The four-rider squad marked the country's second win in a row at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup of Lier since its debut last year.

It was a clash of the titans at Fontainebleau with the Germans prevailing, although no one could catch Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus.

The USA broke a five-year drought in Wellington by edging Germany for the win; teams were separated by less than 1.5 points.

The Falsterbo victory puts an exclamation mark on a dominant FEI Dressage Nations Cup season for Team Germany.

The small but mighty three-rider German team edged Belgium and Sweden, led by Isabell Werth and Wendy's personal best score of 79.761%.

Great Britain put up a strong fight, led by Lottie Fry and Glamourdale, but had to settle for second place by a very narrow margin.

Led by chef d'équipe Michael Klimke who rode Harmony's Fado, Germany edged the US and Sweden, an identical result to last year's event.

The German team pipped Denmark for the win and also the 2024 series title, with all three riders scoring above 70%.

The team included Edward Gal, who has returned to competition after nearly three years away aboard the 12-year-old stallion Glock's Total Us.

The Falsterbø and Rotterdam CDIOs have followed the example set by Aachen in February, leaving just three competitions remaining in the series.