Jumping Mechelen 2012 more international than ever !
Never before the “Flanders horse show” could present so many top international riders.
The 2012 edition from 26 to 30 December 2012 will be exceptional with the World Dressage Masters, the FEI Rolex World Cup Jumping and the World Cup Driving.
World Dressage Masters
The first indoor competition of the World Dressage Masters series will be in Mechelen, and we see the list of competitors it will be a “gala- edition” with real top level riders.
The most important participants of the WDM-CDI5*
Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) with Jerich Parzival (nr. 1 FEI World Dressage Ranking, Winner Reem Acra World Cup Final 2012 – European champion – Silver individual Olympic Games London, winner CDI-W Mechelen 2011.)
Helen Langehanenberg (GER) with Damon Hill NRW (nr. 3 FEI World Dressage Ranking, Silver team OG London – Silver Team European Championships – Winner Freestyle CDIO5* Aachen 2012 –Winner CDIW Neumünster 2012.)
Edward Gal (NED) with Blue Horse Romanov (nr. 8 FEI World Dressage Ranking, Individual en team world champion Kentucky 2010, Bronze team OG 2012.)
Patrick Kittel (SWE) with Toy Story (nr. 11 FEI World Dressage Ranking, winner CDIW Stockholm 2011, CDIW Gotebörg 2012, CDI5* WDM Falsterbö.)
Nadine Capellmann (GER) (nr. 27 FEI World Dressage Ranking, Team gold OG Hong Kong 2008 and Sydney 200, Individual world champion WEG Jerez 2000, Team Gold WEG 1998 Rome, 2002 Jerez and 2006 Aachen.
But also Hans Peter Minderhoud and Patrick Van Der Meer from Holland, Utah Gräf from Germany and Katarzyna Milczarek from Poland. Belgian champion Jeroen Devroe, Philippe Jorissen, Simon Missiaen en Ona Dewaegenaere will defend the Belgian colours in the Big Tour.
World Cup Jumping
The Rolex Jumping Qualifier will be exciting as usual but never so many top riders came to Mechelen. It will be difficult for the Belgian riders to keep the victory like last year in Belgium.
Steve Guerdat (SUI) nr.1 Rolex Ranking, Individual Olympic Champion London 2012
Christian Ahlmann (GER) nr. 3 Rolex Ranking
Pius Schwizer (SUI) nr. 5 Rolex Ranking
Kevin Staut (FRA) nr. 6 Rolex Ranking
Penelope Leprévost (FRA) nr. 11 Rolex Ranking
Roger Yves Bost (FRA) nr. 14 Rolex Ranking
Hans Dieter Dreher (GER) nr. 21 Rolex Ranking
Denis Lynch (IRL) nr. 23 Rolex Ranking
Scott Brash (GBR) nr. 26 Rolex Ranking
Harrie Smolders (NED) nr. 30 Rolex Ranking
Simon Delestre (FRA) nr. 35 Rolex Ranking
Janika Sprunger (SUI) nr. 41 Rolex Ranking
Maikel Van der Vleuten (NED) nr. 42 Rolex Ranking
Belgian participants:
Philippe Lejeune (world champion), Jos Lansink (ex world champion), Ludo, Nicola en Olivier Philippaerts, Gregory Wathelet (winner WC Mechelen 2011).
World Cup Driving
For the 10 th time Jumping Mechelen is organizing a competition for the FEI World Cup Driving with the best drivers in the world. Excell Boyd, actual world champion but also Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN), Christoph Sandmann (GER), Werner Ulrich (SUI), Ijsbrand Chardon (NED) and Koos De Ronde (NED). For Belgian the experienced Gert Schrijvers and the young talented Glenn Geerts will be participating.