For the 25th edition of the Reiser Päerdsdeeg, the organising team has surpassed itself to offer to the Luxembourg public a Show-Jumping event (CSI) worthy of the name.
The first weekend is a CSIO *** from 29 June to 2 July and a second session at the CSI ** / CSI YH Roeser, which will take place from 6 to 9 July 2017. The second weekend there will be a total of 3 events for young horses between 5 and 6 years old, and 9 events of different levels of difficulty with the Grand Prix on Sunday.
At the CSIO ***, the thirteen nations (AUT, BEL, DNK, GER, GBR, HUN, LUX, MAR, NOR, POL, ESP, SUI, ARE) will each be represented by a team of four riders. To name a few, the Whitaker family - John, Michael, Robert and William - accompanied by William Funnell (GBR). Steve Guerdat (SUI), gold medalist at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 and many Grand Prix winners, is one of the references in the world of riding. Martin Fuchs (SUI) currently 18th in the FEI Longines Ranking list, Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) (number 25), Fabienne Daigneux-Lange winner of the CSI Roeser in 2014.
Thirteen nations will fight to qualify for the final of the Nations Cup in September in Barcelona. The Luxemburg team, the two-time winner of the Cup of Nations in Celje, Slovenia (2014 and 2015), will try to defend their colours at home. The riders nominated in the short list are Charlotte Bettendorf, Victor Bettendorf, Marcel Ewen, Viktoria Häussler and Christian Weier.
The Reiser Päerdsdeeg are not only known for offering high level sport but also for entertainment during and after the events. This year there will be events on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays on the first and second weekend, such as the Pizza & Pasta party by the chefs, the Reiser Päerdsdeeg birthday party following the FEI Longines Nations Cup ™ on Friday evening and Dinner on the "green" as well as the "Rider's Party" on Saturday.
