Adelinde and Parzival eye World Cup double
Adelinde Cornelissen volition live hoping to reclaim the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage serial championship on dwelling turf inwards ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Kingdom of the Netherlands side yesteryear side week.
This Dutch city, which played host to the rattling get-go FEI World Cup Dressage Final dorsum inwards 1986, volition welcome xviii competitors from eleven nations to the 2011/2012 finale which begins on Tuesday, Apr 18.
Historically, riders from Kingdom of the Netherlands get got dominated this series, amongst eleven wins from 26 seasons, together with Cornelissen is, undoubtedly, the ane they all get got to crunch this fourth dimension around. She has been all but untouchable since scooping the Reem Acra championship inwards Leipzig (Germany) 12 months ago, going on to claim Grand Prix Special together with Freestyle gold, along amongst squad bronze, at the FEI European Dressage Championships inwards Rotterdam, lastly August. And her equine partner, the big, bold chestnut Jerich Parzival, showed he has lost none of his border when sweeping to victory on both of their appearances on the Reem Acra Western European League circuit over the wintertime months, swamping the opposition amongst potent scores at both Mechelen (Belgium) inwards Dec together with ane time to a greater extent than inwards Amsterdam inwards January.
If Cornelissen succeeds inwards making it a back-to-back double of serial victories amongst the same horse, together with then she volition drib dead the 5th passenger to produce so. Switzerland’s Christine Stuckelberger together with Gaugin de Lully were get-go to accomplish this distinction inwards 1987 together with 1988, together with Germany’s Monica Theodorescu together with Ganimedes followed adapt inwards 1993 together with 1994.
Cornelissen’s compatriot Anky van Grunsven together with then got into her stride amongst a double inwards 1995 together with 1996 earlier setting a novel tape for 3 consecutive wins when repeating their supremacy inwards 1997. Germany’s Ulla Salzgeber together with the much-loved Rusty claimed the honours inwards both 2001 together with 2002, but Van Grunsven’s success charge per unit of measurement inwards this series, together with throughout her spectacular career, has left her inwards a league of her own.
She came dorsum to produce some other double amongst Bonfire inwards 1999 together with 2000 together with the get-go 2 parts of yet some other treble amongst Salinero inwards 2004, 2005 together with 2006. It volition live a long fourth dimension earlier whatever other passenger volition get got such a huge deport on on the sport, but Cornelissen volition live attempting to secure her house inwards the pages of the dressage history books when Parzival steps into the ‘s-Hertogenbosch arena side yesteryear side week.
The sport of dressage together with the venue at ‘s-Hertogenbosch get got a long together with distinguished connection. This volition live the 9th FEI World Cup Dressage terminal to accept house at the Brabanthalle, together with Gerrit Jan Swinkels, President of Indoor Brabant, has no shortage of sense when putting together a world-class fixture. He has been on the Organising Committee for 36 years together with is straightaway preparing for the 45th show. This human amongst a winning formula, who turns 65 afterwards this year, says he volition retire after the 50th show, thus he nonetheless has some agency to drib dead yet.
And he has some other of import claim to fame, equally he was the get-go somebody to innovate Anky van Grunsven to horses. She would drib dead along to drib dead ane of the greatest influences inwards the sport of dressage inwards subsequent years, thus at that topographic point is a rattling unopen link betwixt top-class dressage together with the scheme of the sport which is enjoying greater popularity than e'er inwards recent years.
Cornelissen of course of pedagogy must run across off the best efforts of some formidable opposition inwards her request for double-glory. The Western European League contingent includes Sweden’s Patrick Kittel, who won twice amongst Toy Story on dwelling territory this flavor – get-go at Stockholm inwards Nov together with ane time to a greater extent than at the terminal qualifier at Gothenburg inwards February. He alone only pipped fellow-Swede Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven, riding Don Auriello, inwards Stockholm, together with Vilhelmson-Silfven volition bring together him inwards taking on Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg (Damon Hill/Responsible), double FEI World Cup Dressage champion Isabell Werth (Der Stern/Don Johnson/El Santo NRW) together with Nadine Capellmann (Girasol 7/Elvis VA).
