Cathrine Dufour & Cassidy Jump to No. 3 in World, Bumping Isabell Werth & Emilio to 5th–Official

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Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy. File photo. © 2017 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Mar. 4, 2018

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

Cathrine Dufour and Cassidy jumped to No. 3 in the world in the latest rankings, swapping places with Isabell Werth and Emilio that the young star beat last month to become the highest ranked Danish combination in more than a decade.

Isabell, though, remained atop the standings with Weihegold OLD for the 17th straight month with her Olympic gold medal team mate Sönke Rothenberger and Cosmo at No. 2 since August, 2017, according to the standings.

America’s Laura Graves and Verdades stayed at No. 4 that she moved into during the Rio Olympics in August, 2016–climbing to the second spot in July, 2017 and third until November last year before again becoming No. 4.

The latest rankings, released Monday by the FEI, the International Equestrian Federation, come near the end of almost a year of qualifying competitions around the globe for the World Cup Final in Paris next month.

Laura Graves and Verdades at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington clinching start at the World Cup Final. © 2018 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Defending champion Isabell Werth on the 13-year-old Oldenburg mare Weihegold will be challenged by Cathrine and Cassidy, the new world No. 3 who last month twice beat the German superstar on Emilio, and Laura and the 16-year-old KWPN that is the only couple to defeat the No. 1 pair since the 2016 Olympics. They did so at the World Equestrian Festival CDIO5* Grand Prix Special in Aachen, Germany last July.

The ranking for Cathrine, 26, and Cassidy, a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding, is the highest for a Danish combination since Andreas Helgstrand on Matiné stood at No. 2 in April, 2007 following the pair’s success at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen the year before.

She will be going to her first Final to challenge Isabell on Weihegold, the 2017 World Cup champion, and Laura on Verdades, the reserve champion for the annual championship of the Grand Prix freestyle.

Fellow Danes Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Blue Hors Zack, who is also seeking to go to the World Cup Final, moved to 15th, up from 23rd the previous month while Anna Kasprzak on Donnperignon shifted to No. 23 from 22nd.

Isabell remained at No. 6 with Don Johnson FRH, and fellow German Olympic rider Dorothee Schneider on Sammy Davis Jr. was again in seventh.

Helen Langehanenberg moved up one place to No. 8 with Damsey FRH based on performances in February by the German Olympic rider and the American-owned 16-year-old Hanoverian stallion. Helen is taking a baby break from competition for the next few months.

Patrik Kittel, the three-time Olympian for Sweden, was in the top 10 with two horses–Deja at No. 9 and Delaunay at No. 10.

The biggest moves upward were Adrienne Lyle of the United States on Salvino to No. 27 from 56th the previous month, Great Britain’s Emile Faurie on Delatio to 34th from 157th and American Ashley Holzer on Havanna to 49th from 69th over the month.

The complete rankings are available here.

The top 30:

RankPreviousAthleteHorseNat.Points
11WERTH, Isabell
WEIHEGOLD OLDGER2948
22
ROTHENBERGER, Sönke
COSMO 59GER2586
35DUFOUR, Cathrine
ATTERUPGAARDS CASSIDYDEN2583
44
GRAVES, Laura
VERDADESUSA2578
53WERTH, Isabell
EMILIO 107GER2575
66WERTH, Isabell
DON JOHNSON FRHGER2392
77
SCHNEIDER, Dorothee
SAMMY DAVIS JR.GER2330
89LANGEHANENBERG, Helen
DAMSEY FRHGER2304
98KITTEL, Patrik
DEJASWE2246
1012
KITTEL, Patrik
DELAUNAY OLDSWE2213
1111NILSHAGEN, Therese
DANTE WELTINO OLDSWE2204
1210
VON BREDOW-WERNDL, Jessica
UNEE BBGER2198
1313WILTON, Spencer
SUPER NOVA IIGBR2181
1414VILHELMSON SILFVÉN, Tinne
PARIDON MAGISWE2145
1523
ANDERSEN, Daniel Bachmann
BLUE HORS ZACKDEN2141
1615
VON BREDOW-WERNDL, Jessica
ZAIRE-EGER2138
1716FERRER – SALAT, Beatriz
DELGADOESP2136
1817WITTE-VREES, Madeleine
CENNINNED2130
1918GAL, Edward
GLOCK’S ZONIK N.O.P.NED2127
2021
LÜTKEMEIER, Fabienne
FABREGAZGER2101
2119REYNOLDS, Judy
VANCOUVER KIRL2091
2220MERKULOVA, Inessa
MISTER XRUS2089
2322KASPRZAK, Anna
DONNPERIGNONDEN2066
2425
LÜTKEMEIER, Fabienne
D’AGOSTINO FRHGER2006
2526
JURADO LOPEZ, Severo Jesus
DEEP IMPACT 3ESP2003
2627GAL, Edward
GLOCK’S VOICENED1988
2756LYLE, Adrienne
SALVINOUSA1985
2828SCHMIDT, Hubertus
IMPERIO 3GER1964
2932
VERWIMP, Jorinde
TIAMOBEL1964
3024PERRY-GLASS, Kasey
GOERKLINTGAARDS DUBLETUSA1963