{"id":52266,"date":"2026-09-21T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=52266"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:06:49","slug":"sam-widger-vintage-van-de-heyveldhoeve-champion-monde-5-ans-lanaken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/09\/21\/sam-widger-vintage-van-de-heyveldhoeve-champion-monde-5-ans-lanaken\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Widger, a kid puts Vintage on top of the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he stepped onto the top step of the podium after the five-year-old world final in Lanaken, <strong>Sam Widger<\/strong> honestly did not look much older than his mount. In his defence, the Irish rider is only 16. With <strong>Vintage van de Heyveldhoeve<\/strong>, he claimed the world title at the end of a final where precision mattered. Real precision: his time of 54.14 seconds placed him just fourteen hundredths from the ideal time. It also gave the BWP the first title of a day that would smile on the Belgian studbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourteen hundredths for a world title<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday morning, from 8:30 a.m., the five-year-olds had the honour of opening \u201cSuper Sunday\u201d at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in the Ratina Z Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty-eight combinations, qualified through Thursday and Friday\u2019s classes, came forward for a final over 1.30m fences. Eighteen of them would complete the first round clear and earn the right to return for the second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, however, there was a small twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than a race against the clock, the finalists had to get as close as possible to an ideal time set at 54 seconds by course designer Bernard Mathy and his team. Clear, obviously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An exercise in precision that leaves very little room for improvisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the last to go,&nbsp;<strong>Sam Widger<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Vintage van de Heyveldhoeve<\/strong>&nbsp;almost set the watch perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clear. 54.14 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourteen hundredths over the ideal time. Nobody would do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vintage, six months later<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new world champion is a BWP mare by\u00a0<strong>Kasanova de la Pomme<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>I Am Moerhoeve\u2019s Star<\/strong>, bred by <strong>Bert Stoop.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greg Broderick bought her from her breeder around a year ago, and Widger only took over the reins six months before this championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not exactly enough time to celebrate their tin anniversary, then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But enough to find the buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"945\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52272 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12339-Widger-Sam-Vintage-Van-De-Heyveldhoeve-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205094-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1417px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1417\/945;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab <em>\u201cVintage felt good all week, but I did not expect to win this final.<\/em> \u201d, Widger explained after his victory. The young Irish rider described a mare with blood, particularly careful, and one who \u201c <em>really fights for you in the arena. <\/em>\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came the sentence that reminds you that, behind the calm he showed in the ring, there is still a 16-year-old boy: he thanked Greg Broderick for allowing him to ride \u201c<em> such a good horse at my age<\/em> \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it was ultimately at the podium that the scene took on its full flavour. Vintage is world champion at five. Beside her, with his still-youthful face, her rider hardly seems to have that much more mileage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Irish rider can hide another<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find the runner-up in this final, there was no need to cross the Irish Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coen Williams<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>GLC Mr President<\/strong>, a gelding bred by Gareth Cassidy by Conthargos and Untouchable, had been the first to start in the second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They too had understood the instructions perfectly: clear in 54.18 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"945\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52273 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12338-Williams-Coen-Glc-Mr-President-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-NH205282-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1417px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1417\/945;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four hundredths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That was the gap between gold and silver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind them,\u00a0<strong>Rik Nauta<\/strong>\u00a0gave Belgium bronze with the BWP\u00a0<strong>Vazan van Strijtem<\/strong>, by Cazan van het Schaeck Z and Saros van \u2019t Gestelhof, bred and owned by <strong>Marc<\/strong> and <strong>Kristof De Pauw<\/strong>. Clear in 54.48 seconds, he too stayed glued to that famous ideal time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1417\" height=\"945\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52275 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12341-Nauta-Rik-Vazan-Van-Strijtem-\u00a9-SPORTFOT-1876-LP1_4280-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1417px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1417\/945;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ireland\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Niamh McEvoy<\/strong>\u00a0(who, it must be said, had quite a good weekend too; see our article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/09\/21\/niamh-mcevoy-easy-peasy-indebus-z-champion-monde-6-ans-lanaken\/\">Easy Peasy, the Title Worth Far More Than Gold<\/a>\u201d took fourth place with\u00a0<strong>BP Bob Rock<\/strong>, while France\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Maxime Thefenne<\/strong> completed the Top 5 with the KWPN\u00a0<strong>Rhodondence.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Irish riders in the top two, another Irish rider fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well. Let\u2019s just say that Irish presence in a young horse final at Lanaken is not exactly the geopolitical upheaval of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first of a Belgian treble<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that moment, Vintage van de Heyveldhoeve was simply the new five-year-old world champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What followed, however, would give her title even more weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the three Lanaken finals in 2026 would ultimately crown horses from Belgian studbooks:\u00a0<strong>Vintage van de Heyveldhoeve<\/strong>, BWP, in the five-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Easy Peasy Indebus Z<\/strong>\u00a0in the six-year-olds\u00a0<strong>Elotte Z<\/strong>\u00a0in the seven-year-olds. No need to explain the Z in their names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three finals, three titles for Belgian horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the first came with a particularly tasty image: that of a five-year-old mare being crowned world champion with, on her back, a rider of just sixteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Lanaken, on that Sunday morning, talent was clearly not waiting for the number of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the full results of the five-year-old final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longinestiming.com\/equestrian\/2026\/fei-wbfsh-jumping-world-breeding-championship-for-young-horses-lanaken-zangersheide\/resultlist_12.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the article on the six-year-old final<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/09\/21\/niamh-mcevoy-easy-peasy-indebus-z-champion-monde-6-ans-lanaken\/\"> here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the article on the seven-year-old final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/reportages\/2026\/09\/20\/roosje-brouwer-elotte-z-championnes-monde-7-ans-lanaken\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(So Horse with Zangersheide. Photos \u00a9 Zangersheide\/Sportfot)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au moment de monter sur la plus haute marche du podium de la finale mondiale des cinq ans \u00e0 Lanaken, Sam Widger ne semblait franchement pas beaucoup plus \u00e2g\u00e9 que sa monture. \u00c0 sa d\u00e9charge, l\u2019Irlandais n\u2019a que 16 ans. 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