At the Nations Cup in the spring to give the German show jumping riders narrowly beat riding at the CHIO Aachen. Sweden triumphs for the first Time since 1929. At the end of a few hundredths of a decide seconds.
Leap into happiness: Peder Fredricson remains error-free and will give Sweden the victory
“I Don’t Know! Maybe the length of a horse’s tongue,” said Sweden’s Top rider Henrik von Eckermann after the Nations ‘ Cup in show jumping at the CHIO Aachen, as he was asked, how great is probably the advantage of his victory, the Swedish team on the second-placed German was, would you convert it to centimeters. “It was definitely very close,” he admitted, and thus, the 38-Year-old law.
Finally, more than 14 hundredths of a second, had not previously given to the rash and the nerve of Sweden’s final rider Peder Fredricson. Under the lights he put in the demanding course of the CHIO Aachen, the victory required zero and remained with 79,86 seconds just so within the allowed time of 80 seconds. Would have been far to the finish line only a half meters (a hundredth of a second corresponds to according to the Aachen course-in-chief Frank Rothenberger three centimeters), it would have been a time error for Sweden, and therefore a Prick. But Fredricson price secured, and his three team-mates victory in the prestigious Nations.
The Swedes, the cast of eckermann on Toveks Mary Lou, Angelie von Essen on Luikan, Evelina Tovek on Dalila de la Pomme and Fredricson on Christian K in the final with a total of four penalty points, just ahead of Germany (5) France (8). The German squad of national coach Otto Becker missed the fourth victory in the home Nations Cup in a row. Such a series had succeeded the German show jumping riders, for so far the only Time in the years from 1972 to 1975.
Deussers time error is too much of a
In the first round none of the Teams was left without a drop. Of the four riders of each team at the Nations Cup will count the best three, the weakest member of the team provides the string result. At half-time were the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Belgium and Ireland, five Nations, each with four penalty points in the guide. Behind the German team with five counters followed. After Simone Blum remained on Alice error-free, was Christian Ahlmann on Clintrexo Z a-shedding, Daniel Deußer ride with Calisto Blue error-free, but is 0.28 seconds too slow and had a time of hit point to accept, Marcus Ehning and Funky Fred failed only at the last obstacle. So the Germans only went as a sixth of a total of eight teams in the crucial passage.
World champion, Simone Blum and her Mare Alice made it twice in a null round
The next zero round was Blum, also Ahlmann was left without a drop. As then Deußer put a mistake-free Ride, it was clear that Germany would finish the Competition with five points. Ehning renounced, therefore, on the second pass, and gave his horse. Now it was time to hope that the French, Swedes and the Irish would make any further Airdrops. France’s third rider, Guillaume four Trier, did the Germans a Favor. Also, Ireland’s Darragh Kenny made a mess, and the Irish fell behind Germany. Now it came down to Fredricson, in the first round with 13 faults, the Swedish string points result had delivered. But the 47-Year-old error remained free and rode for Sweden to victory – a victory after 90-year break. It was the first Time since the Swedish team in the year 1929 at the first Nations Cup of CHIO Aachen was the very front.
Ahlmann and Deußer again
The two German Top-rider Ahlmann and Deußer price were in Aachen for the first time in over two years in a German Nations squad. Both of them had refused because of disputes with the German Association, the German equestrian Federation (FN), in the past years, the athletes of the agreement of the German Olympic sports Confederation (DOSB) to sign. The signature, however, is a precondition for Germany at Nations cups or the Olympic competitions, go to the Start. In the agreement, among other things, that athletes not be allowed to withdraw a drug should be collected, and charge against you, before a tidy court.
Deußer and Ahlmann had been accused in previous years, to have their horses not allowed medical treatment. The FN was then taken hard against the two horsemen. Only shortly before the CHIO had been approaching again, and Ahlmann and Deußer had finally signed it.
Both are valid, exactly how Blum and last year’s winner Ehning, also on Sunday at the Grand Prix of the favorites to win. Ehning won the most important test of the Aachen tournament last year for the second Time in his career. Ahlmann had entered 2014 in the list of winners.