After the immediate success of the World Cup for Jumping Riders, created in 1978, the Dressage community also wanted its World Cup. They could, however, not agree in what format such a Dressage World Cup should run.
Many within the Dressage family saw it as a project to support Dressage – others felt a Dressage World Cup should popularise Dressage.
Prince Philip, President of the FEI at that time, arranged a meeting of the FEI Dressage Committee with Max E. Ammann, Director of the Jumping World Cup. The meeting, held in December 1984 in Brussels (BEL) agreed to a formula which combined the support of Dressage (qualification for the World Cup based on the classical Grand Prix) and the popularisation (the World Cup competition was based on a freestyle program to music).
In May 1985 the World Cup Dressage began with a competition in Rome (ITA), followed by Lipica (SLO), Schoten (BEL) and Goodwood (ENG). The first World Cup Final Dressage took place in April 1986 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED).
Max E. Ammann was well over ten years observer in the World Cup Committee Dressage and close advisor to the World Cup Director, Joep Bartels.
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> 01.12.1984 – 30.04.1995: Advisor and observer in the World Cup Committee Dressage
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world cup dressage
01.05.1997
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1997/1998
01.05.1996
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1996/1997
01.08.1995
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1995/1996
01.08.1994
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1994/1995
01.05.1993
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1993/1994
10.09.1992
Program - CHI Bern 1992
01.05.1992
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1992/1993
01.05.1991
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1991/1992
01.05.1990
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1990/1991
01.05.1989
Media Guide - World Cup Dressage 1989/1990
01.03.1988