07-03-2017
CAI 3* Chablis 3rd place!
Flip the superstar. Slow and steady didn’t win the race, but did manage to finish third! Whoohoo!
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04-14-2017
CAI 3* Horst
What a beautiful and challenging show in Horst! Boy did we learn a lot! So proud of Flip, what a heart that horse has. My team were as always superstars, and it was extra special having Mom here too
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08-09-2016
Successful World Championships 2016 for Kelly Houtappels-Bruder
Canadian Kelly Houtappels-Bruder who resides in the Netherlands successfully took part in the ninth edition of the FEI World Single Horse Driving Championships in Piber, Austria this past weekend. Kelly managed to qualify for the event earlier in the season with a new horse and her goal was to finish in the top 20. After […]
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07-03-2016
CAI 3* Chablis Qualification scores are in!
On our way home from a wonderful show in Chablis! Flip was a superstar and still so much room for improvement…. Thank you Marion Vignaud for sharing your stunning property with us, my top team for their hard work and the Hoogers family for giving me the opportunity to show this great horse!!! Qualification scores […]
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06-05-2016
CAI 2* Saumur: Kelly Houtappels wins!
Congratulations Kelly and Flip, thank you team. Some pictures of the final day! Thank you Saumur. After winning the marathon we finished it!
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06-04-2016
CAI 3* Saumur: Kelly Houtappels wins marathon
Kelly Houtappels has won the marathon of the three-star competition in Saumur. It was the first time in her driving career that the Netherlands-based Canadian driver won a marathon. Extra special detail is that Kelly won the marathon driving a horse which she only has several weeks. After she had some bad luck with two […]
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10-11-2015
Carriage Driving Derby
Carriage Driving Derby at the Rockton World’s Fair (Canada. We had a super day! Thank you all!) We finished second, thank you laurie for lending Mr. Felix to us.
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02-22-2015
Nieuwe klasse 4 dressuurproef voorgereden
Onder leiding van bondscoach Ad Aarts is vandaag de nieuwe klasse 4 menproef voor enkelspan paard door twee menners voorgereden. Beide proeven zijn gefilmd en naderhand aan de hand van de beelden besproken. Na een theoretische inleiding reden klasse 4 mensters Kelly Houtappels en Leonne van Gestel onder grote belangstelling de 3* proef B HP1. […]
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09-19-2014
Local carriage driver heading to world championships
ARISS, Ont. — Zidaan and Kelly Houtappels-Bruder and have been training hard as they push themselves to get ready for the world championships of combined carriage driving in Hungary. No detail has been overlooked. They’re working with a physiotherapist, nutritionist and sports psychologist, while putting in long hours of workouts. There’s only one problem — […]
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08-31-2014
Kelly Houtappels-Bruder competes for Canada at World Singles 2014 in Izsák
At the forthcoming World Single Driving Championship which takes place in Izsák, Hungary from 24 to 28 September, Kelly Houtappels-Bruder is going to represent the Canadian flag. The Dutch-based Canadian is the only driver from her country, driving her 10-year-old Dutch harness horse Zidaan. Her aim is to share her experiences and make other Canadian […]
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