Starting tomorrow, 15 of the world's most talented dressage riders will be competing for the Rolex FEI World Cup, the most prestigious and sought after title in dressage competition next to the Olympic medal. This year the competition will be held in Las Vegas, April 15 to 19. For those of you who cannot get to Las Vegas, you can watch the competition LIVE on Universal Sports.
The World Champion
The Netherland's Anky van Grunsven, 41, who has dominated the sport of dressage with nine world cup championships and three Olympic gold medals will be defending her title against some stiff competition from Isabell Werth, the German rider who has won the world cup final twice; and Steffen Peters of the USA riding Ravel who has shown significant improvement since their debut at the Summer Olympics in 2008. This will be the first FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Adelinde Cornelissen (The Netherlands), Marco Bernal (Columbia), Heath Ryan (Australia) and Jan Ebeling (USA). The youngest competitor is Adelinde Cornelissen, 29 and the oldest is Jeannette Haazen, 54. Photo Contest @ the Rolex World Cup
Offield Farms and Lingh.nl has invited attendees to submit the photo that best captures the magic of the event. The winner will receive $500 with an additional $500 donation made to the winner's charity of choice. Simply submit your photo (two photos maximum) in JPG format along with your contact information to dressage@offieldfarms.com or visit Offield Farms.
