Nürnberger Burg-Pokal – The Horse Magazine

Dressage Breeding – the cutting edge…

December 28th, 2022
It's the most prestigious Prix St Georges competition in the world, the brainchild of Reiner Klimke, Germany's introduction to the big tour, the Burg-Pokal. Christopher Hector analyses the breeding of this year's finalists... Read Article Comments Off

First rounds to Helen and Isabel at Frankfurt

December 19th, 2021
No crowds of knowledgeable spectators at this years Frankfurt Show With this year’s big Frankfurt show cancelled the events were transferred – as they were last year – to Schafhof, the home of the show’s chief supporter, Ann-Kathrin Linsenhof and her family. In the opening round of the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, an event at Prix St […] Read Article Comments Off

Young horse winners – do they go on?

May 18th, 2021
The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is the world's most prestigious competition for young Prix St Georges horses - but how successful were the winners at Grand Prix? Read Article 1 Comment »

Breeding at the Burg-Pokal 2019

December 19th, 2019
The young horses in this year's Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, see just how specialised dressage breeding has become in the past ten or fifteen years. Right now the lesson is, dressage breeds dressage... Read Article Comments Off

Breeding Germany’s Dressage Stars of the Future

December 28th, 2018
The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is a prestigious class for horses aged 7 – 9. The moving force behind the competition was the late Dr Reiner Klimke. He wanted a competition to bridge the gap between Prix St Georges and Grand Prix. Read about the breeding of this years field. Read Article Comments Off

Day 3 Frankfurt: Young Horses Grand Final

December 16th, 2018
It's Saturday in Frankfurt, crunch time in the prestigious Nürnberger Burg-Pokal - and it's another fabulous class. Read out on-the-spot report... Read Article 1 Comment »

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal: the best test of a Grand Prix STAR!

December 13th, 2018
It's the feature of Frankfurt Horse Show, the prestige class for dressage horses aged 7 to 9 - the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal. On the spot report... Read Article Comments Off

Breeding in the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal

December 23rd, 2017
Christopher Hector analyses the bloodlines Photos – Roslyn Neave and archives The Nürnberger Burg-Pokal is a class for 7 to 9 year old horses, and was devised by Reiner Klimke as a bridge to the Big Tour. Over the years, the class – held every year in December at Frankfurt Horse Show – has produced […] Read Article Comments Off

Nürnberger Burg-Pokal – What a final!

December 17th, 2017
The crowd whistled and jeered when the scores came up at the Nürnberger Berg-Pokal. Find out why a dressage competition became more like a football match... Read Article 3 Comments »

Dressage delights at the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal

December 14th, 2017
It's the greatest class for emerging FEI dressage horses in the world - the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal, exclusive report and photos Read Article 8 Comments »