Norway makes history with its first-ever World Cup Final podium finish thanks to the Totilas son Total Hope OLD, ridden by Isabel Freese.
Isabell Werth
The seven-time Olympian says the multiple frames-per-second capability of modern cameras can misleadingly convey that open mouths are a constant state of affairs.
Researchers provided a large number of images from the recent Amsterdam and Neumunster horse shows of top-placed dressage riders and horses.
The German rider piloted DSP Quantaz to score 83.735% at the Swiss venue that will host the World Cup Finals in April.
The pair scored an impressive 86.745% in the Grand Prix Freestyle; five of the top six spots were claimed by Germans on their home turf.
Germany’s world number one delivered a stunning Dressage Freestyle performance riding the Quaterback gelding, scoring 84.70%.
The German and the 14-year-old bay gelding won the FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix - her sixth victory at this French venue.
The German pipped Isabell Werth, who again had to settle for silver, this time with Wendy, while Lottie Fry took bronze with Glamourdale.
The pair took the FEI Dressage World Cup Western European League at ’s-Hertogenbosch over Charlotte Fry and Everdale.
The British rider and her 15-year-old stallion left their competition in the dust – but not everyone agrees with the outcome.
