Preview: World Cup dressage kicks off in Denmark
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All eyes are on defending champion Helen Langehanenberg every bit the Western European League World Cup Dressage series gets nether means this weekend.
The 2013/2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Western European League is laid to start inwards but a few days’ fourth dimension at Odense inwards Denmark. And, if the serial that carries the call of the Beirut-born New York fashion designer tin tally the excitement of the yesteryear few seasons, as well as then nosotros tin await forrad to a feast of fantastic sport over the coming months.
German passenger Langehanenberg realised a dream when belongings the trophy aloft for the real get-go fourth dimension at the 2013 Final inwards Gothenburg, Sweden in conclusion April. More than always inwards recent years, this serial has been virtually exposing novel talent, as well as Langehanenberg as well as her gifted stallion Damon Hill NRW furnish the perfect illustration of a horse-and-rider partnership that has blossomed nether its wing.
Reem Acra’s arrival every bit championship sponsor at the start of the 2010/2011 flavor coincided amongst about dramatic changes inside the sport. Record-breaking performances stimulate got larn the norm always since, as well as the explosion of world involvement inwards dressage has corresponded amongst that. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fresh generation of stars amongst a massive fan-base stimulate got breathed novel life into this equestrian dependent which continues to grow as well as prepare amongst each novel season.
The 2014 Final volition stimulate got house at Lyon inwards French Republic adjacent Apr where qualified riders from the Central European, North American as well as Asia Pacific Leagues volition also survive eligible to compete. This weekend, competitors from Western Europe volition battle for those get-go all-important points that volition position them on the route to the French finale.
The record-books exhibit that Dutch riders stimulate got been the most prolific winners throughout the 28-year history of the series, amongst 12 victories inwards total. But that statistic relies heavily on the extraordinary results achieved yesteryear nine-time champion Anky van Grunsven over a 14-year menstruum betwixt 1995 as well as 2008.
The Dutch contingent entered for Odense this coming weekend is an impressive one, including 3 of the silver-medal winning squad at this summer’s FEI European Dressage Championship which took house inwards Herning, Denmark.
Edward Gal, 2010 World Cup Dressage champion as well as ranked position out 4 inwards the latest World Dressage Rankings, has entered Glock’s Voice, Hans Peter Minderhoud brings Glock’s Romanov as well as Danielle Heijkoop brings Kingsley Siro. The latter partnership gave a smashing concern human relationship of themselves on their squad debut inwards Herning, patch Patrick van der Meer aboard the 12-year-old Uzzo as well as Laurens van Lieren as well as Ulysses la Haya consummate the Dutch contingent.
Germany volition survive represented yesteryear 2 of the riders who helped clinch European squad gilded for their reason for the 22nd time this summer. Team rookie, 23-year-old Fabienne Lutkemeier, produced a fantastic functioning from D’Agostino to laid her side on the route to their narrow victory over the Dutch at Herning, but she begins her World Cup displace aboard the 14-year-old Qui Vincit Dynamis.
Isabell Werth meanwhile is listed amongst her European gold-medal-winning ride Don Johnson FRH. This German linguistic communication veteran knows ameliorate than most what it takes to win the title, amongst 2 wins, the get-go at Gothenburg, Sweden inwards 1992 as well as the minute inwards Las Vegas, USA inwards 2007 as well as many runner-up placings throughout her long as well as successful career. Jessica von Bredow-Werndl completes the German linguistic communication line-up amongst her Dutch stallion Unee BB.
A total of vii nations volition survive represented at this opening World Cup fixture – Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden as well as USA. Lisa Wilcox volition survive the sole American, partnering the stallion Pikko del Ceror Hu, patch Ellen Farbrot volition also survive lone inwards flight the Norwegian flag amongst Tailormade Akon Askelund.
The Swedish distich of Minna Telde amongst Santana as well as Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven amongst Don Auriello are probable to brand their mark, as well as at that topographic point volition survive i passenger from Australia, Jessica Greelish (Lancaster).
Danish riders volition survive determined to gain good on abode ground, as well as 2 of the squad that finished but exterior the medals when 4th at this summer’s European Championships volition survive inwards action. Anna Kasprzak (Donnperignon) volition survive riding the Equus caballus she took to Herning, but Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein’s smashing friend, Digby, was retired at the lawsuit thus the 11-year-old mare, Fabienne, volition effort to follow inwards his footsteps amongst the Danish princess on board. Malene Folmer Jensen (Acapello Foldager), Nanna Skodborg Merrald (Millibar), as well as Thomas Sigtenbjerggaard (Nintendo) consummate the Danish line-up.
The Ground Jury at Odense volition survive headed upwards yesteryear Denmark’s Hans-Christian Matthiesen. Foreign Judge is Annette Fransen Iacobaeus from Sweden as well as the residuum of the Ground Jury are the USA’s Charlotte Bredahl, Great Britain’s Isobel Wessels, The Netherlands’ Mariette Sanders van Gansewinkel, Denmark’s Susanne Baarup as well as Raphael Saleh from France.
The Western European League serial runs over 8 qualifying rounds, amongst Odense followed yesteryear Stuttgart, FRG as well as Stockholm, Sweden inwards November.
The hugely pop Christmas fixture takes house at Olympia inwards London, Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland inwards December, as well as if Olympic as well as European double-gold-medallists Charlotte Dujardin as well as Valegro mensuration into the holler inwards front end of their abode crowd at the London fixture as well as then the atmosphere volition survive to a greater extent than than electric, every bit it was hither that the sport’s most dynamic distich produced a record-breaking score inwards the Grand Prix at the 2012 fixture.
They went on to interruption it i time once again at Herning inwards August when posting a colossal score of 85.492.
At each qualifier, as well as i time again at the final, the points-earning freestyle is preceded yesteryear a compulsory Grand Prix test.
Amsterdam inwards The Netherlands volition opened upwards the novel yr patch Neumunster inwards FRG as well as Gothenburg, Sweden play host inwards Feb earlier the serial returns to Kingdom of the Netherlands for the in conclusion qualifier at ‘s-Hertogenbosch inwards March.
Lyon provides the perfect venue for the Final, but alone defending champion, Helen Langehanenberg, is guaranteed a starting spot there. All others must earn their jeopardy to challenge for the biggest prize inwards indoor dressage.
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