Verwimp uses the lockdown period to her advantage

Now that there are temporarily no competitions taking place, training can feel a bit pointless. Rider Jorinde Verwimp proves the opposite! She is currently training her horses just as hard as before and uses the lockdown period to her advantage. After all, as a combination you never stop learning and “the sky is the limit”! What goals does she have for next season? Read more!

Training for the Medium Tour

The training of a talented horse to the top seems very hard and Jorinde Verwimp knows better than anyone what it looks like. She sees great potential in her three horses Charmer, Cardento and Just a little bit Krack v / h Klaverhof. Now that she has a little more time on her hands, she devotes her full attention to them and learning them new exercises for the highest level.

Her horse Cardento, for example, has a lot of talent for the piaffe and passage and Just a little bit Krack also seems to have talent for the Grand Prix as a mare. In addition to these talents, Verwimp is currently also training her KWPN gelding Charmer towards the Medium Tour. Her goal is to shine with these three horses in the Grand Prix ring!

Naturally, the training also requires some variety with fun activities such as jumping, beautiful outdoor rides, etc. Especially at the first, Verwimp’s horse Charmer turns out to be a natural!

Next season

Since the Corona virus is still hanging around, Jorinde has also started working with her younger horses. She has set a clear schedule to hopefully reach a next level next season. “Hard training pays off and there are fun and exciting prospects. So we are certainly not sitting still during the lockdown!”; says Verwimp.

New round, new opportunities: Successful CDN Dentergem for team Verwimp and Jorinde wins PSG

“Something impossible, doesn’t exist”! This seems to be the motto of the driven team Verwimp. In the green town of Dentergem, great performances were again achieved this weekend at the CDN Dentergem! Jorinde Verwimp won the Prix St. Georges honorary title with her horse Cardento and Yinthe van de Ven and Emma Driesen rode excellent dressage tests. The hard training is paying off!

Honorary title Prix St. Georges

Good news, which we are glad to share: Jorinde achieved a very powerful dressage test with her horse Cardento during the PSG and won the honorary title with a score of 71.3%! Not only did she rise in the rankings with Cardento, she also achieved an impressive score with Just a little bit Krack v / h Klaverhof. They achieved a score of 68.8% in intermediate I and came second.

Unfortunately, the debut with her horse Charmer in the intermediate II was a little less successful than hoped, according to Verwimp: “In my opinion, there were a lot of mistakes in the test, so I greeted before the last line. Both the jury members and the audience were amazed by my move, because it turned out: we had a score of 69.7%! I didn’t realize that, but we learned from it! ”

Young Riders

Although things were not going well last week, Yinthe van de Ven and Gina’s Pearl went all out for a second chance this weekend. A test that really shows the difference, says Van de Ven: “I really have a good feeling about this match! It was a test without major mistakes and the pirouette felt like how it always feels. With a nice score of 66.5%, we finished in fourth place. ”

Emma Driesen was also very satisfied with her Grace. “I am very happy with Grace under the saddle! Today we rode for the second time in PSG and achieved our international selection. We even got a few eights on our series and finished in third place. We’ve got the hang of it now, on to the next competition! “.

First indoor season competition

Ruiter Ruut Pasgang heralded the indoor season at Rijhal De Damberg in Bocholt this weekend. She rode an excellent test with James under saddle and got rewarded with a shiny gold medal! With her score of 70.6%, she rode to first place in the N4.2.

Practice makes perfect for team Verwimp at CDN Maldegem and Championship KR in Kortessem

After a successful Belgian Championship, Jorinde Verwimp and her pupils Yinthe van de Ven and Ruut Pasgang were also busy last weekend. They competed for various podium places at the CDN Maldegem at Hidalgo and the Championship KR in Kortessem at Equestrian Center PC Stables. What for one combination resulted in a podium place, it was good exercise for the other. Next week the next challenge is planned: the CDN Dentergem!

