BY JEAN LLEWELLN (PRESS RELEASE)
PHOTOGRAPHY: LAFRENTZ

“This really is an extraordinary signal to the wider world. All nations and all breeding societies are watching,” says Reinhard Richenhagen, assessing the significance of the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses taking place in Verden in early August

Reinhard Richenhagen is a dressage judge and was a member of the selection committee for Germany’s team of dressage horses for the FEI-WBFSH World Breeding Championship for Young Horses.
In total, 82 candidates had presented themselves at the first selection round for the upcoming World Championships in Warendorf, from which the selection committee invited 42 of them to the second round. It has now been confirmed which young dressage horses will represent Germany at the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Verden from August 5-9.
Germany is allowed to send eight horses per age group to the World Championships; with a total of 24 World Championship candidates, Germany has the most horses competing. This has nothing to do with Verden hosting the World Championships. Based on the size of the various studbooks, the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) and the WBFSH (World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses) have calculated a quota for each country, which determines how many starting places are available at the World Championships. Germany tops the ‘ranking’ with eight starting places per age group, followed by the Netherlands (KWPN) with six starting places per age group, Spain with five, and Denmark and Sweden with four apiece...

CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE IN THE ONLINE EDITION OF BREEDING NEWS