The FEI has launched the particular entries checklist for the 2024 Dressage World Cup Closing (16-20 April) which might be held in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, with 17 mixtures taking part.
Lottie Fry, using Everdale, might be Britain’s sole consultant. The pair have been regulars on the indoor circuit, contesting World Cup qualifiers in London, Mechlen, Amsterdam and ’s-Hertogenbosch, ending second within the Western European League, three factors behind Isabell Werth.
Isabell might be using her long-term associate, 18-year-old Emilio 107 somewhat than DSP Quantaz who contested two World Cup qualifiers.
It needs to be tight between the 2 on the prime of the leaderboard, with Emilio averaging 87.41% throughout his two freestyles in qualifying, and Everdale 85.11% from his 4 – Everdale additionally earned the best rating between the 2 of 88.18% in Amsterdam.
Different prime riders in competition for locations on the rostrum embody Nanna Skodborg Merrald with Blue Hors Don Olmybrio and Patrik Kittel and Landing.
Annually a qualification spot is reserved for title defenders however 2022 and 2023 champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB is not going to be at this yr’s finals in Riyadh.
The mixture contested one World Cup qualifier in Basel – profitable on 91.01% – so didn’t meet the two-qualifier minimal required to defend their title.
However this doesn’t come as a shock, and it was at all times anticipated that Dalera wouldn’t journey to Riyadh within the build-up to the Paris Olympics in the summertime.
One other rider who has introduced she is just not going is Emille Scholtens, who certified joint seventh within the Western European League using the 11-year-old Olympic hopeful Indian Rock.
These withdrawals have opened up spots for German rider Raphael Netz and Belgian riders Flore de Winne and Larissa Pauliuis.
Regardless of ending seventh within the Western European League, Raphael wouldn’t have been in a position to compete had Jessica certified, as nationwide federations might ship a most of three riders.
As it’s not coated by league qualification, the title-defender spot is allotted to the mix with the best FEI dressage world rating, who’ve participated in at the least two World Cup qualifiers. This spot has been allotted to Larissa after mixtures forward of her within the rankings declined the invitation.
Emille’s spot bumps all the way down to the subsequent highest rider within the Western European League, which was Flore – who regardless of ending joint tenth alongside Austrian rider Diana Porsche qualifies, as per the principles, owing to her larger common rating.
Dressage World Cup entries
Western European League (9 entries):
- Isabell Werth – Emilio 107 (GER)
- Lottie Fry – Everdale (GBR)
- Patrik Kittel – Landing (SWE)
- Mathias Alexander Rath – Destacado FRH (GER)
- Nanna Skodborg Merrald – Blue Hors Don Olymbrio (DEN)
- Morgan Barbançon – Sir Donnerhall II OLD (FRA)
- Raphael Netz – Nice Escape Camelot (GER)
- Borja Carrascova – Sir Hubert NRW (ESP)
- Flore de Winne – Flynn FRH (BEL)
Central European League (two entries):
- Alisa Glinka – Abercrombie (MDA)
- Justina Vanagaite – Nabab (LTU)
Pacific League (one entry):
- Melissa Galloway – Windermere J’Obei W (NZL)
North American League (three entries):
- Benjamin Ebeling – Certainly (USA)
- Kevin Kohmann – Duenensee (USA)
- Anna Marek – Fayvel (USA)
FEI additional beginning locations (two with a 3rd unallocated):
- Thamar Zweistra – Hexagon’s Ich Weiss (NED)
- Larissa Pauluis – First-Step Valentin (BEL)
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