Course designer Uliano Vezzani’s difficult jumping track had a significant influence on the final placings, allowing just 12 clear rounds.
Team Germany
Michael Jung sits atop the leaderboard with fischerChipmunk going into the final day at the FEI Eventing World Championship.
A keen young team won one of the most hotly-contested legs of the series among 12 squads, while some used the event as a tune-up for Pratoni.
France wins double gold as Lambert Leclezio broke records and wins his fourth World title; he will retire after the Nations Team Final.
"The situation is critical at our borders so it was hard organizing the event while helping people at the same time..."
Team Germany punched their ticket to Sunday's deciding final; the Spanish were impressive in front of their home crowd in Barcelona.
The squad won on home ground at the FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen, pinning Great Britain into silver and Denmark into bronze.
Two great rides on Sunday from Dorothee Schneider with Showtime and Isabell Werth with Bella Rose secured the pole position.
The only teams to complete the first round on a zero score, it all came down to a jump-off between Kendra Brinkop and Gregory Wathelet.
In the thrilling finale to the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ 2019 series at Boekelo, The Netherlands today, Team Germany posted their fourth win of the season while league leaders Sweden held on to take the series title. However some of the biggest smiles were on Swiss faces when they pulled Olympic qualification out of the […]