Team GBR, led by William Fox-Pitt and Mary King won the team competition while Michael Jung and La Biosthetique Sam took home the individual title at the Aachen CICO3* World Equestrian Festival. Sound familiar? The Olympic test event and the Aachen team competition are not representative of each country’s top 4 pairs and therefore have little predictive power for the upcoming European Championships and Olympics next year, but, if nothing else, Great Britain’s two team wins over the last two weeks show that they are probably the deepest squad in Europe and therefore the world right now. Many of these same countries and riders will be back in Germany at the end of August for the European Championship, where Great Britain has won gold at the last 8 team gold medals.
Team Aachen Results:
1. Great Britain +1.6 134.7
2. New Zealand +4.4 142.9
3. Sweden +9.2 159.2
Individual Aachen Results:
1. Michael Jung and La Biosthetique Sam (GER) +2.4 34.7
2. Stefano Brecciaroli (ITA) +1.6 41.4
3. William Fox-Pitt and Neuf des Coeurs +0 42.1
[Team Results, Individual Results PDF]
Now I’ll stop writing and turn things over to the power of Youtube and a German eventing fan with a video camera. Check out the excitement in the crowd as Michael Jung crosses the finish line in the main arena:
From Aachen to the Coconino Classic Training 3-Day in Arizona, it’s a busy day all over Eventing Nation. If you’re out competing today good luck and stay hydrated. Go eventing.
