Meanwhile, this event has become an institution! The 2013
International Dressage and Show Jumping Festival with the FEI World
Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses in Verden will again be opened with a breeding event: The best three-year-old
Hanoverian mares will compete at the Herwart von der Decken-Show, and
they regularly delight the audience from all over the world with
impressive type and quality of movement.
And then the sport competitions on three different courses: A
special attraction will be the World Championship arena. Whether
qualification, small finals or the real highlights, the finals for five-
and six-year-old dressage horses: lots of fans and officials, craning
their heads, always crowd around the festively decorated arena. Ten
international showjumping classes will be held with the highlight, the
Verden Championships on Sunday, carrying prize money of Euro 25,000 €.
The best youngsters over the poles will be determined at the Hanoverian
Show Jumping Championships. The Grand Prix Special is offered for
the dressage riders, and as usual, Verden will be qualifying venue for
the Final of the Nuremberg Cup.
The event is complemented by the Saturday Evening Show and the exhibition.