The Belgian rider, Wilm Vermeir, competed at the CHIO Aachen for the first time this year. And he has certainly achieved some fantastic results. Especially with his speed specialist, Linguini de la Pomme, who once again left her fellow colleagues trailing behind in the Röwer & Rüb Prize.

Wilm Vermeir competed in four classes with the eleven-year-old BWP mare, Linguini de la Pomme, in Aachen, he won three of them and came second once. He also came second with the Belgium team in the Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup with his top horse, IQ van het Steentje. His debut in Aachen couldn’t have gone better!

Wilm Vermeir and Linguini de la Pomme won the Röwer & Rüb Prize today with a clear round in the 1.45-metre-high speed class in a time of 58.43. Brazil’s Olympic gold medallist of 2004, Rodrigo Pessoa finished second with Venice Beach on a time of 58.78 seconds. Close at his heels: Ashlee Bond and Donatello (58.96).