The 2013 European Championships team medalists, Germany (gold), Netherlands (silver) and Great Britain (bronze). © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com
July 21, 2015
By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
A record 18 nations nominated teams for the European Championships in Aachen, Germany starting in just three weeks with three countries seeking to earn a place alongside Australia, Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and the United States at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The European Championship Nations Cup at Grand Prix on Aug. 12 and 13, the Grand Prix Special individual title Aug. 15 and the Grand Prix Freestyle on Aug. 16 will provide the world’s biggest dressage stage, the Main Stadium big enough for 40,000 spectators that was matched only once before, at the World Games at these same iconic show grounds in 2006.
The competition will be of the world’s top horse and rider partnerships including Olympic double gold medalists Valegro and Charlotte Dujardin, Germany’s top ranked Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and Desperados FRH, the Netherlands’ Edward Gal and Glock’s Undercover and the charismatic Totilas ridden by Matthias Alzexander Rath. But not Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival that will be absent for the first time since 2009 because the 18-year-old KWPN gelding is not considered fit enough. Bella Rose, a star of the 2014 World Games, is also missing, still recovering from an injury, but her rider, Isabell Werth, has been nominated on Don Johnson FRH.
Dressage carries total prize money of €240,000 (US$262,000) with half of that allocated to the Freestyle.
The seven-member championship ground jury comprises Katrina Wüst of Germany as president, Jean-Michel Roudier of France, Susanne Baarup of Denmark, Annette Ransen-Iacobaeus of Sweden, Anne Gribbons of the United States, Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode of the Netherlands and Andrew Gardner of Great Britain. .
While not every nation has announced selection of their teams, nominated entries announced Tuesday included 18 nations with at least three horses and riders that would be the minimum for a team, and two individuals
Nations nominating teams were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and the Ukraine. Estonia and Ireland nominated individuals.
The list included 115 riders on 126 horses. The entries will be whittled down to the final teams by the time of definite entries Aug. 3 with the lst date of substitutions Aug. 11.
If all 18 nations that have nominated teams for the Europeans–held once every two years and a primary qualifying competition for the World Games and the Olympics-start at Aachen it will be the biggest continental championships ever. The previous biggest was Rotterdam in 2011 when there were 16 teams.
Five of the seven international disciplines governed by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)–dressage, driving, jumping, reining and vaulting–will be staged simultaneously at Aachen over two weeks, with a CICO3* of eventing that is not part of the championships. Only Endurance will be left out, a sport that has been wracked by cheating, doping and cruelty scandals in recent years.
Germany, the Netherlands and Great Britain qualified teams for the Olympics through the World Games in Normandy last year but have nominated their top pairs for what is considered a premier championship with national pride on the line.
Three more European team slots are available at Aachen.
Brazil gets a start as the host of the Rio Games, Australia qualified at the World Games through a place specially set aside for the Asia/Pacific region while the United States won its start through the Pan American Games earlier this month.
The Asia/Pacific region gets to qualify a second team at a CDI2* in Perl, Germany in September, an event specially designated by the FEI for that geographic group.
Other nations, such as Canada whose chances of being in the Olympics were minimized significantly when the FEI cut the nations that could qualify through the Pan Ams to one instead of two in the the recent past, will have to qualify a minimum of three individual combinations to make up a “composite” team.