Prix ​​St. Georges

The Prix St. Georges class during the CDN Maldegem, started unfortunately a bit challengeable for Verwimp with her Cardento. According to Jorinde: “He was in utmost concentration, but unfortunately due to some miscommunications, the pirouettes did not resulted very well. Practice makes perfect, so next week we will go for a second attempt at the CDN Dentergem. New round, new opportunities!’.

Young Riders

Jorinde’s student Yinthe van de Ven competed last weekend in the Young Riders class with Gina’s Pearl for a podium place. Dressage tests with some flaws, but that certainly did not spoil the fun!

The combination of Yinthe and Jorinde’s horse Gina showed a beautiful trot tour in both dressage tests. In the first test some minor rider mistakes were made in the pirouette and in the second test the combination lost some points because they rode incorrect. It was not the place in the rankings that Yinthe had in mind, but it was still a great success, according to Van de Ven: “I am very happy that I could take Gina’s Pearl with me to a competition for the first time, what an experience! I would therefore like to thank Jorinde for this unique opportunity! “.

Championship KR in Kortessem

Also equestrian Ruut Pasgang had her hands full this weekend at the Championship KR at Equestrian Sports Center PC Stables in Kortessem. She rode with her horses Karlando and Limited Edition in the second round very strong rubrics, finishing in second and third place in the final classification!

In her second test in I.2 she rode with Karlando a score of 74.6%, which earned her a second place. With their score, they achieved a bronze medal with Level 0 in the final classification.

In the second test in N1.3, with Limited Edition under saddle, Pasgang rode to a score of 73%, which earned her a second place. With this score they achieved a silver medal with level 1 in the final classification.

A weekend that started with some healthy tensity, ended very successfully, says Ruut: “I am very proud of my youngsters! I would like to thank KR for the nice nature prizes and the good organization and a big congratulations to all other prize winners. A good end to this season! “.

Looking back at the BC Dressage and the results of Team Verwimp

Last week on a Wednesday, the moment arrived: the Belgian Championships in Lier! The fact that the team members of Dressuurstal Verwimp have trained a lot in the past weeks, was reflected in the total results of Belgium Dressage Events. For the top riders (and also the horses) it was a little strange at first to compete without an audience, but it was a wonderful spectacle to follow via the livestream. Rider Jorinde Verwimp showed off three times on the podium and won a bronze, silver and gold medal with her horses Ampere’s Diamond, Golddream and Charmer! From the Verwimp stable, twenty-one beautiful combinations have competed for various honorary titles. Curious about the final results of this dream team? Read them below!

Grand Prix

Grand Prix rider Jorinde Verwimp took part in the rubric with her gelding Cape Town (v. Conteur) and took seventh place with her freestyle. Rider Kevin van Ham appeared in the ring with his horse Eros and ended up in 8th place. The ranking was further expanded with the combination of Alexa Fairchild and Davanos, who finished in 5th place.

Small Tour

Jorinde also competed in the Small Tour with her gems Golddream and Gina’s Pearl. She competed for the title together with two other riders from Team Verwimp. Jorinde could reward herself with the silver medal with Golddream under saddle and finished in 10th place with Gina’s Pearl. Her competitor Sophie van Lent Baetens claimed fifth place with Sir Highlan and Hannelore Volders counted on her horse Dominico. She rode to the 14th place with her score.

Level 4

Jorinde rode Ampere’s Diamond in this rubric. They achieved the bronze medal as a beautiful combination! Eefje Appelmans and Dynamic also rode a well-practiced freestyle, finishing in 6th place. The combinations Ruut Pasgang and James Pleasure and Hannah Buteneers and Cabri Joli followed in 8th and 11th place.

Level 5

Level 5 was also ridden by Verwimp’s dream team. Jorinde threw her Charmer (by Charmeur) into the battle and won the gold medal! Annemik Vleugels appeared in the ring with Havidoff and Emma Driesen with Gelinia. They followed Jorinde a little further in the rankings in 16th and 14th place.

