Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, whose horses include Dancier Gold, in Brunnthal

At the very least, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl has mentioned the 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion Dancier Gold FRH by Dancier-Weltmeyer (who, by the way, is a full brother to the Bonhomme stallion DeLorean) for his first competition. It’s set to be the Upper Bavarian Championship in Brunnthal. On Instagram, the four-time Olympic champion reports that she took the stallion along for a trial training session away from home and shares clips from the training that look very promising. However, she says she’ll decide whether to compete in Brunnthal based on the start times and the outside temperature.

She has entered Dancier Gold in the Intermédiaire A and Inter II classes. In addition, Singleton, a seven-year-old son of Secret, is on the entry list for the Class S dressage horse competition, which also serves as a qualifier for the Bundeschampionat. Among others, the pair will face competition in this class from their own stable, with brother Benjamin riding Embolo, a son of Escamillo.

Got it, who is still eligible for the Louisdor Prize in 2025 under Jessica von Bredow-Werndl, is entered in the competition with his new rider, as is the gelding Del Sogno, who was taken over by Sönke Rothenberger and is now also owned by Got it’s rider.

Other prominent names in Brunnthal include Victoria Nielsen, Lisa-Maria Klössinger, and Franziska Stieglmaier, all of whom are former Piaff Scholarship riders or even winners.

About Dancier Gold FRH

Dancier Gold FRH was bred by Georg Strübing and, until a few months ago, was still based at Gestüt Sprehe. He made his competitive debut with Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn in the saddle; as a three-year-old, he won bronze at the Hanoverian Championships and placed fifth at the National Championships.

When the horse was four years old, Australian rider Simone Pearce took over training him. However, competition appearances were rare during that time. In 2019 and 2020, he competed in only one class each year, placing fourth in a riding horse class and winning his first and only Class L dressage horse class with a score of 8.9.

In 2021, he qualified for the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses, where he finished in a strong sixth place in the final for six-year-olds with a score of 84.4 percent.

Sabine Rüben then took over the stallion’s further training. At age seven, he was a serial winner in Class S (albeit at competitions without much competition). In 2023, at age eight, he competed in his first international classes in the Small Tour. In 2025, Dancier Gold competed in his first S***-level classes with Rüben, achieving scores of just under 70 percent in some instances, though he also left the arena with a score of 50.525 percent on one occasion. That was his last competition appearance before he moved to Jessica von Bredow-Werndl.