24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Dressage Show CDI4* 29 June bis 1 July 2018 www.schindlhof.at www.facebook.com/schindlhof www.instagram.com/schindlhof Media Release The Best in the World “at Home“ at Schindlhof The 24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Dressage Show, the international 4-star dressage show, kicks off on 29 June. Schindlhof, located in Fritzens, Tyrol, will again be the second home of Olympic, world and European champions. “Our hosts Evelyn and Klaus ensure optimal conditions. Schindlhof is a very relaxed place with a familiar atmosphere for all four- and two-legged beings. That’s why I like to come here again and again,“ Isabell Werth, six-time Olympic champion, number 1 in the world ranking and the most successful dressage rider of all time, said about the organizers Evelyn and Klaus Haim-Swarovski and their event. This weekend, Isabell Werth will present her top horses Emilio (#3 in the world) and Don Johnson FRH (#6) in the Alpine Arena. In addition to Werth, the German national coach Monica Theodorescu is surrounded by a strong team including Olympic champion Dorothee Schneider, who is also Evelyn Haim-Swarovki’s coach. Another participant is Lisa Müller, wife of football world champion Thomas, who is currently involved in the FIFA World Cup in Russia. A total of 55 riders from 19 nations with 74 horses can be seen in three tours and seven tests. The Australian team will use the CDI4* at Schindlhof as the qualifier for the upcoming World Equestrian Games in Tryon (USA) in September (11-23 September). Austria's team is led by record state champion Victoria Max-Theurer and national team riders Astrid Neumayer, Christian Schumach, Evelyn Haim- Swarovski, Amanda Hartung, Renate Voglsang and Timna Zach. As in previous years, the entrance fees and voluntary donations are entirely charitable (and will be equally divided between an association dedicated to therapeutic riding and riding for people with disabilities and the Tyrolean association “Tugende Together“ that supports young people in Uganda in regard to their education). Media: Daniel Winkler | +43 664 246 9087 | [email protected] Page 2 of 3 24th Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Memorial Dressage Show Concours de Dressage International, CDI4* Schindlhof Schedule: Friday, 29 June 2018 8 am, #1 FEI Prix St. Georges 12 noon, Preliminary event (Team Test) Austrian Championships (AC), Para- Dressage, all grades 1.30 pm, #2 FEI Grand Prix de Dressage – Qualifier for Special Saturday, 30 June 2018 8 am, #3 FEI Intermediaire I 12 noon, 1st part (Individual Test) AC Para-Dressage, all grades 1.30 pm, #4 FEI Grand Prix de Dressage – Qualifier for Freestyle to Music Sundag, 1 July 2018 7.30 am, #5 FEI Grand Prix Consolation for non-qualified pairs 9 am, #6 FEI Grand Prix Special (with the top-15 of #2) 12 noon, 2nd part (Freestyle to Music) AC Para-Dressage, all grades followed by a show program and the award “Who is wearing the most beautiful hat?“, presented by Mirjam Wechselbraun 2.30 pm, #7 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music (with the top-15 of #4) Press pictures, free of charge upon mentioning the photo credit © Schindlhof respectively the credit mentioned on the picture, can be found as a Dropbox link here. Information, pictures, videos, starting orders and results are available here: schindlhof.at and facebook.com/Schindlhof and instagram.com/schindlhof and youtube.com/user/SchindlhofPresse Winner List Manfred Swarovski Challenge Trophy 1995 Bianca Kasselmann, GER 1996 Austrian State Championships Dressage – no CDI 1997 Bianca Kasselmann, GER 1998 Christilot Boylen, CAN 1999 Markus Gribbe, GER 2000 Thorsten Dietz, GER 2001 Günther Seidel, USA 2002 Austrian State Championships Dressage – no CDI 2003 Anja Plönzke, GER 2004 Rafael Soto Andrade, ESP 2005 Silvia Iklé, SUI 2006 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT 2007 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT 2008 no overall winner; freestyle to music had to be canceled due to bad weather Medien: Daniel Winkler | +43 664 246 9087 | [email protected] Page 3 of 3 2009 Austrian State Championships Dressage – no CDI 2010 Ulla Salzgeber, GER 2011 Carl Hester, GBR 2012 Carl Hester, GBR 2013 Valentina Truppa, ITA 2014 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT 2015 Victoria Max-Theurer, AUT 2016 Isabell Werth, GER 2017 Isabell Werth, GER The Manfred & Hilde Swarovski Challenge Trophy will be presented to the most successful pair (percentages from GP and GP Special respectively GP and GP Freestyle will be added; the highest score from the Special Tour respectively Freestyle Tour wins) of the CDI4* Schindlhof. The winner may keep the valuable Swarovski crystal trophy for a year. A rider is only allowed to keep it for good after she/he has managed to win three times with the same horse. In 2014, now 13-time Austrian State champion Victoria Max-Theurer was the first rider to achieve this. Medien: Daniel Winkler | +43 664 246 9087 | [email protected] .