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