Translation from the Dutch press:

After careful consideration, in the family and its legal representative Mr. Schelstraete, Anky van Grunsven has decided the main proceedings, initiated against the Flemish Internet journalist Astrid Appels, to immediately cease.

An estimation error of Anky's side on the strategy of the party achieves the decision.

By the counterparty large-scale publicity campaign in addition to very positive discussions also brought negative. Anky is not justified in the interest of sport, but also because of the privacy of her family, the procedure is longer continue.

Especially Kamervragen set by Esther Ouwehand to Minister Verburg, which are fed by the negative publicity campaign by the counterparty, Anky going too far. These questions have nothing to do with the case against Appel. Rand and privacy cases the suddenly dominate.

Anky from now wants to concentrate on its daily work, family and sport, which they held during September of traveling to Kentucky for the World Equestrian Games, the official World Cup horse.

Eurodressage Editor Astrid Appels has posted the following on Twitter:

"Major triumph for Journalism and freedom of the press!!!! Anky van Grunsven withdraws Lawsuit!! Even though we regret not having a court verdict Anky must have had her reasons for pulling out!! Now let's move on and go for WEG"