Jessica Poelman's Lorry Catches Fire on Way to 2022 CDN Tolbert

Jessica Poelman, the Dutch Under 25 rider who won double bronze at the 2021 European U25 Championships in Hagen, had an eventful weekend competing at the national show in Tolbert.

On the way to the show in Tolbert round 13h15 on 14 January 2022, her lorry caught fire. They immediately pulled over on the emergency lane and were able to get her top horse, Chocolate Cookie RDP, out of the burning vehicle. Nobody got injured.

The horse could immediately be loaded onto the lorry of Yannick van Wijk, who saw the scene and stopped to offer help.

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