Germany continued their strong dressage performance Friday morning. The Germans now have 4 riders placed in the top 10–two more than any other country–and they extended their team lead by a few tenths. There were some really strong tests this morning, with four pairs from the morning moving into the top 5 individual placings. Stefano Brecciaroli and Apollo of Italy took the individual lead behind beautiful trot work that led to a final score of 35.5. The Australian team dropped two places from Thursday and the Swedish and British teams moved up into the silver and bronze medal positions respectively.
Karen O’Connor had a very solid test that lacked the flashy movement to get 8’s and 9’s from the judges. Karen squeezed every possible point out of the judges by riding very precisely and she is the highest placed US rider so far in 12th with a 44.8. Steph Rhodes-Bosch of Canada had probably the best test of her career and sits just ahead of Karen in 11th with a 44.2.
We still have not seen any riders wear helmets in the arena, although several have warmed up in helmets.
Link: Individual Results, Team Scores
1. Germany 123.82. Sweden 131.23. Great Britain 133.54. Australia 139.85. United States 141.36. Italy 141.47. Canada 147.5
Individual Competition:
Update: Karen’s online at Youtube1. Stefano Brecciaroli and Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve (ITA) 35.52. Simone Deitermann and Free Easy (GER) 363. Niklas Lindback and Mister Pooh (SWE) 39.54. Andreas Dibowski and Euroridings Butts Leon (GER) 405. Tina Cook and Miner’s Frolic (GBR) 40.36. Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas (GER) 41.37. William Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain (GBR) 428. Dirk Shrade and Gadget de la Cere (GER) 42.59. Paul Tapner and Inonothing (AUS) 43.810. Jonathan Paget and Clifton Promise (NZL) 44.0
Go eventing.