Cornelissen’s compatriot together with boyfriend European bronze medallist Hans-Peter Minderhoud made his score amongst IPS Tango at the opening leg inwards Odense (DEN) lastly Oct patch Italy’s Valentina Truppa headed the line-up at Frankfurt (GER) inwards Dec amongst Eremo del Castegno together with volition live at side yesteryear side week’s Final. The veteran Richard Davison is the sole British contender amongst Hiscox Artemis, patch Lone Jorgensen’s increasingly impressive results amongst FBW De Vito get got earned a house for this experienced Danish rider.
The Netherlands volition likewise get got a 3rd illustration inwards Jenny Schreven, together with Krawall, patch Mikaela Lindh flies the Finnish flag amongst Skovlunds Mas Guapo together with Siril Helljesen together with Dorina volition pose their best feet forrard for Norway.
Central Europe volition live represented yesteryear 2 Polish performers, Katarzyna Milczarek amongst Ekwador together with Michal Rapcewicz amongst Randon, patch at that topographic point volition live a existent buzz around the Australian partnership of Rachael Sanna together with Jaybee Alabaster who get got travelled all the agency from the other side of the globe to accept their house on behalf of the Pacific League after winning the Asia/Pacific FEI World Cup Dressage series.
American riders get got alone won the FEI World Cup Dressage championship twice – Debbie McDonald together with the neat mare, Brentina, claiming the honours at Gothenburg (SWE) inwards 2003 together with Steffen Peters nearly lifting the roof off the Thomas together with Mack Arena inwards Las Vegas (USA) inwards 2009 when pinning Isabell Werth together with Satchmo into minute spot amongst a fabulous surgical operation from Ravel.
Jan Ebeling, riding Rafalca, together with Shawna Harding amongst Come On III are the U.S.A. of America representatives this fourth dimension around, together with they volition live intending to brand their presence felt after the trip across the Atlantic Ocean.
But it seems that everyone else volition get got to enhance their game to some considerable extent to halt defending champions from enjoying yet some other victory gallop to celebrate winning the 2011/2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage trophy.
• Each FEI World Cup Dressage qualifier consists of a Grand Prix test, which inwards plow is a qualification for the Freestyle to music competition, where league points are accumulated towards places inwards the Final. The same format of Grand Prix and Freestyle is likewise used for the Final, amongst alone the overstep fifteen combinations earning their house on the Freestyle starting list.
Facts together with Figures:
This is the minute twelvemonth of sponsorship of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage serial yesteryear New York fashion designer, Reem Acra.
The serial is celebrating its 27th season.
The defending champions are The Netherlands’ Adelinde Cornelissen together with Jerich Parzival.
The rattling get-go winner of the FEI World Cup Dressage trophy was Anne-Grethe Jensen from Kingdom of Denmark who rode Marzog to victory at ‘s-Hertogenbosch inwards 1986.
The Netherlands holds the tape for virtually wins inwards the serial – eleven inwards total.
Dutch star Anky van Grunsven holds the tape equally the greatest private performer having won the championship on nine occasions over a 13-year stream betwixt 1995 together with 2008. She is likewise the alone passenger to get got won the championship on 3 consecutive occasions, together with did it twice – firstly amongst Bonfire who reigned supreme from 1995 to 1997, together with who likewise returned to produce a back-to-back double inwards 1999 together with 2002, together with and then amongst Salinero who swept to victory inwards 2004, 2005 together with 2006.
A total of xviii riders from eleven nations volition compete at the Final, from Apr xviii to 22.
The countries represented volition live Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, together with the USA. Riders from 4 regions volition accept business office – Western Europe, Central Europe, Pacific together with North America.
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