Dutch Dressage News

Dutch Dressage Teams for 2004 Announced

December 19, 2003

Brand new chef d'equipe Bert Rutten announced the A and B Dutch dressage team for 2004. Five riders are submitted to the A-team. Rutten based himself on the Dutch Dressage team for the 2003 European Championships and added Anky van Grunsven. The A-team may included maximum 8 riders and riders who want to qualify for the A-team have to have scored three times over 70% at a CDI within four months time.

The 2004 A-team is constituted by:
· Ellen Bontje - Gestion Silvano N
· Antoinette Falandt - Jarwo
· Edward Gal - Gestion Lingh
· Anky van Grunsven - Gestion Salinero / Gestion Krack C
· Arjen Teeuwissen - Gestion Goliath T

B-team riders have to score at least three times 66% at CDI's within a period of four months. The B-team may have a maximum of 14 persons. The 2004 B-team is constituted by:
· Patricia Callaghan - Joy
· Sonja Gademann - Gestion Jup
· Marie José Hulsman - Le Montrachet
· Sven Rothenberger - Barclay II
· Madeleine Vrees - Madorijke
· Thamar Zweistra - Hexagon's Kyrain

Image copyrighted: Dirk Caremans

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