The nominated entries announced Tuesday:
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AUT | Austria | Chef d’Equipe: Diana Wünschek |
| HAIM-SWAROVSKI, Evelyn | Dorina | ||
| MAX-THEURER, Victoria | Augustin OLD, Blind Date 25, Eichendorff | ||
| NEUMAYER, Astrid | Rodriguez 4 | ||
| SCHUMACH, Christian | Auheim’s Picardo | ||
| SLANEC, Alexandra | Lord Of Dream | ||
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BEL | Belgium | |
| DE DEKEN, Julie | Kingsley Lucky Dance | ||
| DEVROE, Jeroen | Eres DL | ||
| FASSAERT, Claudia | Donnerfee | ||
| MEIRESONNE, Delphine | Wipsy V. Heihof | ||
| VAN ORSHAEGEN, Mario | Wilco V | ||
| VANOMMESLAGHE, Laurence | Avec Plaisir | ||
| VERLIEFDEN, Fanny | Annarico | ||
| VERWIMP, Jorinde | Tiamo | ||
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DEN | Denmark | Chef d’Equipe: Kimi Gerd Nielsen |
| BACHMANN, Daniel | Blue Hors Loxana | ||
| DAHL, Anders | Wie-Atlantico de Ymas | ||
| GUNDERSEN, Mikala Münter | My Lady | ||
| HELGSTRAND, Andreas | Toerveslettens Stamina | ||
| KASPRZAK, Anna | Donnperignon | ||
| KIRK THINGGAARD, Agnete | Jojo Az | ||
| PETERSEN, Lars | Mariett | ||
| SVANE, Rikke | Finckenstein TSF | ||
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ESP | Spain | |
| BARBANÇON MESTRE, Morgan | Painted Black, Vitana V | ||
| CASTILLA RUIZ, Claudio | Alcaide | ||
| DOMINGO COLL, Jordi | Wonder | ||
| FERRER – SALAT, Beatriz | Delgado, Sir Radjah | ||
| GARCIA MENA, José Antonio | Norte Lovera | ||
| MARTIN DOCKX, Jose Daniel | Grandioso | ||
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EST | Estonia | |
| ELLERMANN, Dina | Landy’s Akvarel | ||
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FIN | Finland | |
| BÖCKMANN, Kristina | Der Kleine Lord 16 | ||
| EHRNROOTH, Elisabet | Wizard II | ||
| KANERVA, Emma | Sini Solina | ||
| NILOSAARI, Niina | Kom Ragdoll | ||
| PORTHAN-BRODDELL, Eevamaria | Solos Lacan | ||
| STEGARS, Terhi | Axis TSF | ||
| SUOMIO, Kikka | Flourian | ||
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FRA | France | |
| BOBLET, Marc | Noble Dream Concept Sol Biolight | ||
| BRIEUSSEL, Stéphanie | Amorak | ||
| GOSSELIN, Claire | Karamel de Lauture | ||
| HENRY, Ludovic | After You | ||
| LIEGARD, Bertrand | Star Wars | ||
| SERRE, Arnaud | Robinson de Lafont de Massa | ||
| TEBAR, Karen | Don Luis | ||
| VOLLA, Pierre | Badinda Altena | ||
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GBR | Great Britain | Chef d’Equipe: Richard Waygood |
| BIGGS, Hannah | Weltzin | ||
| BIGWOOD, Fiona | Atterupgaards Orthilia | ||
| DUJARDIN, Charlotte | Valegro | ||
| EILBERG, Michael George | Marakov | ||
| GRIFFITH, Lara | Rubin Al Asad | ||
| HESTER, Carl | Nip Tuck | ||
| ROSS, Anna Louise | Die Callas | ||
| WILTON, Spencer | Super Nova II | ||
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GER | Germany | Chef d’Equipe: Klaus Roeser |
| BALKENHOL, Anabel | Dablino FRH | ||
| BRÖRING-SPREHE, Kristina | Desperados FRH | ||
| LÜTKEMEIER, Fabienne | D’Agostino FRH | ||
| RATH, Matthias Alexander | Totilas | ||
| ROTHENBERGER, Sanneke | Deveraux OLD | ||
| SCHMIDT, Hubertus | Imperio 3 | ||
| VON BREDOW-WERNDL, Jessica | Unee BB | ||
| WERTH, Isabell | Don Johnson FRH | ||
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IRL | Ireland | |
