The US American Kent Farrington is number one in the world rankings of the show jumpers and is well-known for his fast jump-offs, which he impressively demonstrated in the Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The hunting competition over ditches and banks, the Prize of Sparkasse, is one of those special classes that makes the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen, so unique. In 2017, the winner comes from a country where hunting has a long tradition, namely Cian O‘Connor comes from Ireland.

One could say the four-in-hand driver, Christoph Sandmann’s numbers came up in the lottery today.

The German Four-in-Hand Driving Champion claimed the victory in the “Hunt for the Points”, a cone driving competition, where the drivers can determine the course themselves.

The Dutch rider, Anne Meulendijks, already headed the field in the Intermédiaire II, in the Prize of the Liselott and Klaus Rheinberger Foundation 2017, the U25 tour in the dressage arena at the CHIO Aachen. Today, she picked up a further gold ribbon in the Grand Prix of the series.

The German eventers got off to a super start in the DHL Prize at the CHIO Aachen. After the dressage and jumping, the team have a significant lead. But the road to victory tomorrow leads over a tough course.