Ingrid Klimke and SAP Hale Bob OLD slip into silver after cross country at the 2021 FEI Eventing European Championships in Switzerland. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
We’ve shared this one here on EN before, but any Ingrid content is worth a reshare! We’re turning back the pages to the 2021 FEI Eventing European Championships, whose drama and epic storylines will be difficult to top (though there are sure to be some equally wonderful stories to come from the 2023 Championships at Haras du Pin this summer!).
They might have knocked a rail and slipped off the podium, but it’s clear how much joy it brought Ingrid Klimke to ride around a third European Championships with her best friend Bobby. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
Need a refresher? Look back on Tilly Berendt’s final European Championships report here.
Incidentally, this would wind up being the last championship hurrah for SAP Hale Bob OLD, the longtime partner of Ingrid’s who was retired in 2022.
Look back on SAP Hale Bob’s illustrious career.
Ride along with Ingrid as she narrates her round, which would help solidify a podium position following cross country. Ingrid and “Bobby” would finish in fifth place individually to end the weekend.
This year’s FEI Eventing European Championships will be held in northern France at the historic Haras du Pin, August 9-13. If you want to catch the action (and preview Olympic course designer Pierre Le Goupil’s work ahead of Paris!), tickets are on sale here.
