FEI Releases Start List for World Dressage Cup Final
(FEI) -The FEI has released the start list for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. The list consists of 18 riders from 12 countries travelling to ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands next month from April 19-22.
The Netherlands will be represented at the Brabanthallen by title defender and European Champion Adelinde Cornelissen, along with Hans Peter Minderhoud.
Germany has three representative. They are former World and Olympic Champion Isabell Werth, who won the World Cup in 1992 and 2007, Helen Langehanenberg and Nadine Capellmann.
Sweden has two riders and they are Patrik Kittel and Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven. From Italy is Valentina Truppa and Great Britain is represented by Richard Davison. Representing Denmark will be Lone Jörgensen.
The USA (North American League) and Poland (Central European League) both will have two representatives: Jan Ebeling and Shawna Harding from the United States, and Poland has Katarzyna Milczarek Jasinka and Michal Rapcewicz.
Traveling from Australia will be Rachael Sanna. The FEI has two extra wild cards and these went to Belgium’s Jeroen Devroe and Finland’s Mikaela Lindh. The South American League is not sending a finalist and this place will be taken by Siril Helljesen from Norway.
The complete horse and rider list is:
Western European League
- Patrik Kittel (SWE) Toy Story
- Helen Langehanenberg (GER) Damon Hill, Responsible
- Valentina Truppa (ITA) Eremo del Castegno
- Isabell Werth (GER) Warum nicht/El Santo
- Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén (SWE) Don Auriello
- Hans Peter Minderhoud (NED) Whitney/Tango
- Richard Davison (GBR) Hiscox Artemis
- Nadine Capellmann (GER) Girasol/Elvis
- Lone Jörgensen (DEN) De Vito
Central European League
- Katarzyna Milczarek (POL) Ekwador
- Michal Rapcewicz (POL) Randon
Pacific League
- Rachael Sanna (AUS) Jaybee Alabaster
North American League
- Jan Ebeling (USA) Rafalca
- Shawna Harding (USA) Come On III
Title Defender
- Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) Jerich Parzival
FEI Extra Starting Places
- Jeroen Devroe (BEL) Apollo van het Vijverhof
- Mikaela Lindh (FIN) Mas Guapo
- Siril Helljesen (NOR) Dorina