2020 Dressage Nations Cup Circuit Shortened by Tokyo Olympic Schedule

Summer equestrian competition calendar scrambled by an earlier than usual Olympics has led to the smallest dressage Nations Cup circuit with just five countries planning to host team events in 2020, four in Europe and one in the United States. There were eight events in 2019.

Organizers of Nations Cups in Denmark and Great Britain on Wednesday confirmed to dressage-news.com they will not stage events in those countries next year.

Nations Cups are on the preliminary schedule for Wellington, Florida Mar. 11-15; Compiègne, France May 14-17; Aachen, Germany June 2-7; Rotterdam, Netherlands June 18-21 and Falsterbo, Sweden July 9-12. All are five-star competitions except for Wellington that is three-star.

The World Equestrian Festival in Aachen is typically staged in July, Because of its stature as the globe’s premier show and a pivotal selection event for several nations it has been re-scheduled in 2020 to provide enough time for teams to be named and the show grounds to be one of pre-embarkation quarantine centers.

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Article written by: KENNETH J. BRADDICK