Mario Stevens is the new German champion in show jumping. At the Championships in Balve he rode to first place on Sunday.
It is his second German show jumping championship. The 39-year-old from Molbergen in Lower Saxony won the title on Sunday in the saddle of Starissa.
After four laps, the 2018 champion remained the only starter without a mistake and won ahead of Philip Rüping from Steinfeld, who had a time error with Casallco. Third place went to Marcus Ehning from Borken with A la Carte, who was the only rider in the A squad in Balve.
“It’s great that it worked,” said Stevens. “He just jumped really well,” he praised his nine-year-old gelding.
Defending champion not there
Defending champion Tobias Meyer was not at the start. The 34-year-old professional rode at the same time at the Nations Cup tournament in Sopot, Poland, but was not used when the German team won the Nations Cup.
