Finalists Announced for 2026 German Developing Pony Rider Championship

Dressage

Germany

The German Equestrian Federation has announced the finalists for the 2026 German Developing Pony Rider Championship, which will take place in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany, on 17 - 18 October 2026.

The Finals annually take place in Darmstadt as of 2020. Before the series finals was launched and hosted in Verden. The German Developing Pony Rider Championship has been created to promote the transition of young pony riders to FEI pony level and to scout for talented pony riders with a potential to make it on a German pony team. It is sponsored by the Liselott Rheinberger Foundation, which supports the development of youth dressage riders in Germany.

Twenty pony combinations have been invited to the 2026 finals. They are

Sophia Bäuerle - Cromwell
Maili-Jane Böhnke - Nachtschwärmer
Sophia Brenninkmeyer - Golden Diamond W
Marie Broda - Schöner fremder Mann
Mia Ehrmanntraut - Haiti
Greta Eikenkötter - Hesselteich´s Movie Maker
Elise Fedder - Navarone van de Beekerheide
Leonie-Sophie Galmbacher - Okelani
Hannah Henrich - What a Beauty
Mayra Hock - Showman
Lucia Koch - Greta Capuccino Choc
Luisa Marie Kukies - Cour Noble
Lea Mayr - Viva Vidal
Romy Mortfeld - Pina Wutz
Emma Peek - Design Du Jade
Emily Raff - Dolittl
Coco Rehse - Chilli San WE
Emily Rosenthal - Divas Dance Star
Maxima Frederike Scheffer - Daim
Paulina Schnabel - Madison