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The line-up for the final of the 2009/2010 FEI World Cup™ Dressage series which will take place at 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands from 25-27 March has been revised. The USA and Canadian Federations have confirmed that, due to health issues for either horses or riders, there will be no representatives from the North American League, so the two available slots will now be taken by reserve riders Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven from Sweden and Poland's Katarzyna Milczarek who previously applied for any available extra starting places.
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Here you will find up to date information on the riders and drivers who are part of the Dutch Equestrian squads.
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Equestrian is a growing sport in the Netherlands. The Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation, the KNHS (Koninklijke Nederlandse Hippische Sportfederatie) is, with over 195,000 members, one of the largest sport federations in the Netherlands. The KNHS attends to the interests of the affiliated associations and equestrian athletes so that they can practise their sport in the best possible way. Eight equestrian disciplines are affiliated to the KNHS: dressage, show jumping, eventing, endurance, carriage driving, driving, vaulting and reining. Nationally the KNHS is affiliated to the NOC*NSF and internationally to the international equestrian federation Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).
The Netherlands boasts approximately 1 million equestrian sport fans of whom 450,000 are active athletes. The majority practise recreational equestrian sport. The most important motives which attract people to equestrian sport are the association with animals and closeness to nature. Equestrian athletes in the Netherlands have a rather clear profile. The average equestrian athlete is young (42 per cent under 20 years); 80 per cent is female; their prosperity is slightly above average and 20 per cent has their own pony/horse.
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