At age 18, Portuguese Young Rider Mafalda Galiza Mendes shone at the Sunshine Tour CDI in Spain this year, attaining nine first places with over 70% classifications. In Portugal she is the number one in the national riders' ranking, a six times gold medalist and she has reached a sixth individual place at the 2008 European Young Riders Championships.
The 31-year old Grand Prix rider Carola Koppelmann is one of the silent forces in Germany, slowly building up a solid string of powerhouse horses that systematically put her in the winner's circle. She initially made international fame riding her own Le Bo to a fourth place at the 1999 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses.
Switching between eventing and dressage is not a peculiarty in the equestrian world. Ingrid Klimke, Heath Ryan, and Christopher Bartle oscillate between the two disciplines and are highly successful at international level in both branches of the sport.
Believe in yourself. I know, it sounds cliché, but it really is important. Even if you do not win today you must believe that it is possible to win in the future, especially with the right horse and the right training.
For Swedish Patrik Kittel the time probably seems to have come where he's entering the big league. Last year he made his first major break through with Floresco NRW and got on the Swedish team that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games
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