Glamourdale and Lottie Fry made Herning as their new “home soil” - everyone loved them. Photo: EQWO.net/Petra Kerschbaum.

True to tradition, end of the year is were we all look back what happened, and time to wish each other a Happy New Year.

It has been a very special year in the name of Danish dressage with "our" team gold medals from this summer's World Championships on home soil.

Goodbye and hello

It´s been a year saying goodbye to top horses in the sport as Atterupgaards Cassidy, Bella Rose and Weihegold OLD. New exciting horses and riders comes up. Lottie Fry made her very own history in 2022 as one of H2R absolute highlights together with Glamourdale. The team around Lottie with Van Olst Horses seems to have an endless row of new Grand Prix prospects coming up, and at the moment Lottie has NINE! Grand Prix horses under saddle. Looking back at the individual podium in Herning - it was pure young ladies - they will definitely also be part of the dressage headlines in 2023.

Will Dalera and Jessica be able to keep Glamourdale and Lottie away from the top of the podium?

Will Germany take another year in the shadow of the competitors?

Will the British team be at the top spot for the Europeans this year?

And where will Denmark be? Still at the podium?

Time will tell and for sure another exciting year to come.

Dreams came true

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour team World Champion gold and double individual silver winner, runner-up to the World Cup final and individual winner in Aachen, as well as team winner in Aachen puts the year into a few words :

“A dream that came true. The biggest gift to Nathalie for many years as a fantastic national coach. Huge experience for Danish dressage - and an honor to stand in the middle of it with my teammates”

— Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour

Enjoy some of the big 2022 moments here ⬇️

2022 was also the year when Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and the rest of the dressage world said goodbye to Atterupgaard's Cassidy on home soil during the World Championships in Herning - a very special moment ⬇️

Some of the dressage- and breeding news at H2R during 2022:

January

No more Covid-19 restrictions - Danish Warmblood stallion show back to normal.
Danish Warmblood Elite Show becomes a part of World Championships in Herning.
DSP Champion Dream Royal by Don Royal / Quadroneur (Sprehe) - later (Nov) with 2-days performance test with 9,29.

February

KWPN licensing with first time Danish commentary
Danish Warmblood recognise German 2-days test.
Danish dominans at CDI3 Le Mans with 4 wins for Nanna Merrald.
Danish Cathrine, Nanna and Carina shows strong form at World Cup Neumünster with top placements.

March

FEI sanctions Russia.
Danish Warmblood stallion show back with glory.
Glamourdale and Charlotte Fry winner of CDI4 Grand Prix Special, Lier.

April

Kremlin / Bvlgari son winner of OLD saddle licensing (breeder Klausing).
Dalera and Jessica winner of World Cup final. Vamos Amigos and Cathrine 2nd. Danciera and Carina no 4 and Nanna with Atterupgaards Orthilia as no 5.
Bundeschampionate for 2022 also for 7 year old horses.
Daniel and Mashall-Bell no 3 in CDI4 GP Hagen.
Vogue by Vitalis / Fidertanz winner of 2 days test with 9.33.

May

Dinja van Liere and Hermes Dutch Champions.
Jovian, Zippo M.I. and Heiline´s Zackton in top of CDI3 GP Ålborg.
Dante Weltino and Therese Nilshagen winner of CDI5 GPS in Munich.

June

Danish Championships - Vamos Amigos 🥇Blue Hors Zack 🥈Thranegaardens Rostov 🥉.
Cathrine wins CDI4 GP with Bohemian in Aachen and CDI5 GP with Vamos Amigos.

July

Historical team victory CHIO Aachen - Cathrine/Vamos Amigos, Carina/Danse, Nanna/Orthilia og Daniel/Marshall-Bell.
Full sister of Vamos Amigos sold for 111.000 euro at auction.

August

World Championships team: 🥇🇩🇰🥈🇬🇧🥉🇩🇪
Individual 2 x🥇Glamourdale and Lottie Fry, 2x 🥈Vamos Amigos and Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour, 2x🥉Hermes and Dinja van Liere.
Selection of German young horses for WCYH in Ermelo

Golden freestyle 🥇🇬🇧⬇️

September

Former Atterupgaards Barcelo (now Maxi Kraft´s Barcelo) new Bundeschampion 6 year old horses.
Danish Warmblood Lyngbjergs St. Paris and Victoria Vallentin World Champions 5 year old, Global Player and Eva Möller World Champions 6 year old and Kjento with Charlotte Fry World Champions 7 year old.
Remember the name - Embolo by Escamillo / Detroit sold at Westphalian auction for 590.000 euro to Aubenhausen (Jessica von Bredow-Werndl)
Skyline to B winner of Swedish Breeder Trophy 4 year old horses.

October

Bon Courage with most sons selected for HANN licensing.
Iron sold Pidgley family and will be educated by Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour.
World Cup victory for Danish Carina and Danse at Vilhelmsborg.
Dalera and Jessica wins World Cup in Lyon after baby break.

November

HANN licensing - Premium stallions: Bon Courage/Compliment, Bon Courage/Lauries Crusador xx, Bonds/Dante Weltino, Bonds/For Romance I, For Romance/Franziskus, Le Formidable/Destano, Secret/Don Darius, Valdiviani/Belissimo M.
International debut victory CDI3 Blue Hors Grand Prix Special for Vayron with Daniel Bachmann.
International come-back for Blue Hors Don Olymbrio with Nanna Merrald.
Danish Stutteri Worre with two offsprings selected for NRW licensing.
Dalera and Jessica winner of Lövsta Top 10 - Carina and Danse no 4 (more like 2nd place),
OLD stallion pre-selection.

December

KWPN stallion pre-selection.
Danish Warmblood stallion pre-selection.
New concept for the stallion at Danish Warmblood licensing - day 1 with presentation under own rider. Schedule more specific dressage or jumping for the stallion show.
Glamourdale and Lottie Fry winner of World Cup London 90,995%.
Andrina Suter winner Nürnberger Burg-Pokal with Briatore and Sönke Rothenberger winner of Louisdor Preis final with Danish Warmblood gelding Fendi by Franklin / Diamond.
HANN stallion year book ONLINE.
Tørveslettens Titanium RS2 by Totilas / Stedinger winner CDI-W GP in Mechelen. Hermes and Dinja van Liere winner of Mechelen leg.
Westphalian stallion licensing results: