16 combinations ready for the final
When the World Cup finals for 2022/2023 comes up Wednesday and Friday 16 combinations will be ready to fight for the prestigious title.
A total of 16 horse and rider partnerships will compete.
A total of 10 countries will be represented: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden and USA.
At 28 years old America’s Anna Buffini and Belgium’s Jorinde Verwimp are the two youngest competitors at this year’s Final.
At 58 years of age, America’s Steffen Peters is the oldest.
The first Final took place in ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED) in 1986 where Denmark’s Anne-Grethe Jensen and Marzog reigned supreme ahead of Great Britain’s Chris Bartle and Wily Trout while Switzerland’s Christine Stückelberger finished third with Rubelit von Unkelruf.
Stückelberger went on to win the next two editions partnering Gaugin de Lully.
Olympic and European champions Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB will defend the title they won in Leipzig (GER) last year.
Five-time FEI Dressage World Cup™ champion, Germany’s Isabell Werth, will be competing in her 23rd Final.
Source: FEI
According to Dressage News: “Alisa Glinka of Moldova will not make it to the World Cup Final next week to compete her horse Aachen, cutting the dressage championship starting lineup to 16.
Alisa, 35, apparently pulled out over concerns the paperwork requirements had not been completed for Thursday’s flight.”
Danish participant and Danish judge
29 year old Nanna Skodborg Merrald will participate in her 2nd World Cup final, as she last year rode Atterupgaards Orthilia into a 5th place in the final. Nanna has actually qualified 3 horses for the final including Blue Hors Zepter which is her Omaha partner. Also Blue Hors Zack and Blue Hors St. Schufro were qualified for the final.
5* judge Leif Tørnblad replaces his country fellow Hans Christian Matthiesen for the final. It is the 7th World Cup final for Tørnblad as he was also among the judges last time the final took place in Omaha. Additionally Tørnblad has judges the finals in Lyon, 2 x s´Hertogenbosch, Leipzig and 2 x Gothenburg.
Leif Tørnblad´s wife Anne Grethe Tørnblad (former Jensen) has been participating in 6 finals. Won the first final back in 1986 with Marzog.
Schedule
Vet check is Tuesday at 15.30 local time (22.30 CET)
Wednesday at 1.15 local Omaha time (20.15 CET) is the World Cup Grand Prix.
Prize money for the Grand Prix is : 25.000 EUR Breakdown: 7.000, 5.500, 4.000, 3.000, 2.000, 1.500, 1.000, 500, 500
Friday at 18.15 local Omaha time (01.15 CET) is the World Cup Grand Prix freestyle.
Prize money for the freestyle: 275.000 EUR Breakdown: 60.000, 50.000, 40.000, 25.000, 20.000, 15.000, 13.000, 10.000, 8.000, 6.000, 5.000, 3.300, 3.300, 3.300, 3.300, 3.300, 3.300, 3.200.
Remember you can watch the finals at Clipmyhorse/FEI-tv with Premium Membership,