In the third year since the foundation of the Exquis World Dressage Masters only three events have been scheduled for 2011.
In 2010, a total of five events had been held offering a prize money of 100.000 Euros each. The three CDI 5* events for 2011 are: Munich, Germany June 2-5, Falsterbo, Sweden July 7-10 and Hickstead, England July 28-31. The event in Palm Beach, USA had been cancelled.
The series also includes a Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe Rider Award of €25,000, the first of which was won by Edward Gal at the Munich competition in 2010. In 2011, the Rider Award Final will be decided at Munich.
The major sponsors of the series are the Dutch enterprises Exquis and Moorlands, Axel Johnson Group of Sweden and Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe of Germany.