Overview
- On Sunday Julia Krajewski secured the Meßmer Trophy with Nickel, finishing the CCI4* on 27.7 penalty points after a faultless final show jump that included a 0.8 time penalty.
- Krajewski had built a lead through a 22.9 dressage score and a strong cross‑country round over the 3.8–3.874 km course completed in 6:50, which earned four time penalties.
- Heat around 30°C shaped the weekend as riders used electrolytes and iced water to cool horses and monitor temperatures to protect equine welfare.
- Malin Hansen‑Hotopp, Krajewski’s nearest domestic rival, finished on the podium with Carlitos Quidditch while Belgian Lara de Liedekerke‑Meier sat high on the overall leaderboard.
- The event affected team planning for the home World Championships in Aachen as selectors weigh Luhmühlen form, noted the absence of Michael Jung at Rotterdam, and recorded a fall that left Polish rider Malgorzata Korycka‑Kaminska hospitalized for observation.