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International Federation for Equestrian Sports

The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...

 World Cup Dressage is an annual international dressage

Dressage

Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...

 series among the worlds best dressage horses and riders. It is held since 1985.

History

The history of the Dressage World Cup is closely connected to the history of the Grand Prix Freestyle. In 1984 Joep Bartels (former rider, husband of Tineke Bartels

Tineke Bartels

Martina Maria Anna Antonia Bartels-de Vries is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She did so alongside Annemarie Sanders, Ellen Bontje, and Anky van Grunsven...

 and father of Imke Schellekens-Bartels) see Reiner Klimke

Reiner Klimke

Dr Reiner Klimke was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events...

 and Ahlerich

Ahlerich

Ahlerich was a Westphalian gelding. With his rider Reiner Klimke, he won the 1984 and 1988 team gold medals in Olympic Grand Prix dressage and the individual gold in 1984....

by the flying one tempi changes to the Olympic hymn at 1984 Summer Olympics

Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The Equestrian Events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics included Show Jumping, Dressage and Eventing. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

. Inspired of this he has the idea for a freestyle dressage competition.

One year later the first Dressage World Cup was held. Each qualifier to the World Cup Final, who is held at the end of each season, consist of two competitions (Grand Prix de Dressage and Grand Prix Freestyle). From 1985 to 2001 both competitions counts for the qualifier result, which are part of the world cup ranking of this season. Since 2002 only the Grand Prix Freestyle counts for the world cup ranking.

From 1985 to 2004 Joep Bartels was the director of the Dressage World Cup.

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 is starting with the season 2010/2011 for three years the sponsor of the Dressage World Cup.

Qualification to the World Cup final

Riders, who will be part of the Dressage World Cup final, have two options to qualify for this event.

The first option is, to qualify oneself by one World Cup league. There are four Dressage World Cup leagues:

League	Geographical location	Number of participants who qualify for the World Cup final (according the 2010/2011 rules)	Number of participants who have the chance to move up in the final (if other qualified riders did not start)
Western European League	European nations west of the line Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...  – Baltic Sea Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...  – Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  – Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...  – Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  – Adriatic Sea Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...  (including the nations referred)	9	up to the 14th rank
Central European League	European nations east of the line called by the Western European League	2	up to the 3rd rank
North American League	United States of America, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	2	up to the 3rd rank
Pacific Liga	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	1	up to the 2nd rank

Generally, only three participants per nation allowed to participate in the World Cup final.

In addition, the FEI awarded by two wild cards

Wild card (sports)

The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...

 entry at riders who have not qualified for the World Cup finals. Unused starting places can be allocated by the FEI as wildcard.

To participate with a horse in the World Cup final, a rider (which start in one of the leagues) have to start with this horse in two World Cup qualifiers. In this competitions the rider have to complete the competition with at least 68.000 %.

The title holder is automatically qualified for the World Cup final, but he must also qualify his horse in the above called way. If he start in a qualifier, he did not considered in the scoring (scoring points) of this event.

allocation of scoring points

The scoring of the league is set only for the European leagues by the FEI. The North American and the Pacific Leagues have their own regulations.

European leagues

In the European leagues the number of scoring points of each rider decide on the qualification of the diers for the World Cup final. The points are awarded in the Grand Prix Freestyle according to the following system:

• 1st rank: 20 points
• 2nd rank: 17 points
• 3rd rank: 15 points
• 4th rank: 13 points
• 5th rank: 12 points
• 6th rank: 11 points
• 7th rank: 10 points
• 8th rank: 9 points
• 9th rank: 8 points
• 10th rank: 7 points
• 11th rank: 6 points
• 12th rank: 5 points
• 13th rank: 4 points
• 14th rank: 3 points
• 15th rank: 2 points

If the 15th rank awarded several times, all riders of this rank will get 2 scoring points.

In the Central European League also a League final is held. The two best placed riders of this event qualify for the World Cup final.

North American League

In the North American League each rider have to start in two qualifiers to have the chance to start in the World Cup final. The best two Grand Prix Freestyle results of each rider by World Cup qualifiers are added and then divided by two. The two riders with the best scoring of this procedure are qualified for the World Cup final.

Pacific League

The Pacific League has no scoring ranking. Riders, who have to complete a Grand Prix Freestyle competition at a CDI 3* or CDI-W in the Pacific League region with at least 62.000 %, have the chance to start at the Pacific League final. This league final is held between December and February in Australia or New Zealand. The winner of this league final are qualified for the World Cup final.

World Cup final

The World Cup final is held at the end of each Dressage World Cup season in March or April. The first competition of the final is the Grand Prix de Dressage, the winner of the second competition of the final (the Grand Prix Freestyle) is the winner of this World CUp season.

