Isabell Werth Gets Ride on World Young Horse Champion Proud James

Dressage

Germany

Andreas Helgstrand has allocated the ride on his 2025 World Young Horse champion Proud James to business partner Isabell Werth.

Proud James is a rising 6-year old Dutch warmblood stallion by Jameson x Johnson x Variant). He is bred by Yolien van Maasacker

Premium Stallion

Helgstrand purchased the stallion as a 2.5 year old before the 2023 KWPN stallion licensing, where he was named premium stallion. He was the high scorer of the 2023 KWPN autumn Stallion Performance test with 91 points.

The grey was first trained in Denmark by Alvaro Conesa de Oliveiro before moving to the German brand where Maxi Kira von Platen took over the reins. She won the 4-year old challenge, a national level invitational held at the 2024 World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo. As of 2025 Mette Sejbjerg Jensen took over the ride and she won the gold medal at the 2025 World Young Horse Championships in Verden.

Isabell Werth

Isabell Werth has now taken over the reins and will first present him to the public at the Helgstrand stallion show in Germany.

"Proud James is normally ridden by Mette Sejbjerg Jensen, with whom he won the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses in 2025. As Mette is currently expecting a child, Isabell Werth will take over the reins for these special appearances," said Helgstrand.

Mette Sejbjerg is married to Helgstrand team rider, Spaniard Eric Guardia Martinez.