France: Vidauban Dressage Festival marks the beginning of the dressage season 2014

27 Feb 2014

From 26^th February to 9^th of March, the Domaine Equestre des Grands Pins will be hosting for the fifth consecutive year the “VIDAUBAN DRESSAGE FESTIVAL” (formerly Spring Tour), a three star international dressage competition. This event is THE competitive rendez vous of the beginning of the equestrian year.

The 2014 edition will draw attention with two big competitions each weekend:

FEI Nations Cup Dressage

27^th February to 2^nd March

Created in 2013 by the FEI, this circuit team attracts many countries. Real training for high level events like the European championship, the World Equestrian Games or the Olympic Games, the new edition will be composed by seven legs (Wellington, Vidauban, Rotterdam, Kristiansand, Aix-la-Chapelle and Devon).

Minimum four teams shall take part, composed by three or four riders. The ranking will be on the GP3* which is planned on the Friday 28^th of February.

World Dressage Masters – CDI5*

6^th to 9^th March

Elite competition, the WDM was founded in 2008. This year, four cities are going to receive the best riders and horses in the world: Vidauban, Munich, Falsterbo and Mechelen. Maximum 20 riders can compete in the CDI5* with a prize money of 100 000 €.

Entries for the CDIO3* Vidauban are:

BELGIUM
Julie DE DEKEN/LUCKY DANCE
Claudia FASSAERT/DONNERFEE
Francoise HOLOGNE-JOUX/WODAN
Philip JORISSEN/LE BEAU

FRANCE
Julia CHEVANNE/LUCIANO 182
Claire GOSSELIN/KARAMEL DE LAUTURE
Ludovic HENRY/AFTER YOU
Arnaud SERRE/ROBINSON DE LAFONT

GERMANY
Bernadette BRUNE/SPIRIT OF THE AGE OLD
Stephan KÖBERLE/DARJEELING 5
Sanneke ROTHENBERGER/DEVERAUX OLD
Sanneke ROTHENBERGER/FAVOURIT
Sanneke ROTHENBERGER/WOLKE SIEBEN 21

ITALY
Valentina TRUPPA/FIXDESIGN EREMO DEL CASTEGNO/UNIRE

NETHERLANDS
Laurens van LIEREN/ULYSSES LA HAYA
Diederik VAN SILFHOUT/ARLANDO
Diederik VAN SILFHOUT/VORST D
Tommie VISSER/VINGINO
Madeleine WITTE-VREES/VITANA V

RUSSIA
Marina AFRAMEEVA/VOSK
Inessa MERKULOVA/MISTER X

Click here to view complete list of particpants at Vidauban Dressage Festival

Source: domaine-equestre

Created in 2013 by the FEI, this circuit team attracts many countries. Real training for high level events like the European championship, the World Equestrian Games or the Olympic Games, the new edition will be composed by seven legs (Wellington, Vidauban, Rotterdam, Kristiansand, Aix-la-Chapelle and Devon).

Minimum four teams shall take part, composed by three or four riders. The ranking will be on the GP3* which is planned on the Friday 28^th of February.