Young Riders, Juniors, Children and Ponies

The young riders of Team Verwimp also showed in various rubrics what they have to offer this year. In the YR competition, the two combinations Yinthe van de Ven with Nolimit and Matthias Dieltjes with Kalahari, competed for the title. They finished in 8th and 11th place in the rankings. In the Juniors rubric, represented Louise Brauwers the team with Esprit and finished in the 8th place.

Helena Colling reached 5th place with Demoiselle under saddle in the Children’s rubric! Britt van de Weyer showed her Constantino on the podium in the ponies rubric with a gold medal and Maite Colling with Donalson and Anna Peeters with Contador followed her in 7th and 10th place in the ranking.

Preparations for the BK

Just a few more days and then it is finally time for the Belgian championships. The last few weeks, the Dressuurstal Verwimp team members have consistently trained for the five-day competition at the Azelhof. The Belgian Cup, which took place in mid-September, was a great benchmark moment for the team members who are in top form for their participation in the championships. Jorinde Verwimp will ride with five horses in four different classes.

Grand Prix

During the Grand Prix two riders from Team Verwimp appear in the ring. Jorine Verwimp is participating in this class with her talented gelding Cape Town (by Conteur). During the Belgian Cup, this combination showed that they are in shape for the championships after winning bronze. Kevin van Ham with Eros and Alexa Fairchild with Dabanos will also participate in the same class.

Five horses for Jorinde at the BC

Jorinde rides with two horses in the Small Tour. She will compete in the class with the two Jazz offspring Golddream and Gina’s Pearl. Hannelore Volders is also going in this class with her horse Domenico. At Level 4, Jorinde rides with Ampere’s Diamond v / h Klaverhof. Jorinde has only been a combination for a relatively short time, but is looking forward to starting him at the championships. Ruut Pasgang also competes in the section with the talented James Pleasure. Level 5 is also well attended by Team Verwimp. Jorinde brings out Charmer (by Charmeur). Annemik Vleugels appears in the ring with Havidoff and Isaline feyaerts with Ebony.

Young team members

The younger members of Team Verwimp will also show what they are worth during the championships. During the Juniors Emma Driessen with Cardento (by Painted Black) and Louise Brauwers with Esprit (by Johnson) appear in the ring. In the Young Riders Yinthe van de Ven ride with No-Limit CV and Matthias Dieltjens with Kalahari. But also in the Pony class is well represented by the team. Britt van de Weyer rides here with Constantino. Britt appeared at the European Championship in Hungary for a few weeks, where the combination managed to achieve good scores. Anna Peeters rides with Balotelli and Contador.

 

 

 

Competition debut with Newberry

A successful competition debut is something that you as a rider are always proud of. But when this is with your own breeding product, that is of course just a bit more special. This was exactly the case for Jorinde Verwimp last weekend when she competed with the own breeding product of Dressage Stable Verwimp Newberry (by Negro) in a FEI 5-year exhibition competition. Also for the team member of Dressuurstal Verwimp, Ruut Pasgang, it was a successful weekend for young horses with good results.

Jorinde Verwimp

It was for the talented Newberry’s the first time that he competed in the arena. The Negro gelding, bred by the Dressage Stable Verwimp, behaved really good which resulted in strong components and an overall nice test. That the jury agreed with this was shown by a high score of 80.6% during the FEI five-year class. In short, a valuable debut which gives a positive outlook for the upcoming official competitions.

Ruut Pasgang

Jorinde’s pupil, Ruut Pasgang, successfully closed the weekend with her young horses. She released the five-year-old Karlando in I.1 and I.2. The combination managed to score good results in both tests. With this Ruut and Karlando won the I.1 test with 73.4% and became second with 70.4% in the I.2. Also with her on competition day was the four-year Limited Edition. Limited was released by Ruut in the I.3 where the combination managed to achieve a beautiful score of 77.8%. A good score of 72% was also achieved with the N1.2 test.

