Overview

• Sophie Hinners and Richard Vogel make history as the first romantic couple selected together for a German championship show jumping squad.
• National coach Otto Becker emphasised that the duo’s selection was strictly merit-based, with their personal relationship playing no part.
• Richard Vogel has been ranked among the world’s top ten for two years and rode on Germany’s Olympic show jumping team.
• Sophie Hinners has claimed 16 international victories this year, making her Germany’s most successful show jumper in 2025.
• The team phase in A Coruña runs through Friday, and if both riders finish among the top 25 in qualifiers, they will contest Sunday’s individual final.