In this third qualifier of the Western European League Isabell Werth and Warum Nicht FRH repeated their win of the first qualifier of the season in Odense. However due to a reglement change Isabell Werth didn’t receive World Cup™ standing points. She as the title defender is automatically qualified for the Final and should not take away standing points from those still trying to qualify. It didn’t bother Isabell. She loves to show and ride for her home crowd and her Freestyle test was marked by fabulous trot work. Stephen Clarke, the chairman of the judges, said: “Isabell is a very clever rider and today fortunately she was much better than in the Grand Prix in which a lot of distractions caused a lot of mistakes. Today the extensions and half passes were absolute highlights”.
Runner up Swiss Silvia Iklé partnering Salieri now received the World Cup™ standing points for the winner. Silvia Iklé rode her wonderful tango-Freestyle that already brought her a lot. “Both me and Salieri feel very confident and happy with the music, we love to perform this Freestyle test”, Silvia Iklé smiled. Highlight of course were the piaffe and passage. Some minor mistakes in the one tempi changes and the limitations in the extended walk prevented her from a higher score. Silvia Iklé has not made up her mind yet for the World Cup™ Season but hopes to be in Amsterdam and see what the standings might bring her from that point, as obviously the year 2008 brings the Olympic challenge which marks the season.
Chairman Stephen Clarke also liked the test of Laurens van Lieren and Hexagon’s Ollright very much. “To me they did a super test! The extensions, the relaxation, it all was there. The confidence-level between the two has improved enormously since the last time I saw the pair. It was a pleasure to watch and his well-timed Queen-music emphasized it all.”
Laurens van Lieren was very happy with the reward today. “I was very proud on Haxogon’s Ollright being perfectly with me. I feel things are getting into the right place now”, he said. His next World Cup™ qualifier will now be Mechelen short after Christmas.

All dressage competitors could feel in Frankfurt the atmosphere of friendliness, great hospitality and personal engagement of organisers like Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff who personally received them all at her Schafhof. As the Young Riders for their World Cup™ Final and the seniors for their qualifier together experienced the price giving ceremonies in the Frankfurter Festhallen in Germany, the atmosphere rose to the extremes. The winners of the qualifier of the seniors and the prize winners of the World Cup™ Final Young Riders together did their lap of honour in canter, trot and even passage. Dressage chair Mariette Withages concluded: “For me hardly any difference could be seen in the quality of passage of the Young Riders and the seniors. It was great and so nice for our coming riders to feel so welcome. To me the proof that we should continue this formula”.

RESULTS

1. Warum Nicht FRH Isabell Werth GER 79.250
2. Salieri CH Silvia Ikle SUI 76.700
3. Hexagon's Ollright Laurens van Lieren NED 75.000
4. Elvis VA Nadine Capellmann GER 74.450
5. Rioletto Nathalie Sayn-Wittgenstein DEN 72.200
6. Cockney Sonja Bolz GER 71.500
7. Mythilus Courtney King USA 71.400
8. Salieri OLD Victoria Max-Theurer AUT 70.800
9. Whisper Monica Theodorescu GER 69.300
10. Exquis Clearwater Anne van Olst DEN 69.200
11. Le Bo Carola Koppelmann GER 69.150
12. Le Primeur Marie-Line Wettstein SUI 67.750
13. Fuego XII Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz ESP 65.700
14. Joy Patricia Callaghan NED 62.700

FEI WORLD CUPâ„¢ DRESSAGE 2007/2008 - WESTERN EUROPEAN LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 3 IN FRANKFURT :

Please note that due to a reglement change for the season 2007-2008 the actual title defender does not receive World Cup™ Points! Also American Courtney King didn’t receive World Cup™ Points in Frankfurt.

1. Anders DAHL (DEN) 41
2. Jan BRINK (SWE) 40
3. Nathalie ZU SAYN WITTGENSTEIN (DEN) 39
4. Patricia CALLAGHAN (NED) 36
5. Victoria MAX THEURER (AUT) 30
6. Laurens VAN LIEREN (NED) 28
7. Louise NATHHORST (SWE) 24
8. Emma KARLSSON (SWE) 20
9. Silvia IKLE (SWI) 19
9. Catherina HADDAD (USA) 19
11. Wayne SHANNON (GBR) 18
12. Tinne VILHELMSON (SWE) 17
12. Andreas HELGSTRAND (DEN) 17
14. Heike KEMMER (GER) 15
15. Nadine CAPELLMANN (GER) 14
15. Per SANDGAARD (SWE) 14

PHOTO CATALOGUE - Photographs of the winning riders in high and low resolution can be downloaded from the FEI online catalogue. To access it, please visit www.horsesport.org>Media Centre>Catalogue. There is no reproduction fee, but please credit photographer (photographer’s name will appear under each photo)/FEI. Usage is strictly for editorial purposes.

For further information on the FEI World Cup™ Dressage qualifier in Stockholm, Sweden, Check out website http://www.stockholmhorseshow.com . Press Officer Lotta Amnestål lotte.amnestal@ridsport.se phone: +46 709 79 56 35.

The next leg of the series will take place in London-Olympia (Great Britain) starting tomorrow December 17th . Check out website http://www.olympiashowjumping.com/ . Press officer can be reached via: kelliel@hpower.co.uk ; Phone 0044-1753 847 916 Fax 0044-1753 847 901.

2007/2008 ROLEX FEI WORLD CUPâ„¢ DRESSAGE SERIES
CALENDAR OF NEXT EVENTS FOR WESTERN EUROPEAN LEAGUE:

4. London-Olympia (Great-Britain) 17 – 22 December 2007 http://www.olympiashowjumping.com/
5. Mechelen (Belgium) 26 – 30 December 2007 http://www.jumping-mechelen.com/_le/home.php
6. Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 24 – 27 January 2008 http://www.jumpingamsterdam.nl/en/
7. Neumünster (Germany) 13-17 February 2008 http://www.reitturnier.de/
8 ‘s-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) 27-20 March FINAL http://www.indoorbrabant.com/cms/page.php?id=home

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE RULES FOR FEI WORLD CUPâ„¢ DRESSAGE RIDERS FROM FEI WEBSITE www.feiworldcup.org

FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage has entered its 23rd season. The FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage is the only worldwide series in this discipline. The series, created in 1985, today comprises 4 leagues
encompassing Western Europe, Central Europe, North America (including Canada) and the Pacific League (Australia, New Zealand, Asia). Each FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage qualifier comprises a Grand Prix test, which in turn is a qualification for the Freestyle to music competitions, where league points are accumulated towards places in the Final. Judged on both technical and artistic merit, the FEI World Cupâ„¢ Dressage combines art, sport and partnership between horse and rider at the highest level and consistently proves a winning formula with audiences all over the world.

The best riders from the preliminary competitions will qualify for the Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, which takes place from 27-30 March 2008. The title-holder is Germany’s Isabell Werth.

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