2011 World Cup Dressage Finals Ready to Start on Thursday Evening

The 2011 World Cup Dressage Finals in Leipzig are ready to start tonight with the first phase, the Grand Prix, which begans at 18.10h. All horses passed the vet checked but Ukrainian Sergey Pusko unfortunately withdrew his horse Kompliment from competition. Seventeen other dressage riders from all over the world are ready for lift off.

The 2011 World Cup Finals are taking place at the Leipzig exhibition centre, a brand new complex with the most amazing facilities for the horses, riders, press and spectators. A HUGE bright indoor arena provides a very spacious feel to the whole event, which is a welcome refreshment compared the older, previoius World Cup venues

The Grand Prix starters' list looks as following:

• 1.    18:10    100    Weinzauber    Acs,Robert    HUN  
  bay 14-j.G v.Weinberg/M.v.Upan la Jarthe AA/WESTF/GER22004/B: Acs,Robert
• 2.    18:20    104    Rafalca    Ebeling,Jan    USA   
  bay 14-j.M v.Argentinus/M.v.Rubinstein/OLDBG/USA10997/B: Roberts Ebeling,Amy
• 3.    18:30    112    Skovlunds Más Guapo    Lindh,Mikaela    FIN   
  black 13-j.G v.Master/M.v.Cannon Row xx/DWB/DEN40427/B: Dressurstald Solyst & Mikaela Lindh
• 4.    18:40    113    Ekwador    Milczarek,Katarzyna    POL   
  grey 11-j.S v.Heraldik xx/M.v.Corofino/PHBA/POL01855/B: Milczarek,Katarzyna
• 5.    18:50    105    Sisther de Jeu    Gal,Edward    NED   
  bay 12-j.M v.Gribaldi/M.v.Amor/KWPN/NED08027/B: Jeu,Emma de
• 6.    19:00    107    Come on III    Harding,Shawna    USA   
  bay 12-j.G v.Come Back II/M.v.Lantaan/DWB/USA40973/B: Harding,Shawana
• 7.    19:10    108    Leo Af Magnushöj    Hoffmann,Nina    SWE   
  dbay 16-j.G v.Rohdiamant/M.v.Leonardo/DWB/SWE04784/B: Hofmann,Ann
• 8.    19:20    103    Apollo van het Vijverhof    Devroe,Jeroen    BEL   
  bay 11-j.G v.Welt Hit II/M.v.Rittmeister/BWP/BEL40805/B: bvba Dressage Devroe
• 9.    19:45    110    Damon Hill NRW    Langehanenberg,Helen    GER   
  dchst 11-j.S v.Donnerhall/M.v.Rubinstein I/WESTF/GER26971/B: Becks,Christian
• 10.    19:55    102    Artemis    Davison,Richard    GBR   
  bay G v.Florestan/M.v.Delphi/WESTF/CAN02525/B: Countess of Derby
• 11.    20:05    109   Scandic      Kittel,Patrik    SWE   
  chest 12-j.S v.Solos Carex DVH 609/M.v.Amiral ZW.P.S./KWPN/NED07347/B: J.W. Greve & HBC Stal
• 12.    20:15    106    Winyamaro    Haddad-Staller,Catherine    USA   
  chest 11-j.G v.Walt Disney I/M.v.Trapper/HANN/GER42878/B: Haddad,Catherine
• 13.    20:25    101    Parzival    Cornelissen,Adelinde    NED   
  chest 14-j.G v.Jazz/M.v.Ulft/KWPN/NED08261/B: Cornelissen,W.P.J. & M.A.
• 14.    20:35    119    Satchmo    Werth,Isabell    GER   
  bay 17-j.G v.Sao Paulo/M.v.Legat/HANN/GER21978/B: Winter-Schulze,Madeleine
• 15.    20:45    114    Nadine    Minderhoud,Hans Peter    NED   
  chest 16-j.M v.TCN Partout/M.v.Roemer/KWPN/NED40301/B: Team Exquis
• 16.    20:55    116    Herzruf's Erbe    Salzgeber,Ulla    GER   
  chest 12-j.G v.Herzruf/M.v.Caletto I/RHEIN/GER28121/B: Salzgeber,Ulla
• 17.    21:05    118    Digby    Sayn-Wittgenstein,Nathalie zu    DEN
  dbay 14-j.G v.Donnerhall/M.v.Sandro/DWB/DEN02670/B: Sayn-Wittgenstein,Nathalie

Defending champion Edward Gal (NED) will be sixth to go in the Grand Prix as the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Final gets underway in Leipzig. For the first time in the history of equestrian sport, the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage, FEI World Cup™ Driving and the inaugural FEI World Cup™ Vaulting will take place under one roof in Leipzig this week, bringing together four world-class disciplines for a fabulous festival of sport

Tune into Eurodressage for results, photos and articles after the Grand Prix is finished!

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