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World Equestrian Games
Rome, Italy
Dressage
September 30 - October 4, 1998


Ky, Heather & Trenna Live from Rome


December 17 WEG Video Review by Trenna Atkins

December 15 WEG Video Available

October 30   WEG Photos Now Online

October 29  Euroreining Demonstrations at the WEG

October 19  Anky van Guensven and Louise Nathhorst Scores

October 12  The Games are Afoot for Danish Dirt Expert Herman Duckek

October 11 Judges' Marks - Isabell Werth and Gigolo by Trenna Atkins
    For the first time, the judges' individual marks for each movement have been released.  This is the first report on the scoring.  Dressage un Ltd will have the complete marks online.
    WEG Impressions by Trenna Atkins

October 9 Rome Report 2 from Ky

October 7 Rome Report from Ky (casual background overview) Photos turned out great.  Gerhard, Heike and Ky are on their way to Verden and Oldenburg for interviews at the state stud farms.  It sure is nice to be back online.

October 6 Arrived in Germany - complete with online access!  Photos being processed.  Reports, interviews and photos online this week.  The Kur was extremely close with both the top competitors, Isabell Werth on Gigolo and Anky Van Grunsven on Bonfire giving their best performances. 
     Videos of the complete dressage competition at WEG have been promised.

October 4 Grand Prix Kur & WEG Individual Winners!  - Judges Give Isabell First
     Grand Prix Special Complete Results
     Grand Prix Kur Starting Order

October 3 Grand Prix Special Press Conference
     Thunderstorms are making the phone and internet connections almost impossible. 

October 2 Grand Prix Special Top 12 - With Judges' Placings
Anky won today by 3 points.  Shootout is Sunday Evening. Results ASAP
Press conference announced FEI rules complete scoring from judges will be public.   Judges gave Anky at least one 10 for her riding today.  Telephone connections are iffy. 
    Grand Prix Special - Morning Results
    Grand Prix Special Report
    Isabell & Gigolo are even better than yesterday, 79.35%
    Emails have been delivered and are greatly appreciated by the competitors. The South African team was especially surprised and delighted to receive their email! The printer works and I will deliver emails received by Sunday.
     Telephone and internet connections have been quite difficult.  It took four hours on Tuesday for the press to figure out the modem set up string.  The ISDN line has not been available.  I'll get results on ASAP and reports too. Photos will be online hopefully, next week from Germany.      

October 1 - Grand Prix Results Combined Isabell sets World record for GP score: 1945 points, 77.80Germany, Gold, Netherlands, Silver, and Sweden, Bronze in the Nations Team.
    Grand Prix Results - 25th - 48 place
    Grand Prix Results - 50 - 84 place
    Grand Prix Results - Wed & Thursday morning combined
    Louise Nathhorst & Walk on Top lead with 1838, Rehbein & Donnerhall 1830, Nadine Capellman 1818, Ulla Salzgeber 1808, Cody Van Baalen & Ferro 1806, Guenter Seidel & Graf George, 1771 - 5th place.  Isabell and Anky ride this afternoon.  Nations race is close, too.

September 30 - Grand Prix Results
    Grand Prix Results - Morning 24 rides

September 29 - Live From Rome!
     Wed, Sept 30, Grand Prix Starting Times
     Thurs, Oct 1, Grand Prix Starting Times
    Lorbas' Predictions

September 26 - British Dressage Team

September 24 - Kyra Kyrklund's last show with Flyinge Amiral who is reportedly sold to Pether Markne, who will compete him for Sweden. Kyra will ride him in Rome.
         Anne Howard's personal account of being a groom for USET

September 22 - US Names Final Team:  Shelly Francis and Pikant join Guenter, Robert, and Sue Blinks. 
       Japan Names Final Team.

September 20 Donaueschingen Grand Prix Special Results
Isabell 1st, Peron 2nd, Dover 5th, FlimFlam 7th

September 19 Results Donaueschingen Grand Prix
Dover & Lennox 6th, Guenter & Graf George, 10th      

September 12 Complete Dressage Entries
          Thirty Nations Submitted Up to 8 Riders to the FEI & WEG.  Final Selection Must Be Made by September 25.   Grand Prix Competition Starts September 30

September 6 - Dressage Competition Rules and Prize Money

August 31 - Thirty-eight Nations Competing
           News:   Italian Mounted Police to Perform, Ticket Sales, Free Entry to Race Tracks, Horse Whisperer to Open in Rome, October 6
           Official Program Cover (Note this page takes 12 seconds to download as the photo files are large)
           Prior WEG Individual Dressage Winners  Top three finishers of all WEG from 1966 - 1994

August 12  Nations Competing - 20 Countries are Expected to Compete
                         British Dressage - Short List July 3
                         Canada - Team Selected
                         Germany - Team Selected
                         United States Equestrian Team - Top 5 from Gladstone
                              Photo, Horse and Rider Profiles - Photos by Susan Sexton                                                

July 31 Travel to WEG
               WEG Tickets Available As of July 31
               European Selection Trials for Canadian Team to WEG next week
                      Liz Hopps & Elymas Prepare for Final Selection Trials
              Tips from a Former Rome Resident

July 18 WEG Dressage Competition Schedule

June 22 USET Championship Determines US Team for WEG
                Guenter Seidel with Graf George, Steffen Peters & Grandeur, Susan Blinks & Delano, Robert Dover & Lennox, Shelly Francis & Pikant. 

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