The reigning international workforce gold medallists are a number of the riders named at the Danish dressage longlist for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Danish federation Dansk Experience Forbund’s (DRF) selectors have named the 8 riders who might be in competition for a spot on the Video games, going down on the Palace of Versailles. The equestrian occasions run from 27 July to six August, with the primary day of dressage on 30 July.
The 8 riders at the Danish dressage longlist for Paris 2024 are:
- Daniel Bachmann Andersen
- Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour
- Carina Cassøe Krüth
- Nanna Skodborg Merrald
- Nadja Aaboe Sloth
- Anna Zibrandtsen
- Lone Bang Zindorff
All of the riders aside from Nadja Aaboe Sloth have championship enjoy. Maximum not too long ago Daniel and Marshall-Bell, Carina and Heiline’s Danciera, Catherine and Vamos Amigos and Nanna and Blue Hors Zack received gold on the International Dressage Championships at Herning in 2022, the place Tokyo Olympic person bronze medallist Cathrine additionally received two person silvers.
Closing 12 months in Riesenbeck, Germany, Daniel and Vayron, Carina and Heiline’s Danciera, and Nanna and Blue Horse Zepter – along Andreas Helgstrand and Jovian – retained the Danish squad’s 2021 Ecu workforce bronze. Nanna additionally claimed person silver within the grand prix particular.
DRF has but to call which horses might be within the operating for Paris, however a number of the hopefuls is Mount St John Freestyle – a former double international medal-winning trip of Charlotte Dujardin, owned via Mount St John Stud – who joined Cathrine’s string in October when her long-term supporters the Zinglersen purchased a half-share. The pair loved a great begin to their new partnership, with two +81% rankings for victory of their first global trip in December. Cathrine’s Tokyo Olympic person bronze medallist Bohemian was once offered to america for Endel Ots as a Paris attainable trip, and Vamos Amigos returned to his homeowners the Pidgley circle of relatives.
A DRF spokesman stated that for riders to be decided on for Paris they will have to take part in a number of statement occasions, together with at Herning, Hagen, and Compiegne, plus the Danish championships and Country Cup occasions. The overall workforce variety might be introduced instantly after Aachen in July.
“The overall variety is based totally, amongst different issues, on effects, health and the well being of the workforce contributors in line with the game plan’s variety standards,” stated the spokesman.
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