Britt van de Weyer scores during the European Championship in Hungary

Last week it finally happened.  Britt van de Weyer got the chance to ride, in her last pony year, her first European Championship! Together with the Belgian pony team she traveled all the way to Hungary where the European Championship was organized. Britt managed to perform strongly both individually and as a team, which resulted in a 4th placement with the Belgian team. Outside the European Championship, CDN Diepenbeek also took place last weekend. Jorinde Verwimp as well as team members of Dressage Stable Verwimp, Yinthe van de Ven and Ruut Pasgang drove here.

European championship

Britt participated in the European Championship together with the talented pony Constantino. Britt is since five months a combination with Constantino. To become a real team Britt has trained really hard in recent months to get to know the Constantino as well as possible. It soon became apparent during the first test that the hard work was not for nothing, where they managed to achieve a score of 71.94% and a 4th place with the Belgian team. Also during the freestyle that the combination rode they managed to achieve a score of 73.20%. “I am very happy that I was able to experience this European Championship in my last pony year and that while I have only been a combination with Constantino again for 5 months!”, Britt said about her European Championship.

CDN Diepenbeek

During CDN Diepenbeek Jorinde Verwimp competed during the Prix St. George. Together with the Charmeur son Charmer, she managed to put down a very strong test. With this she achieved 70.88% and a first place. Pupil of Jorinde, Yinthe van de Ven also participated in the PSG. She released her gelding No-Limit CV and received a decent score of 65.15%. Ruut Pasgang, also in training with Jorinde, competed during CDN Diepenbeek with her black gelding James in the N4.3 class. Without major mistakes, the combination was placed in 5th place in a strong field of participants. Kevin van Ham drove here, after his debut two weeks ago, his second Grand Prix test. With this he achieved a score of 63.8%.

International debut for Emma Driesen

The competition rhythm is coming back again. After several competitions Jorinde Verwimp was present with a some of the team members from Dressuurstal Verwimp to ride at CDI St. Truiden. The competition offered different classes for the participants to register for. Jorinde appeared in the ring during the Inter I with Golddream (by Jazz) and Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof (by Tango). She also competed the Grand Prix with Cape Town (by Conteur). Pupil Emma Driesen made her international debut during the competition.

Prix ​​St. George

CDI St. Truiden started for Jorinde with her participation in the Prix St. George with Golddream and Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof. With Golddream Jorinde managed to achieve a score of 69.95%. Just below, Verwimp appeared on the score list with the test she had with Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof (also called Joepy), which scored 69%. Diete Vos, in training with Wim Verwimp, also appeared in this class and got Dandy L (v. Wynton) a score of 67.79%.

Inter I

On the second day, both Jorinde Verwimp and Diete Vos, with the same horses as they had participated with in the PSG, appeared in the Inter I. Unfortunately, Diete Vos had some miscommunications so that the score stuck at 62.94%. Jorinde achieved a score of 69.9% with Golddream. Her test with Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof was scored at 68.6%. By achieving these results, both horses were selected to ride the freestyle. Due to the regulations that a freestyle can be ridden with one horse per rider, Jorinde chose to do this with Golddream. Apart from some expensive mistakes, including in the broken line, Verwimp was very pleased with the freestyle.

Grand Prix

But Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof and Golddream were not the only talents that Jorinde brought to CDI St. Truiden. The Conteur gelding Cape Town also competed these days in the Grand Prix. The first test gave a final result of 65.94%. The freestyle went without major errors and came to a final score of 70.59%. With still room for improvement, Verwimp is already looking forward to the next games.

Juniors

For Emma Driesen, in training with Jorinde Verwimp, her participation in CDI St. Truiden was extra special as she was allowed to start internationally during the Juniors with Cardento (by Painted Black) for the first time. The first day the still new combination had some expensive mistakes. But the second day the feeling was a lot better and the combination had a nice test without major mistakes. With the freestyle on the last day, Emma rode another nice test and looked back at her first international show with a good feeling. Student Louise Brauwers also competed in the Juniors with the Johnson gelding Esprit. Unfortunately, Esprit suffered from a lot of tension, so the score was very depressed in the first test. During the freestyle the test went a lot better, which resulted in a final score of 66.47%.

