2009 World Dressage Masters

Dressage at Hickstead 2009 Promises Top Talent

May 28, 2009

Dressage at Hickstead '09 promises top talent This year’s Dressage at Hickstead international meeting (23 – 26 July) promises top names and talent in the only UK leg of the Exquis World Dressage Masters CDI5* series.

Anky Van Grunsen and Hans Peter Minderhoud from the Netherlands are among the leading riders already confirmed for the show, part of a global series that puts UK dressage on the map alongside the likes of Palm Beach, Florida; Munich; Salzburg and Cannes and carries €100,000 prize-money.

New this year is the Kampmann Future International Trophy classes, a test series which offers young grand prix horses, aged eight – 10, a platform to enter the global international scene. The gala evening of Saturday 25 July will feature a taster from the ‘Magic of the Horse’ produced by Tanya Larrigan and the exciting Hickstead Showjumping and Eventing Dressage Challenge.” Spectators can also look forward to a covered grandstand.

TIMETABLE

• Dressage at Hickstead CDI5*/CDI3*
• Exquis World Dressage Masters/Kampmann Future International Trophy
• All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, West Sussex

THURSDAY 23 JULY

• International Arena:
• CDI3* Prix St. Georges
• CDI3* Grand Prix

FRIDAY 24 JULY

• International Arena:
• CDI3* Intermediaire I
• CDI3* Grand Prix Special
• Warm Up Arena: Vet Check CDI5*

SATURDAY 25 JULY

• International Arena:
• CDI3* Intermediaire I Kür
• Kampmann Future InternationalTrophy Intermediaire II
• CDI5* Exquis World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Finals
• 5 Year Old International British Young Horse Championships
• Dressage at Hickstead GALA EVENING Eventers’ Challenge, a Taster from The Magic of the Horse

SUNDAY 26 JULY

• International Arena: Kampmann Future International Trophy Grand Prix
• CDI5* Exquis World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Special
• Finals 6 Year Old International British Young Horse Championships
• CDI5* Exquis World Dressage Masters Grand Prix Kür

CDI5* NAME NATION

• Anky Van Grunsen NED
• Hans Peter Minderhoud NED
• Anne Van Olst NED
• Edward Gal NED
• Leslie Morse USA

CDI3*

• Kenneth Dyrby USA
• Susie Dunkley Zandvoort BER

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