All the eventing horses presented for the Aachen CICO3* passed the first horse inspection today. Competitors will ride dressage and cross country tomorrow so it will be a very exciting day! Jenni will be keeping you posted from start to finish with news and photos, so keep it locked here on EN (just be discreet if you’re in the office, okay?).
In the FEI European Championships (which exclude eventing in Aachen) got started today with the team dressage competition and individual qualifiers. Germany leads after the first day on a combined score of 150.1 with the Netherlands less than two points behind in second. Great Britain is third with a team score of 145.743. There are a whopping 18 countries competing in dressage. Dressage will continue tomorrow alongside eventing as the only two disciplines competing until Friday when reining will begin.
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The opening ceremonies were apparently a real spectacle! Jenni said Aachen is like Disney World for horse people. I think she’s right!
Is this the greatest equestrian show on earth? @Aachen2015 kicks off in style ttps://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/ pic.twitter.com/X4QwfS69ol
— An Eventful Life (@eventfulifebook) August 12, 2015
Sure we’re biased, but our Americans looked very professional at the jog today! We’re looking forward to a very exciting day tomorrow.
Some behind the scenes pictures of Aachen taken by Colleens awesome groom Alex.
Posted by Colleen Rutledge Eventing on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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Tom Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s Fernhill Cubalawn passed the horse inspection this afternoon at Aachen CICO3*. He does his dressage at 2:37 p.m. local time tomorrow.
Posted by Phillip Dutton Eventing on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Lauren looking great and Team Rebecca’s Veronica aka Troll being her usual sassy self at jogs where they were accepted!…
Posted by Lauren Kieffer Eventing on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Great end of day one at Aachen – http://t.co/gIADGaIONs #supportingTeamGBR (Image: @JonStroud) pic.twitter.com/KFKZVKSWdn — Team GBR (@TeamGBR) August 12, 2015
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro ride their first test for Great Britain in the FEI European Championships dressage competition on Thursday.
Blueberry saying hello to the Aachen mascot that who we have called Harli 🙂
Posted by Charlotte Dujardin on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Superstars everywhere in Aachen. Totilas and Matthias Alexander Rath ride for Germany on Thursday as well.
Morning training at Aachen.
Posted by Totilas ; on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
