Who will be spraying the champagne on the podium at Gothenburg 2019?

The tenth and last leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League series at ’s-Hertogenbosch in The Netherlands will bring the fourth and final qualifying series of the current season to a close. Already horse-and-rider combinations from the Pacific, North American and Central European Leagues have earned qualifying spots for the 34th Final which will take place in Gothenburg (SWE) from 3 to 7 April, and tomorrow will decide who makes the cut from Western Europe.

The Pacific League result was decided in January when Rozzie Ryan strutted to success at Boneo in New South Wales partnering the 13-year-old Jarrah R. The British-born Australian athlete, who represented her country at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Stockholm (SWE) in 1990 riding Stirling Wilton, posted a Freestyle score of 72.710 to pin compatriots Holly Cutler (Diva Royale) and Sue Hearn (Remmington) into second and third places.

“I am just thrilled with Jarrah – he tried his heart out, it was a bit unexpected, but I am absolutely over the moon!” said the stalwart who was also Australian team reserve for both the Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. She finished 11th with Donna Carrera at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in ’s-Hertogenbosch in 2008 but she has decided she won’t make the trip to Gothenburg this time around, and there will be no representative from the Pacific League at this year’s Final.