Ingrid Klimke is among the many riders who will signify Germany on the European Dressage Championships (26-31 August) – as she makes her second staff look in her second self-discipline.
On 5 July the five-time Olympic eventer was named on the dressage staff with 14-year-old stallion Vayron NRW, the day after the pair received the Aachen CDI4* grand prix particular with 74.13%. Ingrid took the experience on Vayron in November; he was previously campaigned by Daniel Bachmann Andersen, together with on the Paris Olympics.
The 2025 Europeans, in Crozet, France, can be Ingrid’s second staff look at a dressage championships. She was a part of the bronze medal-winning staff on the 2022 World Dressage Championships with Franziskus. The pair missed out on Paris as Franziskus sustained an damage, and his retirement was introduced in December.
The German staff options outdated and new faces; Isabell Werth and Frederic Wandres return – having represented their nation on the Paris Olympics, the 2023 Europeans, and the 2022 World Championships – and Katharina Hemmer steps as much as make her championship debut.
The German staff for the European Dressage Championships (in alphabetical order):
Katharina Hemmer and 13-year-old gelding Denoix PCHOwners: Nancy Gooding and Hubertus SchmidtBreeder: Friedrich KuhlmannBreeding: by Destano, out of a mare by Pik Noir
Ingrid Klimke and 14-year-old stallion Vayron NRWOwner: Rudolk SpiekermannBreeder: Heinrich SterthoffBreeding: by Vitalis, out of a mare by Gloster
Frederic Wandres and 15-year-old gelding Bluetooth OLDOwner: Hof KasselmannBreeder: Gestut LewitzBreeding: by Bordeaux 28, out of a mare by GB Riccione
Isabell Werth and 11-year-old mare Wendy De FontaineOwners: Chateau De Fontaine and Madeleine Winter-SchulzeBreeder: Kurt GosmerBreeding: by Sezuan 2, out of a mare by Blue Hors Soprano
Isabell’s reserve horse is Particular BlendOwner: Helgstrand DressageBreeder: Hannelore WeberBreeding: Sezuan 2, out of a mare by Blue Hors Hotline
The reserve mixture is:
Matthias Alexander Rath and 12-year-old stallion Destacado FRHOwner: Gesutat Schafhof and Friderike LohseBreeder: Henrich GiesselmannBreeding: By Desperados, out of a mare by Londonderry
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