The lobby for a fourth starting place for a Dutch rider in the FEI World Cup Dressage Final during Indoor Brabant has not yet been successful. Anky van Grunsven just missed qualifying for the Final. However, show president Gerrit-Jan Swinkels is not giving up. "Everybody at the FEI knows now that we are not happy that she can not start in the Final. Maybe something can be arranged if a qualified combination unexpectedly is unable to compete. An organisation wants to have the best riders and horses. I have asked everybody if Anky can compete if there is space. Reactions were reserved, but need knows no law, isn’t it?"
Van Grunsven might compete in the Big Tour at Indoor Brabant. Swinkels is hoping for that, "the public loves to see her."
(source: Eindhovens Dagblad/Photo Jacob Melissen)