The World Comes to Wellington-
Dressage is the oldest of equestrian disciplines and the basis for true harmony
between rider and horse. The Greek philosopher Xenophon wrote the first
recorded book on horsemanship in 350 BC. At that time and long after, horses were
trained for warfare. During the Renaissance the riding schools of Vienna and Saumur
contributed a lot in sophisticating dressage.
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However only in the 20th century the public discovered the beauty of the ‘dancing horses’.
The 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm were the first to stage dressage on an Olympic level.
Dressage has never left the Olympic podium since and with the introduction of the Grand Prix Freestyle to
Music in 1996 in Atlanta, dressage quickly gained popularity all over the world.
Grand Prix Dressage, the highest expression of horse training, is considered to be the
art of equestrian sport.
To compliment this fantastic sport and to contribute to it’s further internationalization and growth,
sports marketing agency SportBizz, equestrian innovator Exquis have launched the
World Dressage Masters (WDM) initiative in 2008. In 2011 the World Dressage Masters
will feature four top class CDI5* shows
9-11 March, Palm Beach, Florida USA
2-5 June, Munich, GER (final Nürnberger WDM Rider Ranking)
7-9 July, Flasterbo, SWE
29-31 July, Hickstead, GBR
The World Dressage Masters is the world’s premier dressage cricuit,
offering unprecedented prize money of 425.000 Euro ($ 585.000) and the globe’s top dressage riders.
All World Dressage Masters shows will be broadcasted on sports channel Eurosport connecting
WDM to 150 million households in Europe.
Partners of the World Dressage Masters are: Exquis, Moorland investments and Moorland stables,
Nürnberger Versicherungen, Jerich International and Axel Johnson Group.
Meet Sharon Salzberg at The International Polo Club Lecture Series
Annual Polo Ball at Nespresso Grande Pavilion
I am traveling to Wellington from North Carolina on Mar. 9-13. Can you please tell me how much the tickets are for the World Dressage Masters for each evening, and what the format for each night will be?
Thank you-
Karen Allred, DMA
Hi Karen,
Please Call Maria @ 561-282-5334
She will give you all the information you need.
Do you have a roster of riders yet? Who will be some of the “big names”?
Lynn Leath
we will be posting this soon.
For general admission tickets, is the C Section of the arena on one of the sides or the end?
please contact 561-282-5334 for all questions regarding the event.
I love this poster. Who is the horse and is there a way to buy a poster?
Thank you.
