Australian Team Horse DP Weltmieser Died Unexpectedly

The 2018 Australian WEG team horse DP Weltmieser has died unexpectedly at age 17 at his new home in the U.S.A.

DP Weltmieser was a 2002 born Australian warmblood by Weltmeyer out of Catherston Debutante (by Dutch Courage).

He was bred by Susan Duddy and her parents Brian and Barbara Marheine at Hunter Valley in Australia.

Under Brett Parbery, the dark bay gelding made his international show debut at small tour at the 2012 CDI Sydney. Half a year later he won the 2013 CDI Boneo. In the spring of 2014 the pair made the transition to Grand Prix level. Parbery and DP Weltmieser won the Australian Grand Prix Championships twice, competed in the 2015 and 2018 Pacific League World Cup Finals and represented Australia at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, where they were 32n in the Grand Prix with 70.109%.

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