At the CHIO in Aachen Germany show jumping riders, one of the most important prizes. The young team of “veteran” Marcus Ehning is just ahead of Ireland. A special victory for the German Team.
The German team has won at the CHIO in Aachen in the Nations Cup in jumping. Before Ireland and the Netherlands, the Germans prevailed and celebrated the Nations Cup in 2017 and the victory of the German team in the previous year, the hoped-for hat-Trick, with the previously but most of them had seriously expected. The national coach, Otto Becker had sent with Simone Blum on Alice, Laura Klaphake to Catch me if you can, Maurice Tebbel on Chaccos’ Son, and Marcus Ehning with Pret A Tout namely a young team into the race.
Blum was in the first round of the course, which led to 550 meters in length, about twelve obstacles, a drop. Then Klaphake remained without any mistakes and brought the with around 50,000 spectators filled the stadium for the first time, to the Boil. Maurice Tebbel did the same it Klaphake, he was left without a drop. Marcus Ehning went out with four error points from the round. So the Germans, who rode in honor of a few days ago, the deceased show jumping legend Hans Günter Winkler, with crape on the Arm, and took four points in the second round.
Only the Teams of the Netherlands and Switzerland remained in the passage one without error. The Swiss were at a disadvantage because Martin Fuchs could not start because of a short before the beginning of the occurred injury to his horse, Chaplin and thus, in two passes, not scoring, contributed. However, Werner Muff on Daimler, Paul Estermann on Lord Pepsi and Steve Guerdat with Hannah remained error-free. Per passage the best three results per team must be received in the standings, the weakest Pair returns the string result. Belgium ended passage, one with a single point of failure due to a timeout.
“Oldie” Ehning brings it home
In the second run under floodlights, Blum managed a clear round and made for a creepy atmosphere. A Ride Klaphakes it was deathly quiet in the stadium until the last jump ears cheering stun broke the silence. Once again, the 24-Year-old had managed a clear round. Now it was up to Tebbel, to keep the German team to continue in the race. However, the 24-Year-old came spotless through the course: one drop, four error points. As in the case of the Swiss, the Dutch and the Belgians, several riders made mistakes, was Germany but is now in the position to the competitors to decide for themselves. Only condition: Ehning had to stay without shedding, in order to beat the Netherlands. And the 44-year-old “Oldie” kept his nerve. He rode without error to the finish and made the third victory in a row perfectly.
Moment of certainty for Laura Klaphake: Marcus Ehning stays free of errors, and Germany has won
On rank two the Irish Shane Sweetnam, Darragh Kenny, Cameron Hanley and Cian O’connor with a total of six errors pushed points. Behind the Netherlands ended up with Leopold van Asten, Maikel Van der Vleuten, Marc Houtzager and Frank Schuttert points with nine criminal charges.
“I am very proud of. You have done it,” said a relieved Otto Becker at the press conference. “For me, a dream come true,” said Laura Klaphake. “I always wanted to ride in Aachen, Germany, a Nations Cup and win.” Ehning, who was in all three of the CHIO-Siegen, remained in front of the microphones of the journalists as quiet as before, in the crucial passage in the Arena: “In the second round, has seen the quality of the horse,” he said. and added dryly: “At the end of the Right have won.” For the German team, the success was a great Signal, just a few weeks before the world equestrian games, which will take place in September in Tryon in the United States.