 2023 Europeans: Harrie Smolders and Uricas v/d Kattevennen. Photo © Jenny Abrahamsson for World of Showjumping.
The Dutch Equestrian Federation has announced its horse-and-rider combinations for the FEI Jumping European Championships, in Milan, Italy, set to take place from August 29 to September 3 2023.
The Dutch team will consist of:
- Willem Greve and Highway M TN (Eldorado van de Zeshoek x Chellano Z – breeder: P. Verdellen Paarden Fok & Opfok, owner: Team Nijhof V.O.F., groom: Richard Skillen)
- Harrie Smolders and Uricas v/d Kattevennen (Uriko x Cassini I – breeder: Otto Boje Schoof, owner: BVBA Leon Spronken, groom: Paulina von Bonsdorff)
- Maikel van der Vleuten and O’Bailey vh Brouwershof (Darco x Contact vd Heffinck – breeder: Jean-Marie de Wilde, owners: Kees van den Oetelaar, EAC sporthorses, Springstal Van der Vleuten, groom: Alin Seidler)
- Jur Vrieling and Long John Silver 3 N.O.P. (Lasino x Corrado I – breeder: Peter Burmeister, owner: SF Equestrian, groom: Emma Stewart)
- Kars Bonhof and Hernandez TN (Kannan x Numero Uno – breeder: W. Dekker, owner: Team Nijhof V.O.F., groom: Vera Schurink)
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