A few weeks ago, Eurodressage received some emails from international dressage riders complaining about ridiculously high entry fees to compete at CDI shows in Germany. They brought to light that in order to obtain a berth at the show, riders of smaller dressage nations are only allowed to enter it if they pay a fee between 3,000 and 5,000 euro, while riders of the bigger dressage nations either just pay the nominal entry fee, or ride for free. The situation is even worse.