Dylano van de Heide Z shines with double in Tryon

Last weekend there was plenty of show jumping not only on European soil, but also in the United States. Thus, in addition to the World Cup competition in Washington, a two-star competition took place in the beautiful accommodation of the Tryon International Equestrian Center. The absolute eye-catchers of the weekend there were the American rider Nicholas Dello Joio and the 10-year-old gelding Dylano van de Heide Z, a son of Denzel van 't Meulenhof and Feinschnitt I van de Richter from the stud farmed by Domien Wouters, who managed to write no fewer than two classes on their record!

After Dello Joio and Dylano van de Heide Z already started their competition on Wednesday with a ^10th place in the 1.40m class, they made themselves heard for the first time on Thursday by securing the win in the 1.45m Longines Ranking class. In a jump-off for which 15 combinations managed to qualify, they again kept all the bars in the reels. With a sharp time of 32.50 seconds, they were more than half a second ahead of their competitors here.

But the absolute highlight of the weekend came on Saturday, when they crowned themselves winners of the CSI2* Grand Prix. After a clear first round, they were among the seven combinations that managed to advance to the jump-off. There they managed to repeat that flawless performance and with a chrono time of 34.44 seconds, this time they were more than a full second ahead of the rest of the field of competitors.

In addition to the strong results from Nicholas Dello Joio and Dylano van de Heide Z, Canadian rider Vanessa Mannix also had a successful weekend with her 13-year-old mare Carmela Z, a daughter of Candillo Z and Caretano Z, bred by F. Verhagen. On Thursday, Mannix and Carmela Z already started their competition with a nice ^3rd place in the 1.40m class and on Saturday they managed to finish ^6th in the CSI2* Grand Prix.