German Kristina Sprehe has made a giant leap on the 2012 FEI Riders Ranking while the top five has remained unaltered with the publication of the new ranking on 31 March 2012. Adelinde Cornelissen continues to be the number one dressage rider in the world.
Small changes took place in the positions 6 to 8 with Steffen Peters and Ravel dropping to 8th place, while Ulla Salzgeber and Herzruf's Erbe now covering the 6th position. Patrik Kittel and Scandic climbed one spot to 7th place.
The biggest leap was made by German Kristina Sprehe with her Hanoverian stallion Desperados (by De Niro x Wolkenstein II). Due to massive scores at the CDI Dortmund, Sprehe jumped from the 125th position on the ranking to place 17.
Germany is best represented with eight (!!) combinations in the top 20. Great Britain has three, The Netherlands and Sweden two.
German Christoph Koschel still covers the 12th place even though his horse sold to Danish Anna Kasprzak almost half a year ago.
FEI Dressage Riders Ranking - updated 31 March 2012 (top 20 only)
- 1. (1) Adelinde Cornelissen - Parzival - NED 2729
- 2. (2) Carl Hester - Uthopia - GBR 2526
- 3. (3) Laura Bechtolsheimer - Mistral Hojris - GBR 2506
- 4. (4) Matthias Alexander Rath - Totilas - GER 2471
- 5. (5) Charlotte Dujardin - Valegro - GBR 2395
- 6. (7) Ulla Salzgzber - Herzruf's Erbe - GER 2355
- 7. (8) Patrik Kittel - Scandic - SWE 2340
- 8. (6) Steffen Peters - Ravel - USA 2312
- 9. (9) Isabell Werth - El Santo NRW - GER 2305
- 10. (10) Helen Langehanenberg - Damon Hill NRW - GER 2242
- 11. (12) Nathalie zu Sayn Wittgenstein - Digby - DEN 2136
- 12. (13) Christoph Koschel - Donnperignon - GER 2129
- 13. (14) Victoria Max-Theurer - Augustin OLD - AUT 2123
- 14. (11) Isabell Werth - Warum Nicht FRH - GER 2079
- 15. (15) Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz - Fuego - ESP 2043
- 16. (16) Valentina Truppa - Eremo del Castegno - ITA 2018
- 17. (125) Kristina Sprehe - Desperados - GER 2003
- 18. (17) Monica Theodorescu - Whisper - GER 1999
- 19. (18) Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven - Don Auriello - SWE 1998
- 20. (19) Edward Gal - Sisther de Jeu - NED 1956
Complete ranking here.
Photo © Astrid Appels
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