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SFN ZENITH N.O.P.
SFN ZENITH N.O.P.
Jeroen Dubbeldam discovered Zenith as a seven-year-old
competing at an international show in Hagen, 2011.
“You are always looking for good horses. I saw one that
I thought would suit me well, and he just so happened
to be one of the SFN selector’s horses, so I told Jacob
Melissen, Director of SFN.”
After Melissen identified the selector as Willy van der Ham, he
called him immediately and so the long and successful relationship
began. Zenith arrived at Jeroen’s stables a week later for a three-week
trial period and after seeing how well Zenith jumped under Jeroen’s
guidance, the selectors made the decision to buy the horse for the
Fund.
Jeroen Dubbeldam has stated on multiple occasions that he does not
want to compete every weekend, but rather focus on the classics of
the international showjumping sport. Time and time again, Jeroen
has proved that his methodology works, and he is only the second
showjumping rider in the world, after Hans Günter Winkler, to achieve
the individual Olympic, World and European Championship titles
during their career.
“When I enter a ring, everything needs to be 100%. If I know ahead
of the competition that the horse is not ready, I do not ride to
win but to educate and train the horse. During that educational
process, I refuse to make concessions. However, if it really matters I’m
willing to improvise if necessary and make concessions to my riding,
because then it’s all about winning. That is why I choose my goals very
carefully, and every year those goals are championships. Who can still
remember who won the Grand Prix of Rotterdam in 2006? However,
everyone knows I became an Olympic Champion in 2000. That is the
story that sticks. I could have ridden more competitions with Zenith
than I actually did, but I chose not to.”
SFN Zenith N.O.P. has an incredible track record, with highlights
including being part of the victorious team at the 2014 Nations Cup
Finals in Barcelona, having jumped clear rounds in the Nations Cups in
Rotterdam, Rome and Aachen, earlier in the season.
The World Equestrian Games in Caen, 2014, were particularly
memorable, with the Dutch team winning gold and Dubbeldam
seizing the individual title.
This was followed by a second Dutch double at the European
Championships in Aachen, 2015, with Dubbeldam and Zenith being
the only combination to remain without faults throughout the entire
competition, resulting in team and individual gold medals.
Watch the video on the website, in which Jeroen will tell you about
his experiences with SFN Zenith N.O.P.
PEDIGREE
COR DE LA BRYERE
BORN: 10 May 2004
BREEDER: H Voort, Den Ham (Ov.)
RIDER: Jeroen Dubbledam
HEIGHT: 1.70m
COLOUR: Brown
REF. NO.: 828003 04.05509
SEX: Gelding
STUDBOOK INFO.:
Second round KWPN Stallion Show 2007
CASH
G. LANDGRAFIN
RASH R
REBEL I Z
ZARAH
RAHEL
SFN ZENITH N.O.P.
JALISCO B
FUEGO DU PRELET
TORNADE DU PRELET
SASCHA KEUR PREST.
BURGGRAAF PREF.
NOVELLE
HOLIDAY STER
RANTZAU
QUENOTTE
LADYKILLER XX
WARTHBURG
RAMIRO
ARGENTINA
MEPHISTO
HELLEBARDE
ALMÉ
TANAGRA
URIEL
DANS LE VENT
LANDGRAF I
LOANDA
MYRTENS XX
DANTE STER SPORT
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