Team Verwimp rode steadfastly in the ring during CDN Turnhout. Last weekend, the team members continued the excellent performances. Both Jorinde Verwimp and Wim’s students were evenly matched in the Prix St. Georges and followed each other in the rankings. The team members Ruut Pasgang, Maïté Colling, Eefje Appelmans and Elise Verwimp also managed to achieve high scores in various classes.

Prix ​​St. Georges

Jorinde Verwimp had competition this weekend in the Prix St. Georges from Wim’s students Annemik Vleugels, Chloe Morris Talbot and Geert van Hemelen. Despite her horse Gina’s Pearl entering the ring a bit tense, Jorinde managed to finish third with a score of 69.2%. Annemik Vleugels followed Verwimp with Havidoff van Moretus in fifth place. The driven combination achieved a score of 68%.

In the same class, Chloe Morris Talbot and Geert van Hemelen were evenly matched with their talented horses. Chloe rode a decent test with Hele Dolly US and finished in tenth place in the rankings with a score of 64.4%. Geert formed this weekend a combination with Knock-out Van Rozendycke and finished in eleventh place with a score of 64.3%.

Intermediate I.

Jorinde Verwimp was also successful in Intermediate I. She rode with Charmer to a third place. The combination achieved an excellent performance with a score of 70.4%.

7-year Preliminary & Level 4.3

Ruut Pasgang took the victory with her James in the 7-year Preliminary. The motivated combination ended in first place with a score of almost 73%. In Level 4.3 Eefje Appelmans rode with Dynamic to a seventh place. Their test was rated with a score of 67.3%.

Successful pupils

Jorinde’s pupils also achieved excellent scores in the Young Riders and Children classes this weekend. Maïté Colling ended with her Rapallo C.L. in fourth place in the Young Riders. The combination achieved a score of 65.8% in the team test and a score of 68% in the individual test. Elise Verwimp and Boemerang won the Children. They scored a score of 72.9% with the individual test and a score of 73.9% with the team test.

Now that Christmas and New Year’s Eve are approaching, it is a good time for Team Verwimp to look back on the past year. Without a doubt, 2020 can be called a historic year with the great impact that the corona virus has had on the competition season. Despite the cancellation of various dressage events, Team Verwimp can look back on an educational, busy and beautiful year!

CDI Lier and lockdown Belgium

After a successful completion of the competition season in 2019, Team Verwimp started the year with the first competitions of 2020. In February, the CDI Lier in the Azelhof was planned, where Jorinde, together with her horses Cape Town and Golddream vd Kempenhoeve has put down decent scores. Unfortunately, the first lockdown was announced by the Belgian government right after the dressage event. An unexpected message that presented Team Verwimp with a major challenge.

It was a situation that required various adjustments, says Jorinde Verwimp: “We started the year with many good prospects, but soon our entire schedule had to be adjusted. Normally we always train through the winter and then show the results during the summer season in various competitions. Because this was unfortunately not possible, we trained throughout the summer season this year. “

Highlights of 2020

Despite the developments, Team Verwimp has been able to represent itself at a number of national and international dressage events. This resulted in a number of beautiful highlights, such as Britt van de Weyer and her talented pony Constantino at the European Championship in Hungary. Both individually and as a team they managed to perform strongly, which resulted in a 4th placement with the Belgian team!

Also for Jorinde the competition rhythm was allowed to temporarily look around the corner with the international competition CDI Grote Brogel. Here she made their international debut together with the Tango mare Just a Little Bit Krack v / h Klaverhof. The year ended nicely with the Belgian Dressage Championships, where Jorinde scored high with her Charmer (by Charmeur) and won a gold medal. The other Verwimp team members also showed strong tests in various classes during the competition.

Jorinde Verwimp looks back on a good year: “The past year has been one of the most educational years. Due to fewer competitions on the schedule, we have trained for a longer period and this has clearly had a positive effect on all my horses. They have made leaps and bounds and this offers interesting prospects for 2021. Hopefully there will be a more normal competition season!

With this great preview of next year, Team Verwimp heralds the festive season. They wish you a very merry Christmas and a prosperous 2021!

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.

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! “.

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.