{"id":49094,"date":"2026-05-09T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=49094"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T05:31:25","slug":"belgique-victoire-coupe-des-nations-eef-lier-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/05\/09\/belgique-victoire-coupe-des-nations-eef-lier-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lier in black, yellow and red: Belgium cruise, Riesling steals the spotlight."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On home soil, Belgium didn\u2019t just win the Longines EEF Series West qualifier. They suffocated the competition. Zero faults on the board. A performance so clean and composed it almost felt disrespectful, while the other nations were still searching for places to save precious points. Behind them, Great Britain and the Czech Republic tried to stay within touching distance. But on Friday in Lier, the script had already been written in black, yellow and red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A team built to win<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filip Lacus\u2019 message was clear before the first horse even entered the ring: Belgium had not come to make up the numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49096 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-36-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab <em>We came with a very competitive team to maximise our points,<\/em> \u201d, explained the Belgian chef d\u2019\u00e9quipe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Musketeers had already laid the foundations in the opening round. Spoiler alert: the second round was almost more of the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koen Vereecke and Quinoa De La Liniere set the tone with a polished double clear full of control. Frederic Vernaet and Orak D\u2019Hamwyck T&amp;L followed suit, equally faultless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49098 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-22-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then came Gilles Thomas, already an individual bronze medallist at the latest European Championships, who slammed the door shut aboard Riesling Van T Roosakker, the nine-year-old BWP stallion increasingly looking like a future heavyweight on the global circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49099 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-3-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the four faults picked up by Jeroen Appelen and King CJS in round two only served as a reminder that the Belgians were, after all, human.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49100 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-27-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gilles Thomas shuts it down<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the halfway stage, four teams were still tied at zero: Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and the Czech Republic. A proper nerve test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Nations Cups are often decided by the anchor rider. And this time, Gilles Thomas stepped into the role like a seasoned closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49101 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-2-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His second trip aboard Riesling Van T Roosakker tilted the entire evening Belgium\u2019s way. While others cracked under pressure at the final line, the Belgian pair remained ice-cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRiesling is a horse for the future. Competitions like the Longines EEF Series are crucial for the development of horses and riders towards the highest level,\u201d said the world number five.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard to argue with him. The stallion has blood, scope and that effortless quality that turns heads \u2014 and waves tricolours in the grandstands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49102 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-19-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Britain so close\u2026 then one rail too many<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Great Britain leave Lier with a frustrating second place. Very frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jodie Hall McAteer and La Gupardie had launched the British campaign perfectly with a solid double clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49103 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-33-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Ward, Sienna Charles and especially Harry Charles kept the pressure on until the very end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Olympic champion watched victory disappear at the final element of the triple combination. One light rub aboard Fighting Phil. Four faults. Curtain down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49104 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-17-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Britain finished second, faster than the Czech Republic, who also ended on four faults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Czech revival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third place for the Czechs, and not without significance. Their last podium finish in the series dated back to 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49106 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-31-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oliver Pisarik and Elixir De Hus delivered the team\u2019s only double clear, while Sara Vingralkova and Emma Sophia Spanko produced solid enough rounds to push the Czech Republic back into the European conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less spectacular than Belgium perhaps, but seriously well organised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49105 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-15-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Germany solid, Ireland nowhere near<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany narrowly missed the podium on eight faults despite double clears from Paula de Boer-Schwarz and Tom Schewe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1520\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-2280x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49107 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-2280x1520.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CDN-EEF-Lier-41-18x12.jpg 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2280\/1520;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Italy, three-time winners of the EEF Series, had to settle for fifth. 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Completely off the pace, they managed just one clear round all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Belgium send a message<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the result itself, this victory says something bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgium continue to produce horses, partnerships and generations of riders with an almost irritating consistency for their European neighbours. Between the experience of Koen Vereecke, the rise of Gilles Thomas and the sheer depth of the squad, the Belgian pipeline still looks very far from running dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49097 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-1140x760.png 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-edited-18x12.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9EEF)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And in a season where the major championships are fast approaching, this collective zero on the scoreboard already feels like a warning shot fired at the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find <a href=\"https:\/\/results.hippodata.de\/2026\/2673\/docs\/11_-_csio3_-_1m50_-_longines_eef_series_nations_cup_round_2_team_results.pdf\">Complete results from the Lier EEF Nations Cup available here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Photo cover \u00a9EEF)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c0 domicile, la Belgique n\u2019a pas simplement gagn\u00e9 la manche qualificative Ouest de la Longines EEF Series. Elle a \u00e9touff\u00e9 la concurrence. Z\u00e9ro faute au compteur. Une copie propre, nette, presque insolente, pendant que les autres nations cherchaient encore o\u00f9 gratter quelques points. Derri\u00e8re, la Grande-Bretagne et la R\u00e9publique tch\u00e8que ont bien tent\u00e9 de suivre [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[419,1075,145,1074,863],"class_list":["post-49094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reportages","tag-eef-series","tag-frederic-vernaet","tag-gilles-thomas","tag-jeroen-appelen","tag-koen-vereecke"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lier en noir-jaune-rouge : la Belgique d\u00e9roule, Riesling fait sauter le bouchon &#8212; So Horse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La Belgique remporte la Coupe des Nations EEF de Lier sans la moindre faute gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un collectif imp\u00e9rial emmen\u00e9 par Gilles Thomas.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/05\/09\/belgique-victoire-coupe-des-nations-eef-lier-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lier en noir-jaune-rouge : la Belgique d\u00e9roule, Riesling fait sauter le bouchon &#8212; 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