Germany wins Nations ‘ Cup at the CHIO

0
413

CHIO Aachen

Germany wins Nations ‘ Cup at the CHIO

In the case of the Olympic dress rehearsal, the Equipe of the German show jumping celebrates its rider, after eight years, a victory at the CHIO in Aachen. A mistake at the water ditch decides the Competition in favor of the Germans.

In a close competition, the German spring equestrian team celebrated a short time before the Olympic Games a major success. In the prestigious Nations Cup of CHIO in Aachen, the Germans were just ahead of the USA and France, and were in front of nearly 40,000 enthusiastic spectators for the first Time since 2008 in a home victory to celebrate.

Only Ahlmann fumbles

“I think we have a good Chance”, had the national coach, Otto Becker, the DW said before the Jump, and was right. Becker sent Christian Ahlmann on Epleaser van’t Heike, Marcus Ehning on Pret A Tout, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Fibonacci and as a circuit rider Ludger Beerbaum on Casello into the race. In the first round, a 520-Meter-long course with twelve obstacles and a time limit of 78 seconds to complete.

Christian Ahlmann and his stallion Epleaser van’t Heike, under a careless delivery error

Ahlmann and his horse made a mistake at the triple combination and provided with four error points in the German string result of the first circulation. Ehning and Michaels-beerbaum-free and remained at exactly how beerbaum error. So zero points of failure, and a shared first place for the German team stood at the end of the first circulation. The three ranked riders from the USA were also remained error-free. Behind Belgium, France and the UK, followed by points, each with four errors.

Battle with the USA

In the second circulation route and obstacle a result of the course remained the same, however, some of the jumps have been increased, or widened, in order to increase the level of difficulty. It is a battle between the German team and the US Team. However, the second round for the USA began with a setback: McLain Ward admitted to Rothchild a quarter of the course, and collected twelve points of failure. Ahlmann, however, showed a mistake-free Ride. Also the next rider, Lucy Davis on Baron and Ehning remained without error.

Once again, the USA did with Laura Kraut on ceremony a Zero fault Ride. But Michaels-beerbaum stood and replied with a further zero. Everything was now on the American circuit rider Beezie Madden: Would you remain error-free, there would be a jump-off, made a mess of you, however, if Germany had won. Up to the moat everything went well, but then the jump of your horse got Cortes C, half a Meter too short. The Nations Cup was decided – the German team had won. The United States and France have shared with each of the four error points to the second rank.

Also gratifying: The Nations was for the rider, also as a qualifier for the Grand Prix of Aachen at the Sonnntag. There’s also Ludger remained Beerbaum as the last rider error-free, managed it, all four German Starters in the start field of the most important decision of the tournament in Aachen, Germany.