{"id":14358,"date":"2026-07-15T10:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/fei-wbfsh-dressage-world-breeding-championships-for-young-horses\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:04:06","slug":"fei-wbfsh-dressage-world-breeding-championships-for-young-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/fei-wbfsh-dressage-world-breeding-championships-for-young-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for young horses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cOf course, it\u2019s primarily about the world\u2019s best young dressage horses, but it\u2019s also about the atmosphere among horse lovers from Germany, abroad, and the region,\u201d emphasizes Dr. Frederic B\u00fcnger, Chairman of the Hanoverian Society. \u201cSharing the joy of horses should also be an essential part of this World Championship.\u201d According to B\u00fcnger, this was already clearly evident last year at the World Championship in Verden. \u201cEveryone you met was in good spirits and enthusiastic about the atmosphere, the setup, and the excellent organization.\u201d This year, the organizing team is taking things up a notch, especially when it comes to the atmosphere and mood of the supporting program. On Friday and Saturday (August 7 and 8), upbeat music will be playing at the Food Court starting at 6:00 p.m., featuring event saxophonist Chris Kawa and \u201cthe band that plays wherever the fun is,\u201d The Speedos.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the World Championship finals in the Horse24 Arena, B\u00fcnger, who comes from a family of breeders, explains: \u201cThe horses have, of course, changed enormously over the past few decades. That\u2019s quite clear. They\u2019ve become much more elegant, longer-legged, and perhaps a bit more delicate. But for me, the central concept we need in dressage is still the hindquarters. The hindquarters that actively generate movement with powerful push-off under the center of gravity, carrying more weight, and when we\u2019re talking about the difficult movements can also maintain their strength. That\u2019s what it\u2019s always been about; it\u2019s still true today and will remain the central task in the future.\u201d This applies not only to the Hanoverian or other German breeds, but worldwide. \u201cIn the end, everyone at the Championships wants to present the same tasks and the same movements as easily and harmoniously as possible. So this applies to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horses and riders are responsible for the presentation; judging what is presented is the task of the judges. Fourteen international dressage judges from twelve nations will be on duty during the five days of the World Championships in Verden, including five Level 4 and nine Level 3 judges. The small and grand final competitions are particularly exciting not only because that\u2019s where the medals are decided, but also because they are commented on live by an international judge on site. Why was this or that score given? What was particularly well-received? Where would the judges have liked to see things done a little differently? With live commentary following each ride, spectators as well as riders and trainers receive direct, transparent, and valuable feedback. \u201cI have the deepest respect for everyone who takes on this challenge with their horses,\u201d emphasizes B\u00fcnger. \u201cAnd if you view the whole experience as a path of training, then I hope everyone can take the step on that path that they\u2019ve set out to take.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exciting moments for young dressage horses, combined with an extraordinary atmosphere and joy both in and around the World Championship arena \u2013 that\u2019s what awaits all participants and visitors at the 19th edition of the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses, taking place August 5 to 9 at the Horse24 Arena in Verden.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOf course, it\u2019s primarily about the world\u2019s best young dressage horses, but it\u2019s also about the atmosphere among horse lovers from Germany, abroad, and the region,\u201d emphasizes Dr. Frederic B\u00fcnger, Chairman of the Hanoverian Society. \u201cSharing the joy of horses should also be an essential part of this World Championship.\u201d According to B\u00fcnger, this was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"news_kategorien":[],"class_list":["post-14358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14359,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14358\/revisions\/14359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14358"},{"taxonomy":"news_kategorien","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hannoveraner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_kategorien?post=14358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}