{"id":22585,"date":"2025-12-29T21:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/larissa-pauluis-and-flambeau-dance-their-way-to-a-home-victory-in-the-fei-dressage-world-cup-at-jumping-mechelen\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:05:54","slug":"larissa-pauluis-and-flambeau-dance-their-way-to-a-home-victory-in-the-fei-dressage-world-cup-at-jumping-mechelen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/en\/larissa-pauluis-and-flambeau-dance-their-way-to-a-home-victory-in-the-fei-dressage-world-cup-at-jumping-mechelen\/","title":{"rendered":"Larissa Pauluis and Flambeau dance their way to a home victory in the FEI Dressage World Cup at Jumping Mechelen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54a0d99a8b0bd7420c2a3c37432e95a9\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\">News<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:47px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0rem;padding-right:0rem;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Larissa Pauluis and Flambeau dance their way to a home victory in the FEI Dressage World Cup at Jumping Mechelen<\/h2>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-ea1fcced21582cc3eb6c7e5132f9a572 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-29T21:52:58+01:00\">29 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-cb98215b alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The final class of the FEI Dressage World Cup at Jumping Mechelen once again carried a strong Belgian flavour. In a sold-out Nekkerhal, Larissa Pauluis confirmed her outstanding form by adding the Grand Prix Freestyle to her earlier Grand Prix win. Together with her 15-year-old gelding Flambeau, she produced a personal best score of 82.975%, sealing an emphatic home victory.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The result was anything but accidental. Pauluis and Flambeau delivered a freestyle that continued to build, marked by suppleness, power and control. The crowd sensed it instantly and created a warm, electric atmosphere throughout the test. The duo\u2019s final trot steps matched the rhythm of the applause, which quite literally carried them across the finish line. Behind Pauluis, Justin Verboomen finished second once again, just as in the Grand Prix, with the young Djembe de Hus. His score of 82.450% left him close on her heels. Third place went to Jo\u00e3o Pedro Moreira, who impressed once more with Drosa F\u00fcrst Kennedy and earned 79.280%.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A lifelong dream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In the packed Nekkerhal, Pauluis clearly felt the support of the home crowd. \u201cWinning in Mechelen has always been a big dream of mine,\u201d she said afterwards. \u201cThe support from the public was incredible. It gave me so much energy, both yesterday and today.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">She also experienced a special moment with Flambeau. Already in the Grand Prix she felt her horse was completely in tune with her, but in the freestyle everything came together even more beautifully. \u201cToday he was really dancing with me,\u201d she smiled. \u201cThat feeling was simply heavenly.\u201d The sensation was reflected in her personal best score of 82.975%.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Larissa-Pauluis-e1767041961410.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Larissa-Pauluis-e1767041961410.png 602w, https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Larissa-Pauluis-e1767041961410-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/jumping-mechelen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Larissa-Pauluis-e1767041961410-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the record, Pauluis stressed that Flambeau is still progressing. The gelding only started his dressage career at the age of nine, after first competing in show jumping. \u201cI\u2019m convinced he will keep improving until the end of his career. It hasn\u2019t always been easy working with him, but in terms of quality he has no limits.\u201d Trust, she added, remains essential. \u201cHe can be a bit insecure at times, you even see that during the prize-giving. But as long as I have his trust, he\u2019s capable of incredible things.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The victory earns Pauluis valuable FEI Dressage World Cup points. In the overall standings she now moves up to second place, just one point behind leader Raphael Netz. Still, she remains realistic about what lies ahead. \u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t know yet if the final is realistic,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very long journey and he\u2019ll be sixteen next year. That\u2019s demanding for a horse and I want to think it through carefully.\u201d The focus is already shifting towards the longer term. \u201cIn 2026 we\u2019ll continue building our partnership, with Aachen as an important reference point.\u201d      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Djembe\u2019s debut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Justin Verboomen can also look back on Jumping Mechelen with satisfaction. Riding Djembe de Hus, he secured second place, once again just behind his compatriot. For Verboomen, who has risen from relative anonymity to world number one in the space of a year, the emphasis this weekend was firmly on the further development of his new partner. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite a year for me,\u201d he admitted. \u201cMy main goal here was to give Djembe confidence, and that definitely worked. He did very well.\u201d    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The young stallion faced a completely new challenge in the indoor arena. \u201cHe\u2019d never competed in an environment like this before, with so much music, a big crowd and loud applause. That can be quite intimidating. Still, I clearly felt how focused he was on me and on the test. I felt a special connection, and that\u2019s what matters most to me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From young prospect to World Cup podium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For Jo\u00e3o Pedro Moreira, third place in Mechelen carried an extra emotional weight. \u201cWe bought Drosa F\u00fcrst Kennedy when he was just two and a half,\u201d Moreira explained. \u201cWe went through all the young horse classes together and eventually reached Grand Prix level when he was eight.\u201d That journey also included a major setback. \u201cKennedy had surgery not that long ago,\u201d he said. \u201cThe entire past season was about recovery. Exactly a year ago, we were only just allowed to start trotting again. This really was our comeback year.\u201d     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That made the result at Jumping Mechelen all the more meaningful. \u201cHe wants to give his best every single day, and that\u2019s what makes him special. Finishing third in such a strong field and in an atmosphere like this is a privilege.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Although Kennedy is still young and lost almost a year due to injury, Moreira looks ahead with confidence. \u201cThere are still many details to improve, including on my side as a rider. But I\u2019m very happy with where we are now.\u201d The next major goal is already set. \u201cAachen is our target. I\u2019ll prepare him carefully so that we can arrive there in top form.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Emotional farewell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">There was also an emotional moment for Charlotte Defalque, who entered the arena for the final time with her 19-year-old Botticelli. Their long partnership, which began in the youth ranks and grew into championship appearances, came to a close with an eighth-place finish and a standing ovation from the crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The dressage competition in Mechelen thus ended on a fitting note, with a Belgian winner who not only underlined her own ambitions but also demonstrated that Belgian dressage fully belongs at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The rise of the discipline in Belgium was tangible throughout the arena: full stands, an engaged crowd and a Nekkerhal that once again proved to be a perfect stage for top-class sport.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-383a0e27 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final class of the FEI Dressage World Cup at Jumping Mechelen once again carried a strong Belgian flavour. 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