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The World Dressage Masters – shortened WDM – is an international dressage series held since 2009. All events of the series are held as CDI 5 *, the highest level of dressage events. Main sponsors of the WDM are the Axel Johnson Group, Exquis, the Moorland Stables (the former owners of Totilas), Moorland Investments and the Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe. == History and stations of the series == In the mid of June 2008, at Jumping international de Cannes, a new dressage series was advertised. Starting in 2009 the first World Dressage Masters season was organized. Planned stations in 2009 were Wellington, Florida, Salzburg, Munich and Hickstead.〔(400,000 € Exquis World Dressage Masters Ready for Take-Off in 2009 ), eurodressage.com, October 17, 2008〕 The horse show in Salzburg was cancelled because of construction works at the Residenzplatz and financing problems. As alternate station of the series Cannes was chosen.〔(CDI Salzburg Pulls Out of 2009 World Dressage Masters' Series ), eurodressage.com, February 17, 2009〕〔(World Dressage Masters include CDI Cannes ), eurodressage.com, April 12, 2009〕 At the 2009/2010 series final in Munich the Falsterbo Horse Show was announced as new WDM station.〔(Falsterbo Horse Show to become fifth Exquis World Dressage Masters Competition ), May 15, 2010 (English / Swedish)〕 At the beginning of 2011 the US-American WDM station changed from Wellington, Florida to the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, also in the Palm Beach County. In 2011 the French WDM station in Cannes was cancelled. So the current World Dressage Masters stations are: * CDI 5 * "Falsterbo Horse Show", Skanör med Falsterbo – mid of July * CDI 5 * "Dressage at Hickstead", Hickstead – end of July / beginning of August * CDI 5 * "World Dressage Masters Palm Beach", Palm Beach County – mid of March * Final Rider Ranking: CDI 5 * "Pferd International", Munich – Ascension Day weekend As concept of the series the focus on top sport, mediability and internationalization of the sport was announced.〔 Each station of the WDM is endowed with 100,000 €. These are distributed as follows: * Grand Prix de Dressage: 10,000 €, all competiors of the WDM event has to start here * Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final): 30,000 € * Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): 60,000 € All competitors starts first in the Grand Prix de Dressage. The eight best-placed competitors of the Grand Prix de Dressage are allowed to start in the A-Final (the Grand Prix Freestyle). It some of best-placed competitors want to start in the B-Final, the same number of competitors, who are placed after the best-placed competitors, move up in the A-Final. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Dressage Masters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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