Dutch Chef d’Equipe Rob Ehrens has announced his long list for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. On the long list are: Leopold van Asten, Bart Bles, Gert-Jan Bruggink, Jeroen Dubbeldam, Willem Greve, Marc Houtzager, Johnny Pals, Henk van de Pol, Wout-Jan van der Schans, Gerco Schröder, Frank Schuttert, Harrie Smolders, Maikel van der Vleuten, Jur Vrieling and Albert Zoer. Ehrens has selected the following events to observe the riders and horses towards Rio: The Dutch Championships in Mierlo, CSIO La Baule, CSIO Rome, CSIO Rotterdam, CSIO Falsterbo and CSIO Aachen.