Dressage in Neumünster: World Cup must go on

Neumünster, February 2015 – The Reem Acra FEI World Cup is back: this weekend the top dressage riders will compete in the VR Classics Neumünster, traditional horseshow hosted in Germany from the 12th to the 15th February.

After Dujardin-Valegro’s victory in Amsterdam on the last show, the couples will fight hard in the Holstenhalle arena to achieve the points missing in order to qualify for the final, programmed from the 15th to the 19th April.

The Grand Prix is at the start on Saturday the 14th, while the Freestyle, valid as seventh leg of the World Cup series 2014-2015, is scheduled on Sunday the 15th.

In the lead of the provisional ranking is the German Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl, with 71 points, followed by the Dutch Danielle Heijkoop (60) and the German Fabienne Lütkemeier (54).

Before flying to Las Vegas, other two qualifying CDI-W5* are on calendar: Göteborg, Sweden, from 26th February to the 1st March, and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherland, from the 12th to the 15th March.

This weekend show jumping is also competing on the same ground in the Neumünster CSI3*.

Click here to see the provisional Reem Acra FEI World Cup ranking

12 February 2015