Interview with Patrik Kittel at Gothenburg Horse Show
Patrik Kittel meeting his fans at Gothenburg Horse Show and showing them back-stage. Interview in Swedish.
Interview with Hans Peter Minderhoud at the World Cup Finals
In the lead after yesterdays Grand Prix de Dressage at Gothenburg Horse Show – Hans Peter gav an Interview.
Gothenburg Horse Show 2016, Reem Acra FEI World Cup Finals. Grand Prix Dressage
Gotenburg Horse Show 2016
Dont’t miss the action from the 40th Gothenburg Horse Show that will be taking place on 24–28 March. This promises to be a busy week, with World Cup Finals in both showjumping and dressage. So you can be sure of a festive atmosphere and some world-class equestrian performances at Scandinavium, with the best riders and horses – and the best audiences!
Watch LIVE Friday 25/3 – Monday 28/3 -2016
First up on Friday is the Show Jumping final of Morgondagens vinnare. After that, you can enjoy watching Sweden’s best 7-year-olds in the Lövsta Future Challenge. The line-up includes horses that have taken the first five places in Champion of the Youngsters, the top five in the Breeders Trophy and 10 specially invited horses. One of these horses will be crowned the winner in the final on Sunday. At lunchtime, the dressage horses will be taking over the arena with the Reem Acra FEI World Cup dressage – Grand Prix, part of the World Cup Final. And then it’ll be time for the evening session, which will kick off with a welcome ceremony. After that, the first part of the Showjumping World Cup will be taking place, with showjumping against the clock. We’ll also have time for some international showjumping before the end of Friday evening.
Scandinavians Getting Ready in Doha!
Horses and riders are getting ready in Doha – easy walks and adjusting to the warm temperatures … competition will commence on Friday 4th of March …
Swedish Charlotte Haid-Bondergaard and her top horse Triviant has travelled to Qatar to partipate in the last Olympic Qualification Event she is part of the rather large Swedish Team that has travelled to compete in Doha: Marina Mattsson (Beckham), Patrik Kittel (Deja), Paulinda Friberg (Di Lapponia T) and Rose Mathisen (Zuidenwind)
Denmarks Rikke Svane and her Trakehner Stallion Finckenstein TSF are also getting used to the atmosphere in Doha. In the photo shown by his groom.
Patrik Kittel and Deja is also enjoying the warm weather!
Rose Mathisen and Zuidenwind in morning practice.
CHI AL SHAQAB 2016 has started. Dressage will commence 4/3-2016.
CHI AL SHAQAB 2016!
Top international riders are now in Quatar to participate in CHI AL SHAQAB 2016 Ffr the fourth edition of this special festival, once again the best national and international equestrians will gather in Doha to participate in this exciting event – that also marks the last week of Olympic Qualification. The event includes four days of Jumping, Dressage and Para-Dressage; where the best national and international horses and riders will battle for one of the most coveted titles in the equestrian calendar.
CHI AL SHAQAB is under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani and Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani. The event is kindly also supported by Qatar Foundation
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Charlotte Jorst likely to represent USA at the upcoming World Cup Final in Göteborg
America’s three-time Olympic medalist Günter Seidel and senior championship rookie Charlotte Jorst are almost definite to represent the United States at the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden in three weeks.
Günter will ride Zero Gravity, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding that he has competed at Big Tour for a year, while Charlotte will take Kastel’s Nintendo, 13-year-old KWPN stallion she began competing in CDIs two years ago. Both are foreign-born, Günter was German and Charlotte was Danish.
Although the last World Cup event for the 2015/16 North American League circuit is scheduled for Wellington, Florida this week, the decisions by Laura Graves on Verdades and Steffen Peters on Legolas to forego the annual individual championship to focus on the Olympics took the top two combinations from the rankings. Other horses and riders that could challenge for a start are not entered in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival Grand Prix Freestyle.
Mikala Gundersen, a Danish team rider based in Wellington and ranked second in North America but is not a North American citizen, is also likely to be invited with My Lady as “an extra starting place.”
What great achievements by Danish Riders – we are looking forward to follow them in the coming weeks!
