The official list of entries for the 2008 World Cup Finals has been announced. Two days ago, the final rider qualified to compete at the big Finals in 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, March 27-30, 2008. Polish Michal Rapcewicz, who is trained by the Belgian Peter Spahn, won the Central European League Finals aboard his 11-year old Randon.

Only one German qualified for the Finals where they are three representatives from The Netherlands and Denmark. It will be the first time that the two leading dressage riders in the world, Anky van Grunsven and Isabell Werth, will be competing against each other since the 2007 European Championships in Turin. Van Grunsven is riding her number one mount Salinero, while Werth is only riding her second Grand Prix horse Warum Nicht.

The participants are:

• Isabell Weth (GER) – Warum Nicht
• Anky van Grunsven (NED) – Salinero
• Jan Brink (SWE) – Bj๖rsells Briar
• Anders Dahl (DEN) – Afrikka
• Natalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (DEN) – Digby
• Kyra Kyrklund (FIN) – Max
• Andreas Helgstrand (DEN) – Gredstedsgards Casmir
• Laurens van Lieren (NED) – Hexagon’s Ollright
• Jeroen Devroe (BEL) – Paganini
• Rozzie Ryan (AUS) – Donna Carrera
• Courtney King (USA) – Idocus                            
• Jane Hannigan (USA) – Maksymilian
• Imke Schellekens-Bartels (NED) – Sunrise
• Louise Nathhorst (SWE) – Isidor
• Michal Rapcewicz (POL) – Randon
• Reserve: Evi Strasser (CAN) – Quantum Tyme

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