During the KWPN Stallion Show in Den Bosch, the 'Horse of the Year 2024' will be announced, and you can help your favorite win this prestigious title. Both a dressage horse and a jumping horse will be crowned as 'Horse of the Year 2024.' Read more below about the nominated dressage horses.

Three dressage horses—Glamourdale, Hermès, and Indian Rock—are nominated for the title Horse of the Year Dressage 2024. Voting is open until December 31, and the winner will be announced early next year. Last year, Glamourdale was crowned Horse of the Year Dressage during the KWPN Stallion Show. Who is your favorite this year?

Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro)
Bred by J.W. Rodenburg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
The KWPN stallion Glamourdale has already built an impressive career with outstanding achievements, including double bronze at the Paris Olympics. Named KWPN Horse of the Year in both 2020 and 2023, he is once again nominated for this prestigious title. The champion of the 2014 KWPN Stallion Show won the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses in 2018 and became a double world champion in 2022 with his regular rider, Charlotte Fry, in the Grand Prix Special and the Freestyle to Music. In 2023, Glamourdale earned team gold for Great Britain and individual silver with an incredible score of 92.38% at the European Championships in Riesenbeck. This year, the KWPN stallion continued to impress, claiming Olympic bronze with 88.97% and winning major events like CHIO Aachen with over 80%. Glamourdale also makes significant contributions to breeding, boasting 1,354 offspring and five approved sons. Sixteen of his offspring are competing at ZZ-Zwaar level or higher, with two sons even competing at Grand Prix level.

Hermès (Easy Game x Flemmingh)
Bred by G. Gijsbers, Loosbroek
Hermès and Dinja van Liere delivered strong performances at this year’s Olympics, where their Freestyle to Music earned an impressive 88.43%, just 0.5% shy of a bronze medal. The son of Easy Game has stood out since his youth, winning bronze at the 2016 World Championship for Young Dressage Horses and leading the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition in Den Bosch. In 2021, he won CHIO Aachen with 78.02% in the Grand Prix and took second place in the Grand Prix Freestyle with 86.74%. That same year, he was crowned Dressage Horse of the Year. In 2022, Hermès placed third with 84.36% in his first World Cup competition in Herning. In 2024, the KWPN stallion and his Dutch rider continued their success, winning the Freestyle to Music at CHIO Rotterdam with 87.83%. Hermès excels not only in sport but also in breeding, with 192 offspring, including one approved son, Pantheon (out of Watradin ster PROK by San Remo), who scored an impressive 84.5 points in his performance test.

Indian Rock (Apache x Vivaldi)
Bred by J. de Bruijn, Schelluinen
Indian Rock also competed at the Olympics, placing fourth with the Dutch team. His individual Freestyle to Music earned a score of 81.75%. The career of this Apache son began with great promise. The champion of the 2016 KWPN Stallion Inspection made his international Prix St. Georges debut in 2021 with a winning score of 73.92%. A year later, he won his first international Grand Prix with 74.26% and triumphed in the Small Tour final at the Dutch Championships with 75.21%. In 2024, Indian Rock continued to shine, starting the year by winning the World Cup in Neumünster with 81.56%. Beyond his impressive sport career, Indian Rock is making strides in breeding with 454 offspring. Though still young, his offspring show great promise in talent tests, such as his daughter Pretty Girl (out of Gipsy Girl keur EPTM-dres by Ampère) with 80 points in her IBOP test and Nalien (out of Zarlien stb pref by Krack C) with 85.5 points in her IBOP test.

Cast your vote
Vote now and tell us which of the nominated horses deserves your support. By voting, you also have the chance to win two tickets to the KWPN Stallion Show! Please note: You can only vote once, and duplicate votes will be filtered out. Voting is open until December 31, 2024.

Go to the voting form

Source: KWPN
Photo of Glamourdale: Dirk Caremans