Two great rides on Sunday from Dorothee Schneider with Showtime and Isabell Werth with Bella Rose secured the pole position.
Dressage
Two athletes scored personal-best efforts, including leader of the day Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) riding TSF Dalera.
Top score goes to Germany's Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera with 84.379%; Canada's Chris von Martels and Eclips earn 68.059%.
A total of 70 horses were presented, with two held over for re-inspection tomorrow morning, when competition starts with the Grand Prix.
The team of Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, Lindsay Kellock and Chris von Martels, with alternate Naima Moreira Laliberté, are ready to roll.
The powerhouse country has a formidable record; however, the new three-per team format and substitutions could prove influential.
They don't have to be Pegasus to fly – 36 dressage horses made history as the first full cargo-load of horses ever to land in Haneda airport.
A brief explanation of when and why alternate horse-and-rider pairs can step in prior to and during competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
Youth shone brightly at sunny Oliva Nova in Spain with strong performances from the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and the Russian Federation.
Equestrian Canada has confirmed the young athletes that will represent Canada at the 2021 NAYC in Traverse City, MI.