| REYNOLDS, Judy | Vancouver K | ||
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ITA | Italy | Chef d’Equipe: Laura Conz |
| RIZZO, Silvia | Sal | ||
| RUSTIGNOLI, Micol | Fixdesign Corallo Nero | ||
| SCOLARI, Federica | Beldonwelt | ||
| SOLDI, Ester | Harmonia | ||
| TIOZZO, Leonardo | Randon | ||
| TRUPPA, Valentina | Fixdesign Chablis, Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno | ||
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LUX | Luxembourg | Chef d’Equipe: Tania Kayser |
| ERPELDING, Diane | Woltair TSF | ||
| HENSCHEN, Veronique | Fontalero | ||
| SCHULZ, Sascha | Wito Corleone 2 | ||
| SKARSOE, Fie Christine | One Night Stand | ||
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NED | Netherlands | Chef d’Equipe: Wim Ernes |
| GAL, Edward | Glock’s Undercover N.O.P., Glock’s Voice | ||
| HEIJKOOP, Danielle | Siro N.O.P. | ||
| MINDERHOUD, Hans Peter | Glock’s Flirt, Glock’s Johnson TN | ||
| SILFHOUT, Diederik van | Arlando N.O.P., Bonzanjo | ||
| VAN DER MEER, Patrick | Uzzo | ||
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NOR | Norway | Chef d’Equipe: Marianne Heltzen |
| HESTENGEN, Trude | Tobajo Pik Disney | ||
| HOLMEN, Anne Lene | Rainbow Dancer 4 | ||
| LØKKEN, Louise | Mr Gold G | ||
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POL | Poland | |
| LUKASIK, Anna | Stella Pack Ganda | ||
| MILCZAREK, Katarzyna | Dzeko | ||
| SKOWRONSKA, Zaneta | Mystery | ||
| STREMLER, Beata | Rubicon D | ||
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POR | Portugal | Chef d’Equipe: Carlos Lopes |
| CAETANO, Maria | Xiripiti | ||
| CANELAS, Filipe | Der Clou | ||
| CARVALHO, Gonçalo | Batuta | ||
| FALCÃO, Raquel | Real | ||
| PINTO, Carlos | Soberano III | ||
| PINTO, Daniel | Santurion de Massa | ||
| VEIGA, Manuel | Ben Hur Da Broa | ||
| WALLENSTEIN, Ricardo | Bem Me Quer | ||
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RUS | Russia | Chef d’Equipe: Pavel Smagin |
| AFANASIEVA, Polina | Laetare, Winston | ||
| AFRAMEEVA, Marina | Vosk | ||
| DOROFEEVA, Tatiana | Kartsevo Upperville | ||
| ISACHKINA, Regina | Diaz | ||
| KHARCHENKO, Ekaterina | Gulliver | ||
| MERKULOVA, Inessa | Mister X | ||
| SIDNEVA, Elena | Romeo-Star | ||
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SUI | Switzerland | Chef d’Equipe: Geneviève Pfister |
| AERNE, Anna-Mengia | Raffaelo v. Bene | ||
| HÄCKI, Caroline | Rigoletto Royal CH | ||
| JOANNOU, Antonella | Dandy de la Roche CMF CH | ||
| KRINKE SUSMELJ, Marcela | Smeyers Molberg | ||
| ROSEN, Josephine | Crescendo VII | ||
| SCHÄRLI, Patricia | Cappucino XIV | ||
| WIENTZEK PLÄGE, Birgit | For Compliment | ||
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SWE | Sweden | |
| FRIBERG, Paulinda | Di Lapponia T | ||
| KITTEL, Patrik | Deja, Watermill Scandic | ||
| LARSSON, Jennie | Zircoon Spring Flower | ||
| MATHISEN, Rose | Zuidenwind 1187 | ||
| NYRERÖD, Emilie | Miata | ||
| TELDE, Minna | Santana | ||
| VILHELMSON SILFVÉN, Tinne | Don Auriello | ||
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UKR | Ukraine | Chef d’Equipe: Mykhalo Parkhomchuk |
| KISELIOVA, Svetlana | Parish | ||
| KOVAN’KO, Alisa | Vian Stallone | ||
| KOVSHOV, Maksim | Flirt | ||
| LOGUTENKOVA, Inna | Don Gregorius, Fleraro | ||
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