Canada's Chris Pratt and Ideaal ES come tantalizingly close to qualifying for the individual final, while Team Germany dominates the Team Final.

There is disappointment as Canada fails to advance to the team final, but two riders will fly the maple leaf in the next individual qualifier.

Day 1 of show jumping at the FEI World Championships in Aachen saw ups and downs for the Canadians; Team Final begins Thursday.

Canadian Chris Pratt placed 6th in the €106,000 class riding Ideaal ES against a tough international field during the Chantilly Classic in France.

The maple leaf was well-represented on the podium, with Chris Pratt taking first place in the $181,200 5* Qualifier, and Erynn Ballard close behind.

The team hit the podium behind the USA and Ireland in the $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup at the CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival.

Canada's Chris Pratt is fourth riding Ideaal ES in the $215,000 class over tracks set by Canadian course designer Peter Grant.

Chris Pratt and Erynn Ballard placed 1-2-3 to get GLEF III underway on the right foot over Michel Vaillancourt's one-round speed track.

Fellow Canadian Sean Jobin was 5th riding Sterrehof's Edinus in the $120,000 feature class at Wellington International on April 19th.

Ben Maher ends his Florida season with a pair of wins on the grass derby field during the Wellington International Spring Series.