Nicola and Katanga v/h Dingeshof prepared for a thrilling final. With only three clear combinations in the first round, the hopes were still there for Nicola, who made two mistakes and dropped from a seventh to an eleventh place. However, Nicola and Katanga produced a brilliant clear last round, a performance only two combinations managed to succeed at. Nicola closed the European Championships fifth. “The eight faults in the first round were very unlucky. We were just one fence from a medal.”, says Nicola. “The course for the final was though. But we made it and ended fifth. To produce a clear final round after a heavy week, that’s really strong. So thank you, Katanga.” After Anthony and Thibault’s golden medals at the European Championships in Villamoura earlier this year, it’s now Nicola and Olivier’s turn to bring home another European medal. A performance Ludo couldn’t be more proud of. “I’m blessed, putting down these performances after a heavy covid year, wow. The Belgian team was very strong, but also our own team performs at a high level. The grooms take very good care of the horses and spoil them well, my sons are training very hard, everyone is doing an amazing job. We live horses is our slogan, and we really do”, concludes Ludo.
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