Contesting his fifth FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final, Seidel (Cardiff, Calif.) will ride James and Charlotte Mashburn’s 2004 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Zero Gravity. The pair made their first start at the FEI level in early 2015 and have been strengthening their bond over the past year. Competing on the West coast, Seidel and Zero Gravity have marked multiple top placings in CDI competition, including a win in the final 2016 West coast World Cup qualifier at the Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W in Burbank, Calif. Seidel had his most successful FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final result at the Gothenburg venue in 2003, finishing third aboard Nikolaus 7. He brings a wealth of experience to this prestigious event, having been a member of three consecutive Bronze medal-winning U.S. Olympic Games Teams (1996-2004).
Learn more about Guenter Seidel.
A relative newcomer to the top level of the sport, Jorst (Reno, Nev.) made her debut at the FEI Grand Prix level in 2012. This week, she will bring Kastel Denmark’s Kastel’s Nintendo, a 2003 Dutch Warmblood stallion, to contest her first FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final. Jorst purchased Kastel’s Nintendo in 2013 and the two have gained experience as a pair in the U.S. and Europe. In 2015, they won the FEI Grand Prix and FEI Grand Prix Special at the Del Mar CDI-W and went on to Europe where they were members of the Bronze medal-winning U.S. team at CDIO5* Rotterdam. This spring, Jorst and Kastel’s Nintendo competed at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla., marking several top-10 CDI placings, including third- and fourth-place finishes in World Cup qualifiers in January and February, respectively.
Learn more about Charlotte Jorst.
The order of go for Friday’s Grand Prix test will be available late Thursday.
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