Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Ivan Kalita
Horse
Tarif xx
Image code
74_wcd_kalita_tarif_03
Description
Ivan Kalita and the elegant Tarif xx.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Aksel Mikkelsen
Horse
Talisman
Image code
74_wcd_mikkelsen_talisman_01
Description
Competing in front of their home-crowd, Aksel Mikkelsen and the flea bitten grey gelding Talisman, were the best of just two Danish pairs and came 14th in the Grand Prix. Nonetheless the Gunnar Andersen trained pair impressed with their elegant appearance.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Ivan Kalita
Horse
Tarif xx
Image code
74_wcd_kalita_tarif_02
Description
Ivan Kalita and the thoroughbred Tarif xx were an essential part of victorious Soviet teams at the 1970s World championships and the 1972 Olympic Games. They also contributed to the Soviet Union’s silver medal 1974 and placed 6th individually.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Marjolin Greeve
Horse
Lucky Boy
Image code
74_wcd_greeve_luckyboy_01
Description
The 1970s were the time when Dutch riders slowly embarked at the international level. Marjolin Greeve and the Hanoverian Lucky Boy (by Der Löwe xx) were best members of the Dutch team and placed 23rd.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Regula Pfrunder-Straumann
Horse
Merry Boy
Image code
74_wcd_pfrunder_merryboy_02
Description
Young Swiss Regula Pfrunder (now Straumann) was allocated to Christine Stückelberger’s first international horse, the 16-year-old Irish gelding Merry Boy. Both only came 28th, but got team bronze.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Liselott Linsenhoff
Horse
Piaff
Image code
74_wcd_linsenhoff_piaff_01
Description
The reigning individual Olympic champions Liselott Linsenhoff and her Swedish stallion Piaff were back on form at their 2nd World championships after 1970.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Dominique d’Esmé
Horse
Reims
Image code
74_wcd_desme_reims_01
Description
Dominique d’Esmé was one of three riders for France in the Grand Prix class. With her rather heavy Selle Francais mare Reims (who lived until the rip old age of 32) the Normandy based mainstay of the French team up the the late 1990s placed 17th.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
John Winnett
Horse
Leopardi
Image code
74_wcd_winnett_leopardi_01
Description
US American John Winnett was renowned for upholding classical principles while competing internationally. Here he rode the 8-year-old Hanoverian Leopardi.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Ulla Petersen
Horse
Chigwell
Image code
74_wcd_petersen_chigwell_01
Description
Second Danish individual Ulla Petersen placed 22nd on the English bred thoroughbred Chigwell xx.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Mikhael Kopeykin
Horse
Torpedist
Image code
74_wcd_kopeykin_torpedist_01
Description
The elegant chestnut Torpedist xx was one of three thoroughbreds who placed in the top ten. With Mikhael Kopeykin from the Soviet Union he placed 10th in the Grand Prix.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Frederica Benedictus-Lieftnick
Horse
Fulmer's Rascal
Image code
74_wcd_benedictus_fulmersrascal_01
Description
Frederica Benedictus-Lieftnick from The Netherlands competed Fulmer’s Rascal in Copenhagen and placed 27th.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Regula Pfrunder-Straumann
Horse
Merry Boy
Image code
74_wcd_pfrunder_merryboy_01
Description
Regula Pfrunder (now Straumann) on Merry Boy xx
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Karin Schlüter
Horse
Liostro
Image code
74_wcd_schluter_liostro_02
Description
Karin Schlüter from Germany and the imposing Hanoverian gelding Liostro on the final centre-line. Both won the team gold
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Liselott Linsenhoff
Horse
Piaff
Image code
74_wcd_linsenhoff_piaff_03
Description
The 16-year-old Swedish stallion Piaff (by Gaspari x Ruthven) retired on a high note after a long international career, taking gold and silver at his last championships
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Hermann Dür
Horse
Sod
Image code
74_wcd_dur_sod_01
Description
Swiss Hermann Dür, who was a pure amateur, rode the Polish bred former EMPFA horse Sod to team bronze. At 19 years of age the gelding was the oldest horse in the field.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Ivan Kalita
Horse
Tarif xx
Image code
74_wcd_kalita_tarif_01
Description
Ivan Kalita and Tarif xx were an essential part of victorious Soviet teams at the 1970 World championships as well at the 1972 Olympic Games. Both contributed also to the Soviet Union’s team silver medal at Copenhagen 1974 and came 6th individually.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Elena Petushkova
Horse
Pepel
Image code
74_wcd_petushkova_pepel_01
Description
Pepel had attended at every Worldchampionships since 1966 with his long-time rider Elena Petushkova. Even though 18 years of age, the light-footed and petite Russian bred Trakehner stallion managed to win two more medals at Copenhagen.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Patrick LeRolland
Horse
Cramique
Image code
74_wcd_lerolland_cramique_02
Description
The former French bred steeplechaser Cramique xx, ridden by Patrick LeRolland from France, was the picture of elegance. The 15-year-old gelding restored the picture he gave two years earlier at the Olympics in Munich and placed a very good 7th.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Christilot Hanson-Boylen
Horse
Armagnac
Image code
74_wcd_boylen_armagnac_01
Description
While the Canadians had sent a ladies’ team two years earlier to the Olympic Games in Munich, their top rider Christilot Hanson-Boylen was their only representative in Copenhagen. She rode again the former Schultheis ride Armagnac. The massive Hanoverian qualified again for the individual ride-off.
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Article gallery
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Harry Boldt
Horse
Golo
Image code
74_wcd_boldt_golo_01
Description
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Article gallery
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Reiner Klimke
Horse
Mehmed
Image code
74_wcd_klimke_mehmed_01
Description
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Article gallery
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Edith Master
Horse
Dahlwitz
Image code
74_wcd_master_dahlwitz_01
Description
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Article gallery
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Christine Stückelberger
Horse
Granat
Image code
74_wcd_stuckelberger_granat_01
Description
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch
Article gallery
Year
1974
Event
World Championships Dressage
Rider
Reiner Klimke
Horse
Mehmed
Image code
74_wcd_klimke_mehmed_02
Description
Photographer
Elisabeth Weiland - www.horsepictures.ch