The Dutch Masters has been part of the FEI Dressage World Cup from the beginning in 1986 and the world’s best dressage riders love to come to the Brabanthallen in ’s-Hertogenbosch. Also this year the best riders have announced their participation. The World Cup at The Dutch Masters is important to the riders. It is only the third competition of the season and it is of great importance to many riders to win decisive points for the Final.
Germany will come with a top team lead by ‘dressage queen’ Isabell Werth. Isabell has skipped few editions of The Dutch Masters and won the World Cup qualifier three times in ’s-Hertogenbosch, in 2007, 2009 and 2018. The popular 51-year-old is the world’s most successful dressage rider ever. She won six Olympic gold medals of which five with the Germany team, 13 gold medals at World Championships (five with the team and 20 European titles (nine with the team). The German team is completed by Dorothee Schneider, Benjamin Werndl and Helen Langehanenberg, who currently takes second place in the World Cup rankings.