BY JEAN LLEWELLYN
PHOTOGRAPHY: STAL HENDRIX/HELEN CRUDEN

The last 12 months have cemented Querido van’t Ruytershof’s position on the international showjumping stage, from winning his first international Grand Prix, to competing in his first FEI World CupTM Qualifier, and most recently finishing sixth in a hotly contested Rolex Grand Prix at the Brussels Stephex Masters.

The Stal ’t Ruytershof-bred gelding was also a traveling reserve for Italy at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen.
Stal Hendrix purchased the Mosito van het Hellehof gelding as a seven-year-old in 2023 and the ride initially went to Lisa Nooren-Garofalo, who produced the gelding from 1m45m to 1m55m level. It was a successful partnership, winning at CSI2* 1m45 level, before the reins were handed across to Giampiero Garofolo in June 2025. This pair made a strong start to their campaign, finishing third in the CSI4* Grand Prix at Valkenswaard just two months later. Querido van’t Ruytershof has since gone from strength to strength, being placed in both the Grand Prix and World CupTM Qualifier at CSI5* Helsinki earlier this year, and winning the CSI3* Grand Prix in Eindhoven. His most recent accomplishment came at the Brussels Stephex Masters, where he finished sixth in the Rolex Grand Prix...

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