World Dressage Masters Guide 2016

2016
The perfect team
BENJAMIN WERNDL & JESSICA VON BREDOW-WERNDL
WDM GUIDE
The past few years Jessica von Bredow-
Werndl changed, almost overnight, from
Germany’s up-and-coming star to a fixed asset
in the nations team at multiple championships.
At last year’s European Championships for
example, her performance contributed to
the German team bronze. As always success
never stands on its own, and Jessica’s is not an
exception. A special role is played by her older
brother Benjamin whom WDM talked with at
Jumping Amsterdam.
we don’t come from a horsey
background”, Benjamin Werndl starts,
“Originally
“An aunt bred ponies and that’s how we
became involved with horses. To be honest I was the
success-loving child and actually preferred football and
skiing to horses whereas Jessica was the pony-mad girl.
And I guess I just got used to them!”
Benjamin and Jessica were both successful with ponies
and, later on, with horses. “We were four times together in
the same team for the European Championships for Young
Riders”, Benjamin recalls. In 2005 Jessica and Benjamin
even took home the individual gold and silver medals.
“Obviously, Jessica won”, Benjamin laughs, “But of course
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