Harrie Smolders and the famous stallion Emerald have been approved for the Dutch Olympic squad. The pair impressed after their last victory at the FEI World Cup leg in Washington, USA. This is the moment when Dutch chef d'Equipe, Rob Ehrens, upgraded the combination into the Olympic Squad. Harrie is already in the top national squad with his other Grand Prix horse Don VHP Z, and with two horses in question for the Olympis in Rio de Janeiro 2016 Harrie can focus to get them ready or the Games.