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2006 World Cup Finals
Pouturaeva and Von Krusenstierna Replace Channon and
Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein
April 9, 2006
 Three weeks before the 2006 World Cup Finals, two
changes have taken place in the field of competitors.
Two of the five riders that additionally earned a place
in the finals based on their ranking, have been forced
to withdrawn. British Wayne Channon and Danish Nathalia
Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein won't make the trip to Amsterdam
due to injured horses. They will be replaced by Russian
Inessa Potouraeva and Swedish Kristian von Krusenstierna.
Wayne Channon's 13-year old KWPN stallion Lorenzo
CH (Ferro x Wolfgang) injured himself in the walker
where he was kicked by one of Channon's younger stallions.
Though Lorenzo's injuries were not severe, Channon
chose to spare his stallion from a strenous performance
at the World Cup Finals. He wants to prepare Lorenzo
for the upcoming outdoor season in view of being of
obtaining
a berth
at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen this summer.
“It would have been a great opportunity to compete
in the World Cup final,” said Channon. “Lorenzo is
trotting up sound now and is being lunged,
but he
would need
to be 100% and in full work beforehand for us to compete
at Amsterdam. I'm disappointed, but that's horses.”
The Danish Equestrian Federation made a brief statement
that Zu Saeyn-Wittgenstein's Danish warmblood gelding
Rigoletto (by Rubinstein) is ill. The combination won't
be able to perform in Amsterdam.
Russian Inessa Potouraeva was the first on the reserve
list to make it the finals in case of withdrawals.
She will be riding her number one Grand Prix horse
Zorro. Swedish Kristian von Krusenstierna was second
on the list and he will be the third Swede to compete
in the Finals (together with Jan Brink and Louise Nathhorst).
"I'm a bit in shock," a surprised Von Krusenstierna
said. "I had planned to ride Wilson at the CDIO Aachen,
but the Finals is fine for us." Kristian's
top hat and laptop got stolen at the last world cup
qualifier
in
's Hertogenbosch.
"I
ordered
a new one, but now I have to ask the maker
to rush
it so that
it'll
be ready
for the Finals.
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