In Spruce Meadows, and not just in the Nations Cup, the jumps still feel a little higher than elsewhere. This suited the German show jumping team well. Victory in Canada!
Germany won the Nations Cup in Spruce Meadows. Jana Wargers and Dorette were the outstanding pair. The Olympic reserves delivered two faultless rounds on the difficult course in Alberta. There were only three double-clears in total in the Nations Cup. One German also made it through both rounds without a knockdown: Daniel Deußer with Gangster van het Noddevelt. The 13-year-old son of Eldorado van de Zeshoeve came out of the first round with one time penalty.
Nationenpreis Spruce Medadows: „Germany clear round“
Three horses without any jumping faults – no other team had managed that in the first round. Accordingly, the Germans were already in the lead after the first round with only one time fault. André Thieme and Paule S also had no faults, while Jörne Sprehe and Toys delivered the discarded result with two knockdowns.
“I feel great, I’m very proud of this team,” said Otto Becker, wearing a cowboy hat. “In the end, it was teamwork. Teamwork makes the dream work.”
The Venezuelan course designer Leopoldo Palacios had placed twelve obstacles with 15 jumps in the legendary stadium in Spruce Meadows. The penultimate obstacle was a triple combination: oxer-vertical jump-oxer.
The team from Ireland came in second with eight points. The best rider from the Emerald Isle was Michael Pender with Calais. They finished the Nations Cup in Spruce Meadows without a single fault, just like Jana Wargers and Dorette.
Results Nations Cup Spruce Meadows
More than two million US dollars await in the Grand Prix
Richard Vogel, who had already won a jumping competition at the legendary Masters with United Touch S, was spared. André Thieme, who travelled to Canada as a “Rolex Grand Slam Contender” with the chance of an extra bonus after his victory in Aachen in July, also gave his championship horse DSP Chakaria a day off to prepare for tomorrow. Thieme is still pondering whether this is the right way to go. “I’m a little worried about tomorrow. I’ve tried to make the best plan to give Chakaria a perfect day tomorrow, but something inside me tells me that she’s being a little too cautious here. But it is what it is. I have to trust her now. She is always brave. Sometimes you have to take a little risk to win.”
The Grand Prix begins at 1:30 p.m., which is 9 p.m. in Germany. It has a prize pool of 2.215 million US dollars. More than 700,000 dollars (approx. 630,000 euros) will go to the winner.
Jan TönjesEditor-in-Chief
Editor-in-chief since 2012, at St.GEORG since 2003. Horse journalist since 1988. After studying German and English, worked for eight years at public broadcasters, ARD, SFB, RBB in Berlin. Family man, radio fan, TV experience, presenter, horse breeder, podcast host, awards: Silver Horse, Alltech Media Award. President of the International Association of Equestrian Journalists (IAEJ).
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