February 23, 2026 
The Netherlands’ Willem Greve has been campaigning his longtime partner, the KWPN stallion Grandorado TN N.O.P., since he was jumping the international 5-year-old Young Horse classes back in 2016.
This Sunday, a full decade on, the winners of the Dutch Masters in 2022 proved they’ve still got what it takes during the 12th leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2025/2026 Western European League in Gothenburg (SWE). “I’m over the moon for my horse,” Greve reflected after his win.
“Grandorado has been a great horse for many years, and he deserves to have this win. This one is for him. I’m really happy for him that he has such a big victory behind his name.”
With four, 5* 1.60m Grand Prix wins already on his resume, Grandorado is admittedly no slouch, formerly sharing ‘top-horse’ duties with Highway TN, who recently moved to Lillie Keenan’s (USA) string. But we wouldn’t be surprised if the stallion is currently throwing a little side-eye at the young “it-girl” in Greve’s stable: Pretty Woman Van’t Paradijs N.O.P.
At just 10 years of age, the Belgian mare ended her 2025 season with a bang, winning back-to-back FEI Jumping World Cup™ qualifiers in Stuttgart (GER) and La Coruña (ESP) in November and December, respectively. But on Sunday, it was Grandorado’s massive stride and versatility that helped bring Greve’s tally to three.
A list of 36 starters tried their luck on Course Designer Peter Schumacher ‘s (GER) 16-effort track, built atop the Scandinavium’s unique, oval ice rink in southern Gothenburg. Eight combinations moved on to the second round, where Greve and Grandorado, last to go, stopped the clock at an ultimately uncatchable 42.19 seconds.
Just behind them, Kim Emmen and Imagine N.O.P. logged the first, clear, jump-off round of the evening on 42.65 seconds, holding on for second place. Meanwhile, hometown favorites and Tokyo team gold Olympic medalists Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) and H&M Indiana—now 18 years old—finished third on 42.90 seconds.
“The Swedish public are horse people, and it gives you a little bit extra in the ring,” Greve said of the crowd at Scandinavium, which will host the FEI World Cup Finals in 2027. “The thing is with this show, it is a classic show, with crowds that are here for the love of the horses. I think that is what makes the show so special.”
With this win, Greve earns 20 additional qualification points, propelling him to the top of the Western European League standings on 81 points ahead of the League’s final stop at the Helsinki International Horse Show at the end of the month.
Four riders currently trail Greve with 60 points or more: Julien Epaillard of France (69 points), Daniel Deusser of Germany (66), Max Kühner of Austria (64), and Johan-Sebastian Gulliksen of Norway (63).
With the top 18 riders in the standings eligible for participation in the 2025/2026 Finals in Fort Worth, Texas (April 7-12), Greve’s qualification is now official. And with an abundance of proven equine talent at his disposal, the Dutch rider’s biggest challenge over the next few weeks may be deciding which horse to take.
“Actually, the first plan was Pretty Woman, but Grandorado is also in great shape, so we’ll see,” Greven said. “We have now two weeks off… but first, we will enjoy this!”
