2004 CDI-W Stockholm

Andreas Helgstrand Ready For Second World Cup Qualifier

November 25, 2004

The second Western League World Cup qualifier is coming up this weekend in the Globen arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Winners of the first World Cup qualifier, the Danish Andreas Helgstrand and his Hanoverian mount Blue Hors Cavan, will be putting the pressure on the other riders in Stockholm. This time, however, he will get some serious competition from the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, who has brought Beauvalais to Sweden to gather World Cup points.

Helgstrand and Cavan meant to compete at the CDI Stuttgart last weekend, but Cavan sustained a minor injury during transport to the show in Stuttgart, Germany. "He was only bad for one day, now he's frisky again," Helgstrand explained, telling that Cavan is back in top shape for the Stockholm show. The 26-year old Helgstrand realizes that the competition in Sweden will be very tough. "Beatriz Ferrer Salat is riding her Olympic horse and Heike Kemmer is coming too, but I want to compete against the best and get as many points as possible," Andreas said.

Helgstrand will be joined by Danish Olympic team mate Per Sandgaard on Zancor. "Zancor had a break after the Olympics, and so had I," Sandgaard said. "We were exhausted. Athens was a fantastic experience, but afterwards you realize how tired you are. This is the first time that I am really looking forward again to ride in a show. I'm very happy to be able to ride in the Globen. On freestyle night, they have a sell out crowd of 10,000 people."

Competing at the CDI-W Stockholm are:

• Andreas Helgstrand - DEN - Blue Horse Cavan / Blue Hors Don Schufro
• Jon Pedersen - DEN - Esprit de Valdemar
• Per Sandgaard - DEN - Zancor
• Laurens van Lieren - NED - Hexagons Ollright
• Thamar Zweistra - NED - Hexagons Kyrain
• Beatriz Ferrer Salat - ESP - Beauvalais
• Wayne Channon - GBR - Lorenzo
• Helena Larson - SWE - Corrado
• Louise Nathhorst - SWE - Guinness
• Minna Telde - SWE - Bjorsells Sack
• Tinne Vilhelmson - SWE - Just Mickey
• Kristian von Krusenstierna - SWE - Wilson
• Liane Wachtmeister - SWE - Mr Bean
• Heike Kemmer - GER - Albano
• Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff - GER - Renoir
• Gina Capellmann Lutkemeier - GER - Amando
• Ellen Schulten Baumer - GER - Lesotho

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Related Links
2004 Swedish Dressage Championships
Andreas Helgstrand and Per Sandgaard Selected for Danish Olympic Team
Stockholm Horse Show