Matthias Alexander Rath did not compete for several months, due to the the glandular fever. But this Sunday the young German dressage rider will appear in the arena again. After a two weeks training session Rath will start with the young mare Hope (v. His Highness) in the German city Mainz. With Totilas he hopes to make his come back before the end of this year. The worldcup competitions are the goal, which one will be the first is undecided yet. To finish Mathias explains that the only reason for this cancelation at the London Olympics was his disease. "Totilas and I proved what we are worth last year, example given we rode towards plus 88% at the Grand-Prix in Hagen. So there was no reason for not competing at the Olympic Games of 2012, except my physical condition", explains Rath. source: equnews.be/ Welt Online