The first round took place on May 2nd to 3rd in Dvoreček. In the Hopefuls Competition, the five-year-old mare Grace (Go – On TS x Silvio II, bred by Renata Kalousová), ridden by Petr Krejsa, performed well.
In Humpolec, points were contested on the last weekend of May. In the main Golden Horseshoe competition at 2*S level, the pair Tereza Kusá and Quantos Mer (Quirado x Rafinad, bred by Jaroslav Merunka) finished fourth, and Anna Šeďová with Car Pento (Caruso Medimade x Cry For Me, bred by Bedřich Wagner) finished seventh. 14 pairs started in the competition.
In the one-star Silver Horseshoe, Viktorie Vokounová with the mare Sayjuri (Charm Art x Lancelot 10, bred by Markéta Hovjacká) was second, and Zuzana Kopicová on the mare Tornádo Tutu (Tarzan 3 x Pinot Grigio, bred by Václav Vojf) also placed in the first half of the starting field. She took seventh place.
The Hopefuls Competition for young horses was dominated by the five-year-old Grace 21 (Go-On TS x Silvio II, bred by Renata Kalousová) with Petr Krejsa in the saddle. Second place went to the five-year-old Legendaria (Laidal x Lancelot 10), with whom her breeder Kateřina Benediktová competed.
In Loštice on June 20th and 21st, the main Golden Horseshoe competition was won by Sagira-K (Sagitta x Comero, bred by NH Kladruby) with Jan Holec. In the top 3 were also Cry Boy (Cry For Me x Secret´n Classy (CAN), bred by Hynek Blažek) with Lucie Příhodová in second place and Portáš (Dařbuján x Guidam Sohn, Dr. Jiří Havlíček) with Pavel Březina in third place. Viktorie Vokounová with the mare Sayjuri won the Silver Horseshoe, and CS horses also placed high in the Hopefuls Competition. First place went to the five-year-old mare Kokos Lady (Diamond Cavalier Z x Veneur du Luc) with her breeder Roman Falta. Second was the six-year-old Sibyla (Laidal x Lancelot 10, bred by Markéta Hovjacká) with Viktorie Vokounová.
In Přeštěnice at the beginning of July, Petra Kymplová with the horse Eldi Kinský (Diamante x Elmero B, bred by Dr. Petr Dvořák) finished second in the Silver Horseshoe. In the Hopefuls Competition, CS horses shone again. The pair Tereza Sluková and the six-year-old gelding Heroine (Diamant de Semilly x Heraldik, bred by Michal Drábek) won, Kokos Lady with Roman Falta was second, and Sibyla with Viktorie Vokounová was third.
Illustrative photo from ZP 2025: Car Pento (author Marcel Runštuk)