Grand Prix debute with Arie Sollenburg

A debut is always an exciting moment, but a Grand Prix debut is always just that little bit more special. Last weekend it was time for Arie Sollenburg to have his first official Grand Prix test. The beautiful black gelding showed a lot of potential for the Grand Prix during his training and has certainly made this true during his debut. But Jorinde Verwimp did not only competed with the Olivi gelding, she also competed the horses Golddream and Esprit in the Prix St. George and Juwel at 4.3 level.

Grand Prix debut
After an upward line in both training and competition, it was time to make the switch to the Grand Prix with Arie Sollenburg last weekend. During his debut, Arie already showed many beautiful lines. The jury also greatly appreciated the debut, which resulted in a score of 67.3%. “I am really happy with this debut. There is still a lot of improvement, but the fact that we have now been able to take this step is really great, “Jorinde Verwimp says happily about the Grand Prix debut.

Flawless test
With Esprit and Golddream, Jorinde competed the Prix St. George. With Esprit she managed a nice clear test that resulted in a score of 68.5%. Goldy also showed very nice lines during the PSG test. But unfortunately he started to gallop during the middle trot. Combined with a miscommunication in the flying chances every 3, the score was slightly depressed and the combination came to a total of 67.3%.

Strong lines
Jorinde also competed with the likeable Juwel at 4.3 level. “Juwel had super good lines in the test but unfortunately some miscommunications at some points in the canter on the last line. Unfortunately, this cost a lot of points”, Jorinde said about the test. Despite the miscommunication, the test was assessed with a score of 68%.