Next week, the "FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship For Young Horses" 2023 is scheduled to take place in Lanaken at the Zangersheide domain. This annual event highlighting the emerging talents of the show jumping sport attracts breeders, riders and horse lovers from all over the world. For us, it is the perfect timing to conduct an analysis of the champions of recent years.
Our analysis is based on the horses that have been on the podium over the past 10 years and whose youngest age group is now a minimum of 8 years old, we are looking at the results from 2010 through 2019. All the results can be found on Hippomundo on the 'Historic Results Page'.
In the 7-year-olds, more than 50% of the podium winners reached level 1.60
Looking at the percentages to the level in which the Top 3 horses grew in each age category, we see that 56.66% of the podium winners in the 7-year-olds reached the 1.60 level. In the 6-year-olds, 36.66% grow to 1.60m level and in the 5-year-olds barely 23.33%.
The 2015 winner of the 7-year-olds, Nevados S grew into the most successful show jumper of the podium winners in our analysis. With Belgium's top rider Grégory Wathelet, Nevados S, bred by Stanislaw Szurik, is still active at the very highest level and has already scored 12 victories at 1.60m or more. View here the palmares of Nevados S.
Quite a few well-known show jumpers achieved podium finishes at the World Championships in Lanaken. The breeding stallions Solid Gold Z and Grandorado TN N.O.P. were evenly matched in 2018 with a respective first and second place in the 7-year-olds under their current riders Christian Ahlmann (GER) and Willem Greve (NED). Hello Senator (Everest) we know as a successful show jumper with Scott Brash (GBR), but in 2016 the Carambole son jumped to 3rd place at the World Championship in the 7-year-olds under the saddle of Luc Steeghs (NED). The top sires Emerald and Comme Il Faut also shone at the World Young Horse Championships.
These podium winners at the World Young Horse Championships achieved minimum level 1.60m at later ages
| Year | Age | Horse | Breeder | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | Dax Van 'dabdijhoeve | Hugo Boelens | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | Cooper 75 | Herbert Roeh | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | Emerald | Stal 't Ruytershof Bvba | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | Comme Il Faut | B & S Sportpferde GmbH | 2 |
| 2011 | 7 | Tabou Z | Zangersheide | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | Chattanooga 14 | Karl Cramer | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | Gladys | Martin Huysmans | 1 |
| 2012 | 7 | AD Argos | D.J. Wonnink | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | Gangster de Longchamps | M. Et Mme. Rigo Michel | 1 |
| 2012 | 6 | Goja 27 | Koen Vereecke | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | Carthagena 6 | Gerd Wieker | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | Atlantic du Seigneur | La Ferme du Seigneur | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 | Bacardi VDL | F. van de Linden | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | Invisible Star | Walter Lelie | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | Ginger Pop | Heather Dean-Wright | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 | Nevados S | Stanislaw Szurik | 1 |
| 2015 | 7 | MHS Washington | Ita Brennan | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | Take A Chance On Me Z | Stoeterij Zangersheide | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | Formidable | H. Zagers | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | Jeleena de Muze | Christel Baert | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 | Hello Senator | tal Henstra | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | Killossery Kaiden | F. & L. Glynn | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | Kannabis van de Bucxtale | De Bucxtale | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | Garant | Gebr. Bosch | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | Z7 Caretina | Marion Hughes | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | Koriano van Klapscheut | Mivaro BVBA | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | Flash | Marion Hughes | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | Flash | Marion Hughes | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | Solid Gold Z | Gestüt Sprehe GmbH | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | Grandorado TN | Gestüt Sprehe GmbH | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | Mano Negra van de Bucxtale | De Bucxtale | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | Cuffesgrange Cavadora | Eamon Sheehan | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | Policeman 2 | Heinz Sprenger | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | Chao Lee | Otmar Eckermann | 1 |
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The ISH and KWPN studbooks dominate the podium placements at the World Young Horse Championships
In 2018, the podium in the 5-year-olds was all-Irish (riders and horses). Under the saddle of Bertram Allen (IRL), the NRPS mare Barnike was able to win the final at the World Championships twice at the age of 6 and 7.
As we look back on the past, we can't help but look forward to what the next edition of this prestigious event will bring us. What new names will shine on the stage? What unknown talents will reveal their potential? You can witness it all from September 20 to 24, 2023 in Lanaken, Belgium where the World Championships will take place.
Let us tip our hats to the tireless dedication of breeders, riders, and everyone involved in nurturing these exceptional athletes. Together, they form the backbone of this extraordinary sport and contribute to the ongoing success of the "World Breeding Championships for Young Horses." May the upcoming editions be as memorable and inspiring as the past decade has been. The future of equestrian sports is here, and Lanaken continues to be the stage where this glorious future is celebrated.