Former World Cup winners

World Cup season	Location of the World Cup final	World Cup winner	second placed rider	third placed rider
1985/1986	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Anne-Grethe Jensen on Marzog
1986/1987	Essen Essen - Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...  (Germany)	Christine Stückelberger Christine Stückelberger Christine Stückelberger is a Swiss equestrian and Olympic champion. She won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Her trainer is Georg Wahl....  on Gaugin de Lully
1987/1988	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Christine Stückelberger Christine Stückelberger Christine Stückelberger is a Swiss equestrian and Olympic champion. She won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Her trainer is Georg Wahl....  on Gaugin de Lully
1988/1989	Göteborg (Sweden)	Margit Otto-Crepin Margit Otto-Crépin Margit Otto-Crépin is a French equestrian. She won a silver medal at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, behind Nicole Uphoff.-References:...  on Corlandus
1989/1990	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Sven Rothenberger Sven Rothenberger Sven Günther Rothenberger is an equestrian from Germany, who competed for The Netherlands after his marriage with Dutch equestrain Gonnelien Gordijn....  on Andiamo
1990/1991	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...  (France)	Kyra Kyrklund Kyra Kyrklund Kyra Marie Christine Kyrklund is a Finnish dressage rider and trainer who currently lives in West Sussex. In 1991 she and "Matador II" won the World Cup Finals in Paris...  on Matador
1991/1992	Göteborg (Sweden)	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Fabienne
1992/1993	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu , is a German equestrian and dressage rider.- Biography :Born in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monica Theodorescu is the daughter of the German, former Romanian, dressage rider George Theodorescu and the German show jumping rider Inge Theodorescu .- External links :* * *...  on Ganimedes
1993/1994	Göteborg (Sweden)	Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu Monica Theodorescu , is a German equestrian and dressage rider.- Biography :Born in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Monica Theodorescu is the daughter of the German, former Romanian, dressage rider George Theodorescu and the German show jumping rider Inge Theodorescu .- External links :* * *...  on Ganimedes
1994/1995	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...  (Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Bonfire
1995/1996	Göteborg (Sweden)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Bonfire
1996/1997	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Bonfire
1997/1998	Göteborg (Sweden)	Louise Nathhorst on Walk on Top
1998/1999	Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....  (Germany)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Bonfire
1999/2000	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Bonfire
2000/2001	Århus (Denmark)	Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany....  on Rusty	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Anthony FRH	Rudolf Zeilinger on Livijno
2001/2002	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany....  on Rusty – 81.570 %	Lars Petersen on Cavan – 79.670 %	Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Beauvalais – 79.120 %
2002/2003	Göteborg (Sweden)	Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald is an American dressage rider who has competed in the Olympics and many international competitions. She now lives in Hailey, Idaho, with her husband Bob, a hunter/jumper and trainer. Debbie trains and teaches riders on Peggy and Parry Thomas' River Grove Farm in Sun Valley,...  on Brentina – 78.890 %	Heike Kemmer Heike Kemmer Heike Kemmer is a German equestrian who won a gold medal in Team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...  on Albano – 76.940 %	Guenter Seidel on Nikolaus – 75.720 %
2003/2004	Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...  (Germany)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Salinero – 83.450 %	Edward Gal Edward Gal Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider. He and his most recent mount, the stallion Moorlands Totilas , were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games...  on Lingh – 80.625 %	Hubertus Schmidt Hubertus Schmidt Hubertus Schmidt is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the team from Germany....  on Wansuela Suerte – 78.875 %
2004/2005	Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...  (United States of America)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Salinero – 86.725 %	Edward Gal Edward Gal Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider. He and his most recent mount, the stallion Moorlands Totilas , were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games...  on Lingh – 85.225 %	Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald Debbie McDonald is an American dressage rider who has competed in the Olympics and many international competitions. She now lives in Hailey, Idaho, with her husband Bob, a hunter/jumper and trainer. Debbie trains and teaches riders on Peggy and Parry Thomas' River Grove Farm in Sun Valley,...  on Brentina – 83.450 %
2005/2006	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...  (The Netherlands)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Salinero – 87.750 %	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Warum Nicht FRH – 81.150 %	Jan Brink on Briar – 79.320 %
2006/2007	Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...  (United States of America)	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Warum nicht FRH – 84.250 %	Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise – 77.950 %	Steffen Peters on Floriano – 77.800 %
2007/2008	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Salinero – 85.200 %	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Warum nicht FRH – 82.600 %	Kyra Kyrklund Kyra Kyrklund Kyra Marie Christine Kyrklund is a Finnish dressage rider and trainer who currently lives in West Sussex. In 1991 she and "Matador II" won the World Cup Finals in Paris...  on Max – 78.150 %
2008/2009	Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...  (United States of America)	Steffen Peters on Ravel – 84.950 %	Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:...  on Satchmo – 84.500 %	Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...  on Painted Black – 82.150 %
2009/2010	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands)	Edward Gal Edward Gal Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider. He and his most recent mount, the stallion Moorlands Totilas , were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games...  om Totilas – 89.800 %	Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival...  on Parzival – 82.850 %	Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise – 82.150 %
2010/2011	Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...  (Germany) (2011 FEI World Cup Finals 2011 FEI World Cup Finals The 2011 FEI World Cup Finals in Leipzig, Germany were the Final of four World Cups in different Equestrian sports. They were held in the exhibition halls 1 and 3 at the new Leipzig Trade Fair from April 27 to May 1, 2011.... )	Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival...  on Parzival – 84,804 %	Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Princess Nathalie Xenia Margarete Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is daughter of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, who is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.-Equestrian:She discovered a love for horses and for riding in...  on Digby – 80,036 %	Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber Ulla Salzgeber is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany....  on Herzruf´s Erbe – 78,821 %
2011/2012	's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) Video

External links

• Official Dressage World Cup Website
• 2010/2011 Dressage World Cup rules
• Information to the 2011 World Cup final (German)