Jung takes Germans to European Champs lead
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Michael Jung together with the German linguistic communication squad gave an outstanding display of cross-country riding at the HSBC FEI European Championships to stay inwards aureate medal position, equally all 4 riders came domicile clear together with within the optimum time.
The flamboyant Swedish quartet also made it await easy, flight through the forthwith routes with confidence, to the please of an enthusiastic, flag-waving crowd clearly revelling inwards the spectacular sight of horses galloping amongst the beach at Malmö inwards Sweden.
The domicile side matched the Germans circular for round, adding a mere 0.4 of a penalization when Ludwig Svennerstal, yet inwards private bronze seat on Shamwari 4, finished merely ane 2nd over the optimum fourth dimension of 10 minutes xxx seconds.
It was also a keen twenty-four lx minutes stream for the French, who moved upwards a identify to bronze medal seat with 4 fast clear rounds. Former European Champion Nicolas Touzaint, riding the stallion Lesbos, is also within give of an private medal inwards 7th place.
The Olympic, World together with European Champion Michael Jung was ane time again flawless, riding an assured clear circular on the inexperienced Halunke FBW, despite setting off inwards a torrential downpour. He at nowadays has ii fences inwards manus over William Fox-Pitt (GBR) to win a 2nd consecutive European title.
“My reins together with saddle were moisture together with slippery, but the going was perfect,” Jung said. “I was a picayune fleck behind the fourth dimension at each infinitesimal mark but pace yesteryear pace I got closer. Halunke is a wonderful horse; he is non the fastest, but he takes large strides.”
It has been 20 years since United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland returned from a European Championships without a squad medal, but they had a disastrous day. Pippa Funnell was battling with steering problems on Mirage d’Elle together with eventually had a run-out at the downhill brush corner ground at 22b, together with Lucy Wiegersma brutal when Simon Porloe caught a leg over the boat at 8.
“I’m rattling disappointed for myself together with connections but to a greater extent than together with so for the team,” Wiegersma said. “To me it felt similar the Equus caballus merely left a leg; it was an uncharacteristic error for him, he’s a fantastic jumper together with I was actually annoyed but if I had the involve a opportunity to ride it again, I’d ride it precisely the same. Simon’s fine, he had a soft landing, together with is all OK.”
Funnell said: “It wasn’t my best ride. It wasn’t the easiest ride today; it was quite a tricky fence, together with nosotros landed large over the showtime hedge. I idea he jumped the other fences well; he’s a large jumper together with has his ain agency of going; I’m a fleck gutted, but we’ve all been at that topographic point before.”
Kristina Cook was superb on Miners Frolic together with is inwards 9th place. After a pocket-size “wake-up” at the 2nd fence, Cook rode a superb circular to goal clear, eleven seconds within the fourth dimension allowed to behave her dressage score into the lastly day.
The team is a distant 6th together with Britain’s medal hopes at nowadays remainder on anchorman Fox-Pitt, who gave a masterclass of riding on the chestnut stallion Chilli Morning.
“When the bubble bursts, it tin toilet live difficult to alternative yourself up,” admitted Fox-Pitt. “I for certain felt sick for several hours earlier my round. Still, things could exclusively larn better. Chilli tin toilet live opinionated but he was magical today. He is an especial horse, a cool chap. I was rattling worried almost the twists together with turns because I was on a potent horse, but it rode rattling comfortably together with that is the sign of a expert track.”
Dirk Schrade (GER), the showtime passenger out on Rüdiger Schwarz’s much-praised track, gave everyone confidence when he produced an easy, neat clear on Hop together with Skip. He took ii long routes, avoiding the abrupt plow out of the H2O to a corner (10b) together with taking the circuitous road at 30, together with yet finished 8 seconds within the time.
Frida Andersen got the host squad off to a bright start on the home-bred Herta. She took exclusively ane long route, at ground 8, together with finished an incredible 31 seconds within the optimum time, despite the distraction of both her boots coming unzipped.
“She is a actually fast horse,” said Andersen, who has been based at Warendorf inwards Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany with Frank together with Sara Ostholt since April. “It felt together with so slowly that I smiled the whole agency round.”
Andersen explained that she had ordered novel boots but they were likewise small. “So I borrowed Sara’s, but I forgot to zip them upwards properly when I left the stables. I could experience them coming downwards yesteryear ground 3, but it didn’t bother me.”
Twenty of the 61 starters achieved the optimum time, at that topographic point were 42 clear rounds together with 52 completed.
Swiss squad fellow member Felix Vogg (Onfire) together with Belgium’s Xavier Snackers (Ramses de Hurtebise Ewalco) both retired afterwards ii refusals; the Netherlands’ Althea Bleekman was eliminated afterwards she brutal from Ziomf at the keyhole ground at 12, together with Ireland’s Joseph Murphy (Electric Cruise) was eliminated for failing to boundary ground 27a when he re-routed afterwards a run-out.
Murphy’s team-mate Sam Watson came domicile with merely 0.40 fourth dimension faults with Horseware Bushman to terminate the twenty-four lx minutes stream equally the leading Irish Gaelic squad rider.
Ireland finished the twenty-four lx minutes stream inwards 7th place, afterwards belongings a 6th seat next the dressage.
The Belorussian squad was eliminated afterwards Viachaslau Poita brutal with Dervish at the tabular array at ground 16, together with Aliaksandr Faminou was eliminated for 3 refusals on Ekstrakt.
Ludwig Svennerstal said the mood inwards the Swedish army camp was ane of elation. “We were nether a lot of describe per unit of measurement area on domicile ground, but this has been a keen twenty-four lx minutes stream for the sport together with a keen twenty-four lx minutes stream for the sport inwards Sweden.”
Per Magnusson, Sport Director at Malmö, said: “I am rattling proud that nosotros produced such expert pictures for Swedish television. I intend today volition hit a lot for the sport inwards this country.”
Additional reporting: BEF, HSI
Individual Results afterwards Cross Country
1 Michael Jung/Halunke FBW (GER) 28.6 + 0 = 28.6
2 William Fox-Pitt/Chilli Morning (GBR) 36.6 + 0 = 36.6
3 Ludwig Svennerstal/Shamwari 4 (SWE) 37.6 + 0.4 = 38.0
4 Ingrid Klimke/FRH Escada JS (GER) 39.4 + 0 = 39.4
v Sara Algotsson-Ostholt/Reality 39 (SWE) 40.6 + 0 = 40.6
6 Niklas Lindbäck/Mister Pooh (SWE), 42.0 + 0 = 42.0
7 Nicolas Touzaint/Lesbos (FRA) 40.8 + 1.2 = 42.0
8 Peter Thomsen/Horseware’s Cayenne (GER) 40.6 + 2 = 42.6*
ix Kristina Cook/Miners Frolic (GBR) 43.4 + 0 = 43.4
10 Dirk Schrade/Hop together with Skip (GER) 44.2 + 0 = 44.2
*denotes private rider
Team Result
1 Germany, 112.2
2 Sweden, 120.6
3 France, 135.4
4 Italy, 155.0
v Belgium, 163.0
6 Great Britain, 167.6
7 Ireland, 205.4
8 Netherlands, 239.0
ix Switzerland, 247.6
10 Belarus, 2,102.6
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