Semmieke Rothenberger and Raphael Netz posted the highest scores in the team test and continued to battle in the individual and Freestyle.

The German captured her third gold medal of the week on home soil riding Dalera, over Cathrine Dufour (DEN) and Charlotte Dujardin (GBR).

Olga Safronova believes Belarusian government had planned to stop her riding at the Olympics long before her entry was formally withdrawn.

Germany’s Isabell Werth took silver and Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour snagged bronze; the leading 15 go through to Saturday’s Freestyle.

The squad won on home ground at the FEI Dressage European Championships in Hagen, pinning Great Britain into silver and Denmark into bronze.

Team medals will be decided tomorrow, with stars such as Isabell Werth/Weihegold (GER) and Charlotte Dujardin/Gio (GBR) still to strut their stuff.

The FEI Dressage European Championships 2021 kick off Tuesday morning with lots of pressure on the home performers.

The Canadians who made up the Tokyo squad will reunite to compete against world-renowned dressage teams at this prestigious event.

FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses was topped by Dutch and Danish Warmbloods.

The influential stallion's genetics appear in many past and present top dressage horses, including Canada's Sebastien and Statesman.