The following press release has been translated from German; please forgive any translation errors!
Louise Romeike and Caspian 15. Photo by Jan Frohne for Eventing Marbach.
At precisely 9 a.m. on Thursday, the opening day of the 2025 International Marbach Eventing, 33-year-old Fouaad Mirza entered Dressage Arena 1 aboard his Holsteiner gelding Camouflage. The arena, known as the “Marbach Stallion Parade Arena,” was inaugurated in 1978. The Indian rider, who won both individual and team silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, is trained by Sandra Auffarth of Ganderkesee-Bergedorf, a 2012 Olympic team gold and individual bronze medalist in London. Mirza and Camouflage earned 37.7 points, placing them 26th after dressage.
Louise Romeike of Sweden topped the leaderboard in the CCI4-S*, sponsored by iWEST Tiernahrung. Out of 32 starters in the CCI4*-S, Romeike, who lives and trains in Fockbek near Rendsburg, rode the 11-year-old gelding Caspian, registered with the German Horse Breeding Federation, to a score of 25.0 points. She now leads heading into Saturday’s cross country phase. At last year’s Olympic Games in Paris, Romeike and Caspian were part of the Swedish team that finished sixth, alongside teammates Sofia Sjöborg and Frida Andersen. At Marbach, Sjöborg is currently 10th with Govalent, while Andersen is tied for 11th with both Box Leo and Stonehavens Baby Blue, each on 32.5 points.
Currently in second place is two-time Olympic team champion Ingrid Klimke (Münster), riding the 13-year-old Westphalian mare Equistros Siena Just Do It, on 26.9 points. She is followed by Lea Siegl of Denmark, who posted a 28.0 aboard a 13-year-old gelding from the Brandenburg-Anhalt breeding association.
With his second horse, the 14-year-old Holsteiner mare Dajara, Fouaad Mirza sits in fourth on 28.7, narrowly ahead of Michael Jung (Horb), who is fifth with fischersolution, a 9-year-old gelding of Polish breeding, on 28.9.
Michael Jung Leads CCI2*-S
Michael Jung and Ginster. Photo by Jan Frohne for Eventing Marbach.
Following the dressage phase of the CCI4* competition, two additional dressage tests took place on Thursday in the “Marbach Stallion Parade Arena”: the first part of the CCI2-S*, sponsored by Outletcity Metzingen, and the CCI1-Intro*, sponsored by fischer.
In the CCI2-S*, after 22 of the total 72 starters on the first day of the International Marbach Eventing, Michael Jung holds first and second place. The four-time Olympic champion from Horb earned 24.7 points with his seven-year-old stallion Ginster, and 26.3 points aboard the nine-year-old Polish-bred gelding Safran.
Currently sitting in third place is Libussa Lübbeke with the 14-year-old Holsteiner mare Darcy on a score of 27.8. Lübbeke, from Warendorf, was the winner of the U25 Förderpreis at Marbach in 2024.
In the CCI1-Intro*, after 18 of 73 total competitors, Sophie Grieger (TG Haupt- und Landesgestüt Schwaiganger) is in the lead. With her Bavarian mare Confetti, she scored 28.8 points, putting her ahead of Vanessa Bölting (Münster), who earned 29.4 points with her Westphalian mare Lady Giacomo.
The second part of the dressage phase for both divisions begins tomorrow, Friday at 9 a.m. local time. Full scores, scheduling, and live stream access can be found below.
Marbach CCI4*-S (Germany): [Website] [Entries/Timing/Scoring] [Live Stream on ClipMyHorse.TV]
