Seven British riders will be in action this weekend on the continent at two CDIs.
Perl Borg CDI4*
18 – 21 July
The Peterhof Dressage Gala will take place for a second year running at the scenic Gestut Peterhof, on the banks of the Mosel river in Germany starting tomorrow. Two Brits with three horses have made the journey. Michael Eilberg will be giving Jon and Julie Deverill’s Half Moon Delphi an outing before they make their Senior Team debut at next month’s European Championships while he has his father Ferdi’s Torino in the small tour classes. Nikki Crisp will be riding her own Pasoa (pictured) in the big tour.
Timetable
18 July
08:00 - FEI Prix St. Georges
19 July
10:00 - Price of the Bottega Conticelli FEI Grand Prix de Dressage (Qualification Grand Prix Freestyle)
14:15 Pice Va-tout FEI Grand Prix de Dressage (Qualification Grand Prix Special)
20 July
09:30 - Price of the "FONTIS Family Office GmbH and Hennerkes, Kirchdörfer & Lorz" FEI Intermediaire I
20:15 - Price of the kohlpharma GmbH FEI Grand Prix Freestyle
21 July
09:00 - Price of the ZURICH-Versicherung Claudia Welter and R+V FEI Intermediaire I - Freestyle
14:00 - Price of the Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank FEI Grand Prix Special
Event website: click here
Deauville CDI3*
18 – 21 July
Also in its second year is Deauville CDI3* and they’ve added a CDIU25 following last year’s successful event. The competition is held in the International Complex, built in 2010 to the highest standards in a beautiful area of Normandy.
Dan Sheriff is our only big tour rider with his own Westfalian stallion Bayford Hall Dallagilo. In the small tour, Alex Hardwick campaigns two horses, Calvin G and Donauwein, both owned by mum Sally while Lucy Fallen riders Adele Rawlinson’s Nurejev . They’re joined by Zoe Sleigh on Christine Sleigh’s Fantastic Light, Inter 1 Freestyle winners at Hartpury CDI two weeks ago. Zoe will also ride in the U25 classes with Rhodez along with Bobby Hayler on Paul Haylers Aldborough Rubinhall.
Timetable
18 July Horse inspections
19 July
Prix St Georges
Grand Prix
20 July
Intermediate I
Intermediate II CDIU25 (young riders)
Freestyle Grand Prix
21 July
Grand Prix Special
Grand Prix CDIU25
Freestyle Intermediate I
Event website : click here