Joy and sadness are often closely entwined. The sad demise of El Torreo was quickly followed by some top performances by Kasanova de la Pomme in Aachen last week. With the Belgian team, he finished third in the Nations Cup with 0/4 to his credit. In the Rolex GP, the very last obstacle threw a spanner in the works. So four penalties, but an excellent round.

Le Blue Diamond van 't Ruytershof was also part of the Belgian team under Olivier Philippaerts. Equally on the holy grass of Aachen, Fredrik Spetz and Libido van 't Hofken (s. Nabab de Rêve) finished fifth in a 1.45m class.

Monte Carlo

In Monaco there was also show jumping at the highest level, with the GCL/GCT tranche of Monte Carlo on the calendar. Our breeding products performed fantastically. Levis de Muze (s. Elvis Ter Putte) finished third in the GP5* under Ioli Mytilineou. Philippe Rozier and Le Coultre de Muze (s. Presley Boy) were in fourth place. The latter duo also came second in a 1.45m class. Felipe Coutinho Mendonca Nagata and Monseigneur (s. Nabab de Rêve) signed for a win and fourth place in two 1.45m classes in the two-star competition.

Kronenberg

Gerben Morsink and Navarone Z (s. Nabab de Rêve) sped to victory in the GP2* of Kronenberg. Gert Jan Bruggink and Vigalio SHO Z (s. Vigo d'Arsouilles) closed in on place six. The latter combination also came third in a ranking class. There was a fifth place for Picco Bello v/h Panishof (s. Vigo d'Arsouilles) and Bart Claes in a 1.45m class. Geoffrey Cobbaut and Bam's Girl Z (s. Bamako de Muze) won at 1.40m level.

Ebreichsdorf

One of the standouts at the CSIO3* in Ebreichsdorf was the duo Oleksander Prodan and Moneymaker van 't Meulenhof (s. Elvis Ter Putte). With the Ukrainian team, they came second in the Nations Cup. In the GP, they finished fourth. Alessandra Reich and Oeli 'R' (s. Denzel van 't Meulenhof) finished fourth in the Nations Cup with Austria.

Other

In Bonheiden, Louis Le Grelle grabbed second place in the GP riding New Life van het Hellehof (s. Elvis Ter Putte). In turn, the GP2* of Fontainebleau produced a seventh place for Pedro Veniss and Nimrod de Muze Z (s. Nabab de Rêve). Ivan Serrano Saez and Ermione du Val Jouen (s. Vigo d'Arsouilles) finished eighth in the GP2* of Heras and, in Vichy, Sacha Thinard finished on nine with Chiquita d'Aiguilly (s. Nabab de Rêve).