In the first of two individual decisions at the Dressage World Championships, Isabell Werth just missed out on the bronze medal with Quantaz. Charlotte Fry won the title with Glamourdale.
The best German placement in the Grand Prix Special was ensured by Isabell Werth from Rheinberg in Herning, Denmark, who rode Quantaz in fourth place. Fifth was Benjamin Werndl from Tuntenhausen with Famoso.
Werth: “An eyelash was missing to bronze”
“So a blink of an eye was missing to bronzecommented Werth. “But I don’t quarrel with anything. It was a super fight and that’s what sport is all about.” The record rider was less than 0.4 percentage points behind the Dutch Dinja van Liere with Hermes.
The new world champion is the British Charlotte Fry With glamourdale. Silver went to the favorite Danish Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour with Vamos Amigos. The last dressage decision at the World Championships is the freestyle on August 10th.
As the defending champion, Isabell Werth rode into the converted FC Midtjylland football stadium as the last starter. But the record world champion, who retired her two best horses from the sport, had no chance of winning a medal despite a flawless ride with her stallion Quantaz.
Benjamin Werndl showed a strong performance with Famoso. “I risked more today“Said the 38-year-old from Tuntenhausen in Bavaria. “There is more“, he announced with a view to the freestyle on Wednesday: “But I don’t want to get greedy.”
Klimke with Franziskus only in 19th place
Ingrid Klimke only came in 19th with Franziskus. “I am very disappointed”, admitted the 54-year-old from Münster after the erroneous ride. “Maybe there was a little lack of strength“, the eventing specialist speculated. In any case, the performance was “been a bit weak“. Klimke missed qualifying for the second individual decision on Wednesday in the freestyle.
Wandres has to pass with Duke of Britain
Frederic Wandres was not at the start at all. There his horse Duke of Britain is not fit, the World Cup debutant from Hagen near Osnabrück did not compete. “He was tense this morning, as humans sometimes are” said the rider. “The well-being of the horse is paramount, so I gave up.“