The German Equestrian Federation and selection committee chairman Ferdi-Jörgen Wassermeyer announced today its new A and B dressage teams. Very sensational is the news that Nadine Capellmann is no longer in the A-team
. Farbenfroh has been injured for a year now, and Gracioso retired four months ago. Capellmann has not produced the results necessary for being an A (Olympic) team rider.
"Farbenfroh didn't score over the past twelve months. That's obvious," Capellmann said. The Westfalian gelding has injured his hoof a year ago, but is now healthy. "I'm happy that he's fit again," Capellmann added, "and we'll make our come back in March." Nadine Capellmann no longer wants to be involved with team trainer Holger Schmezer, who refused to select Gracioso for the 2003 CDI Aachen.
Selected for the German A team are:
Ulla Salzgeber with Rusty and Wall Street
Klaus Husenbeth with Piccolino
Heike Kemmer with Bonaparte and Albano
Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff with Renoir-Unicef and Wahajama-Unicef
Hubertus Schmidt with Wansulea suerte
Martin Schaudt with Loesdau’s Loriot and Weltall VA
Isabell Werth with Satchmo, Antony FRH and Apache OLD
The German B-team riders are:
Nadine Capellmann with Cockney, Falk Rosenbauer with Dona Castania and Little Big Man.
Selected for the German B2-team are:
Holga Finken with Duvalier und Gianna
Christine Kaltenböck with Weltrang
Carola Koppelmann with Le Bo
Susanne Lebek with Healey’s Beluga
Hiltrud Moormann with Regent
Constanze Rügheimer with Bellman Dane
Isabell von Wendorff with Legacy
Image copyrighted: Arnd Bronkhorst
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