A well-populated deciding round made it a fierce race against the clock for Marlon Modolo Zanotelli and VDL Edgar M.
FEI
At 73 years old ‒ the oldest competitor in the event ‒ Gielen will ride the 160km endurance track aboard More Bang For Your Buck.
Frenchman Julien Epaillard galloped to win the FEI Jumping World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam riding Donatello d'Auge.
Para-Dressage will feature alongside 21 other sports at the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles; Para Climbing or Para Surfing still under consideration.
The victory came aboard her medal-winning FEI World Championship ride, the stallion Hermes NOP; Isabell Werth tops series leaderboard.
The 24-year-old is hoping for a place on Mexico's team with his 13-year-old stallion Maximus; Daniel Coyle (IRL) leads the NAL standings.
Canada's Peter Holmes built the FEI tracks at Split Rock Sarasota for the $38,700 BetHorseSports.com 1.45m Welcome.
Social license, risk management talks and a tour of the Paris Olympic venue in Versailles were included in the three-day program in Jardy.
The German rider scored a second big win of the show riding Hot Hit OLD in the Special; top Canadian was Ariana Chia with Fiderflame.
Fry and Glamourdale ousted former number ones Jessica Von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera; the new format lists athletes and horses separately.