2008 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses

Photo Report - Snap Shots from Verden

August 5, 2008
Verden girls
The Verden flower girls

Elena Zhayvoronskaya on the Hanoverian mare Wildrose. Bred by Weltmeyer's breeder Mr. Meyer, Wildrose is by Weltmeyer. The mare does not have the prettiest topline but is a powerhouse mover. They finished fourth in the consolation finals.

 


Why so serious? German Holga Finken and U.S. Young Horse coach Scott Hassler

The Finnish delegation rooting for Stella Hagelstam

President of the American Hanoverian Society, Doug Leatherdale, watching his Hanoverian stallion Damsey (by Dressage Royal x Ritual) compete

Sponsored by the Leatherdales, American Grand Prix rider Sue Blinks is in Europe training and competing her Grand Prix horses Robin Hood and Mark.

Difficult training a combination: German Hans Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen is training French Jessica Michel through an interpreter.

Danish Dorthe Sjobeck Hoeck and partner watching the class.

Belgian 6-year old WCYH finallist Vicky Smits-Vanderhasselt on her boyfriend Christoph Vanderhasselt's show jumping horse. Christoph is a Belgian international show jumper and the recently married couple travels to horse shows together.

St. Georg reporter Jan Tönjes, trainer Wolfram Wittig and rider Markus Gribbe

Quite an arty shot of Emmelie Scholtens on Westpoint

An example or a really bad weave. No matching colours!
Tony Pidgley
Tony Pidgley and wife Sarah were at the show watching the 6-year old classes. Their stable rider Markus Gribbe was supposed to show Diamonit in the World Championships but was refused an entry by the organization!

Bundeschampion Dorothee Schneider and partner
The sponsors of the show: Harley World Stables's Hans Miedema (left) and IPS Horse Group (right
Hans Miedema
Samuels

German rider Kira Wulferding (left), who rides several of Sissy Max-Theurer's young horses (right).

Former Pferdewelt editor (left) and the world's best equestrian photographer Jacques Toffi (right)

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