Swiss Dressage Squads for 2023 Named

Dressage

Switzerland

The dressage selection committee of the Swiss Equestrian Federation (SVPS) has announced the dressage squad for 2023.

For the senior Grand Prix riders the highlight of the coming year is the European Championship in Riesenbeck (GER) on 4 - 10 September 2023. Team manager Ruth Haas has set a clear target for this championship: “We are aware of the challenge that we face in Riesenbeck," said Haas. "We will try to achieve a team quota place for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We will use the coming winter months to prepare our combinations in the best possible way for the 2023 season. The experiences from the 2022 season will help us. We put great importance on the training and promotion of our promising, young pairs, which form the foundation for the future."

For Heidi Bemelmans, the youth rider team captain, will continue her traditional trajectory. "We continue to focus on good, well-founded training according to classic principles and the scale of training. I'm looking forward to the next season with great challenges again and the goal of being able to travel to the European Championships in the various categories with good results before that. Fortunately, a new rider has been selected for the coming year in the Children category."

An exciting July 2023 awaits the dressage youngsters with championships on three consecutive weekends: the European Championships for Young Riders from July 11th to 16th, 2023 in Budapest (HUN), the European Championships for Juniors and Children from July 20th to 23rd 2023 in Kronberg (GER) and the Pony European Championships from July 27 to 30, 2023 in Le Mans (FRA).

The 2023 Swiss squads include:

Senior A-squad: