Steffen Peters leading Suppenkasper in the Omaha World Cup veterinary inspection. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comOMAHA, Nebraska, April 4, 2023–All 16 dressage horses passed the veterinary check Tuesday considered fit to compete in the World Cup Grand Prix Wednesday.
Alice Tarjan with Alice in the American rider’s first World Cup Final . © 2023 Ilse Schwarz/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comUSA’s Anna Buffini and FRH Davinia la Douce. Omaha is the second World Cup for the pair having competed at Leipzig, Germany last year . © 2023 Ilse Schwarz/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comOne of the three Germans is favored to win the World Cup.
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB, the defending champions. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comIsabell Werth jogging with DSP Quantaz. Isabell won the 2017 Final in Omaha in 2017 on Weihegold OLD that went on to win two more. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comIngrid Klimke, eventing gold medalist at two Olympics, with Franziskus that she qualified for the dressage Final. The German rider has competed in one other dressage World Cup, in 2002. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comNetherlands’ Dinja van Liere and Hermes, individual and Freestyle bronze medal duo at the 2022 world championships. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com The London-based Singapore rider Caroline Chew with Tribiani, their first World Cup. The pair were at the Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 world championships and the 2018 World Equestrian Games. © Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com Thamar Zweistra of the Netherlands and Hexagon’s Ich Weiss . © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.comSimone Pearce and Fiderdance. The German-based Australian rider was selected to fill an extra starting place. © 2023 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com