A promising start to the stallion approval season last week. In the second phase of the BWP stallion inspection, all our young jumping stallions were selected for the saddle tests. These are:

• Athos de Muze (Darco x Casall): from the line of Kriskras DV, among others.
• Alexander de Muze (Mosito van het Hellehof x E.T. Cryozootech): a grandson of Killer Queen VDM.
• Amazing Star de Muze (Mosito van het Hellehof x Nabab de Rêve): a grandson of Heroïne de Muze, bred entirely according to our de Muze recipe.

Mosito further emphasised his siring capacities with two additional sons who qualified for the third phase. A stallion from Tartufo de Muze's first crop was also appointed. Finally, a son of Kasanova de la Pomme received the green light as well.

In the first round of the Equilannoo Belgian Stallion Competition, our 4-year-old stallions Wuhan de la Linière (s. Bamako de Muze) and Istanbul MVD (s. El Torreo de Muze) achieved a clear round. Viento de Muze (s. Quickly vd Kruishoeve), Vesper van 't Veer (s. Heartbreaker), Vino For Fun (s. Verdi) and Vanilla Ice de Tamise (s. Kasanova de la Pomme) did the same among the 5-year-olds. In the competition for 6-year-olds, Prince Cute de Muze Z (s. Pegasus van 't Ruytershof) raced to second place. Ultra Flip de Muze (s. Kasanova de la Pomme) also recorded a double clear round, as did Jaguar SIH Z (s. Jarnac). Tartufo de Muze (s. Chacco-Blue) made his mark with a clear first round in the competition for 7-year-olds. A very successful first round for our young stallions.

Abu Dhabi

In the GP5* in Abu Dhabi, Daniel Deusser raced to sixth place riding Pepita van 't Meulenhof (s. El Torreo de Muze). Earlier, David Simpson had also taken fourth place on Pjotr van de Kruishoeve (s. Bamako de Muze) over 1.50m.

Basel

Denis Lynch rode Brooklyn Heights (ex-Jorden van de Kruishoeve, s. Nabab de Rêve) to seventh place in the GP5* in Basel. In the U25 classes, Janick Widmer secured several placing on Pepito de Laubry (s. Denzel van 't Meulenhof).

Doha

There was also five-star action in Doha. Roberto Previtali and I'm Special Mess (s. I'm Special de Muze) took third place over 1.50m. In the CSI3* classes, Megane Moissonnier took fifth place in a 1.45m class riding Qoup de Coeur de Muze (s. Mosito van het Hellehof).

Other

Sharn Wordley and Brin d'Or de Haute Melen Z (s. Bamako de Muze) finished third in the GP3* of Ocala. Holger Wulschner achieved the same result with Vega de Laubry Z (s. Vigo d'Arsouilles) in the GP2* of Neustadt-Dosse. In the same class, Hilmar Meyer finished tenth riding Orion Ter Doorn (s. Elvis Ter Putte). The GP2* in Opglabbeek yielded a fourth place for Ton Gerwilmer with Dwivoli van de Groote Kamps Z (s. Denzel van 't Meulenhof). Petra Heikkinen and Oechie K (s. I'm Special de Muze) took seventh place.