Hong Kong – As expected after yesterday’s first session, it was the Germans who claimed Dressage Team gold at the Sha Tin Olympic Stadium in Hong Kong, with victory sealed by an emphatic test from Isabell Werth and Satchmo in the closing stages.
The Netherlands had to settle for silver, while Denmark earned their first-ever Olympic dressage team medal when taking bronze. And the Americans, compromised by a below-par performance from Debbie McDonald and Brentina who simply failed to show their sparkle, finished just outside the medal zone in fourth ahead of Sweden in fifth and Great Britain in sixth.
Isabel Werth’s mark of 76.417% was earned with a near-flawless display that oozed confidence and determination and put her at the top of the Individual leaderboard, but she put her country’s success down to just one thing – “The whole team really pulled together, we were working for each other and supporting each other. I’m really happy and it’s very exciting because a lot of people didn’t believe in us after the European Championship last year but we really proved ourselves today!” she said.
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