Anne Meulendijks Debuts 9-Year-Old Issey to Win Geesteren CDI3* Grand Prix

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Anne Meulendijks. File photo. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

GEESTEREN, Netherlands, June 10, 2022–Anne Meulendijks rode Issey to victory in the CDI3* Grand Prix Friday in the nine-year-old’s first international competition.

Anne and the KWPN gelding owned by Anky van Grunsven scored 71.348% for the win and to lead a Dutch sweep of the top seven places. The 28-year-old Anne was successful in European Junior, Young Rider and Under-25 Championships and rode MDH Avanti in the 2019 Europeans for team silver.

Anky was one of the most successful riders with seven Olympics to her credit earning three individual gold and one silver medal as well as four team silver and one bronze. She best known as the Queen of the Freestyle with six World Cup titles. Her last international dressage competition was the London Olympics in 2012. Since then she competed in reining, including team bronze at the 2015 Europeans as well as coaching.

Denise Nekeman on Boston STH, a 16-year-old KWPN stallion, was second on 70.087%.

Kirsten Beckers and Easy Quo, 13-year-old KWPN gelding, was third on 70.000%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix

Patricia Wolters Maarten Van der Heijden Susan Hoevenaars Isabelle Judet Carlos Lopes
Place Score Nation Athlete Horse E H C M B
1. 71.348 NED Anne Meulendijks Issey 71.522 71.957 72.717 70.109 70.435
2. 70.087 NED Denise Nekeman Boston STH 71.522 71.304 69.674 69.022 68.913
3. 70.000 NED Kirsten Beckers Easy Quo 71.196 70.652 70.870 67.717 69.565
4. 69.935 NED Judith Ribbels Fun Fun EB 70.217 70.761 67.391 70.435 70.870
5. 68.456 NED Jeanine Nekeman Ferrari 68.043 67.717 70.000 68.261 68.261
6. 67.239 NED Devenda Dijkstra Hero 67.283 66.957 68.696 66.848 66.413
7. 66.805 FRA Jean Philippe Siat Lovesong 66.196 66.957 66.739 66.848 67.283
8. 66.109 NED Laurens van Lieren Grandeur A 67.283 65.761 66.630 65.217 65.652
9. 65.695 NED Floor van Kempen Geronimo 65.217 65.326 66.630 64.674 66.630
10. 65.435 ITA Josephine Mairate Baltimore 65.217 66.304 65.217 66.413 64.022
11. 65.391 NED Kirsten Teeuwen Camorkus 67.065 65.761 65.543 62.609 65.978
12. 64.913 AUS Warwick Mclean Hendrix 11 65.326 65.870 67.500 60.870 65.000
13. 64.522 IRL Carolyn Mellor Gouverneur M 64.348 64.674 65.109 64.348 64.130
14. 64.478 IRL Judy Reynolds For Fun 51 65.870 64.457 63.913 64.674 63.478
15. 62.978 NED Vai Bruntink Ebony 62.935 64.348 63.043 61.630 62.935
16. 61.283 QAT Wejdan Majed A M Al Malki Mango Jacaro 61.739 62.500 60.870 59.783 61.522
SC. JPN Kazuki Sado Barolo
EL. GER Sophia Funke DSP Quindale