Following Denmark’s historic Nations Cup victory at CHIO Aachen last week, the home side will start in Herning as one of the favourites to win gold. The Danish team for the dressage World Championships, as selected by Anne-Mette Binder and Wolfram Wittig, is as follows:
Breeding: by Bordeaux, our of Sunshine, by Samarant
Cathrine Dufour with 10-year-old gelding Vamos AmigosOwner: Cathrine Dufour and Sarah PidgleyBreeder: Reesink Pferde (NED)Breeding: by Vitalis, out of Hotshot, by Blue Hors Hotline
Three combinations have been named as reserves: Andreas Helgstrand with Jovian and Queenparks Wendy, and Lone Banf Larsen with Thranegardens Rostov.
While Germany have dominated team dressage podiums for much of the last decade, the 2022 World Championships offers a very real opportunity for Denmark to win its first ever dressage team gold. With the reigning Olympic and European champion, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, out of action this summer as she prepares for the birth of her second child, and with Isabell Werth’s top mares, Weihegold OLD and Bella Rose, now retired, the German side is somewhat depleted going into World Championships.
Meanwhile, all four of the Danish riders named for the home side are currently amongst the top 16 in the world rankings, with Cathrine and Carina both in the top five. The same quartet of riders recently showed their hand by triumphing in the Nations Cup contest at CHIO Aachen, the first time since 2010 that Germany has not taken the title.
The British team has not yet been announced for Herning, though the British nominated entries have been revealed. Germany is also still to reveal which four riders will be in action at the championships. The deadline for definite entries for the championships is 25 July.
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