In the mid of June 2008, at Jumping international de Cannes, a new dressage series was advertised.
[4] At the beginning of 2011 the US-American WDM station changed from Wellington, Florida to the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, also in the Palm Beach County.
The Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe, a German insurance group, become a new main sponsors of the World Dressage Masters.
At the same time the Nürnberger WDM rider ranking was started at 2010 Jumping International de Cannes.
[6] From the 2009/2010 rider ranking final in Munich up to end of 2010 the German television channel Sport1 broadcast each Grand Prix Freestyle of the series.