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Germany Edges Britain for 26th European Team Dressage Crown

Werth’s 79.224% Grand Prix sealed the title by a slim margin, with a reshaped German squad navigating coaching and staffing changes.

Werth verpasst den Sieg in Crozet
Isabell Werth auf ihrem Pferd Wendy de Fontaine
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Overview

  • Germany totaled 229.644 points to Britain’s 226.785 and Denmark’s 223.385 in Crozet, securing team gold for the 26th time.
  • Isabell Werth delivered the decisive anchor ride on Wendy (79.224%) after Frederic Wandres scored 74.721%, debutant Katharina Hemmer posted 75.699%, and Ingrid Klimke’s 69.348% became the drop.
  • Britain’s challenge was hampered when Andrew Gould was disqualified, leaving no discard score as Charlotte Fry later could not match Werth’s mark.
  • The victory comes during transition for Germany, with Hendrik Lochthowe in his first championship as co‑trainer alongside Monica Theodorescu and long‑time team veterinarian Marc Koene absent, which Koene attributed to personal reasons as F.A.Z. reported a rift.
  • In the next day’s Grand Prix Special, Belgium’s Justin Verboomen won ahead of Cathrine Laudrup‑Dufour, Werth took bronze, Hemmer set a personal best for fourth, Wandres placed seventh, and Klimke improved to 16th, with the Kür to conclude on Sunday.