New personal record for Jorinde Verwimp

A busy day during CDN Sint-Truiden that took place last Sunday on August 16. Jorinde Verwimp appeared in the ring with four horses. She managed to perform well in both Inter I and PSG and even achieved a personal record with Cardento (v. Painted Black). Of course, the team members of Dressuurstal Verwimp could also be found in the ring. For Kevin van Ham, CDN Sint-Truiden was extra special as he had his debut in the Grand Prix.

Personal record

With the horses Gina’s Pearl (by Jazz) and Dispar Voulgo (by Negro), Jorinde participated during the Inter I. With Gina’s Pearl, Jorinde managed to get a great score of 68.09% and a second place. After a one-year break, this was Dispar Voulgo’s second competition. The combination had a good test but unfortunately had expensive errors, which kept the score at 64.56%. Jorinde also scored well during the Prix St. George. With Cardento she even achieved a personal record of 71.91% and a second place. The test with Gelini van Kairos (by Charmeur) was rated with 68.46% and a fifth place.

Great results

The team members also managed to score well during CDN Sint-Truiden. Hannelore Volders and Diete Vos, both in training with Wim Verwimp, competed with their horses during Inter I. Diete entered the ring with her gelding Dandy L and achieved a total score of 67.43% for her test. Hannelore Volders released her Domenico and achieved 66.69%. Yinthe van de Ven, in training with Jorinde, drove her No-Limit CV in the PSG and achieved 64.41% here. Also Annemik Vleugels joined the PSG with her Havidoff van Moretus. The combination got a score of 63,68%.

Grand Prix debut

For Kevin van Ham it was an extra special competition day. He had his Grand Prix debut with his gelding Eros. Right away he managed to drive to a neat score of 63.8%. A super score for his first time Grand Prix. Ruut Pasgang, pupil of Jorinde, rode with James during the 4.3. He already showed strong parts during the test and has gained a lot of experience.

 

Dispar Voulgo back after a year long competition break

Last Saturday Jorinde Verwimp and several Team Verwimp team members were present at CDN Sint-Truiden. Jorinde participated with Gelinia van Kairos (s. Charmeur) for the second time during the Prix St. George and managed to secure a spot on the podium here. After a one-year break from competition, the talented Dispar Voulgo (s. Negro) also competed this weekend. Jorinde Verwimp rode him during the Prix St. George. Team members Emma Driesen, Ruut Pasgang and Hannelore Volders also had a good competition during CDN Sint-Truiden.

Rising line

After Gelinia van Kairos (also called Grace) her Prix St. George debut a week ago, Jorinde competed with the talented Charmeur mare for the second time in the same class last weekend. During the test the mare showed already a lot of improvement compared to last week, which resulted in a score of 70.8% and a second placement. Dispar Voulgo (s. Negro) was allowed to compete again after a year. Although he still misses routine, he already showed a nice test during the PSG that accounted for 66.9% and a fourth place.

Victory for Emma Driesen

Pupil of Jorinde, Emma Driesen, also appeared in the ring last weekend. With the black gelding Cardento (s. Painted Black) she competed during the Juniors. Despite the heat during the weekend, Emma had a winning test with Cardento during the Junior Team Test. The combination has already scored well in recent matches. With the last results Emma got here points to compete internationally in the future. The upcoming week she will prepare for her international debut which will be a few weeks.

Podium for Ruut Pasgang

Ruut Pasgang competed with her two horses James and Limit Begijnhoeve during CDN Sint-Truiden. Ruut is also in training with Jorinde and managed to score really good with both horses. With her 4-year-old Limit she competed in the category for 4-year-old and managed to get third place with a score of 76.8%. With her 6-year-old James she competed at Level 4.3. The gelding had some tension which kept the final score at 65.2%. Hannelore Volders, in training with Wim Verwimp, competed with Dominico the Inter I. She achieved a score of 68.5% here.

But the weekend was not all about performance. Jorinde also went to the beach with Tiamo. A perfect way for both horse and rider to alternate training sessions.