Julia Krajewski wins despite obstacles to the Chio in Aachen

Julia Krajewski wins despite obstacles to the Chio in Aachen

equestrian sports-versatility: tactical procedure of the German CHIO team

In Aachen, the German event team failed at the Chio on the penultimate day of the tournament and only ended up in fourth place. The host team had no chance without their top couples, which were spared due to the upcoming Olympic Games. The Nations Prize surprisingly secured the teams from Great Britain in front of the teams in the USA and Ireland.

The German team decided to take a tactical approach to protect the horses for the upcoming event in Paris. For example, the three -time Olympic champion Michael Jung did without the start in the field with chipmunk, even though they were in the lead after dressage and jumping. Jung said that they would like to use the tournament practice as a training session for the main goal in Paris.

also Sandra Aufarth with Viamant and Christoph Wahler with Carjanan followed this strategy and after obstacle 16 in the area to protect their horses. These agreements had been made with national coach Peter Thomsen to keep an eye on the long -term goal.

Despite the disappointing placement in the team competition, the German fans were able to look forward to a home success in the individual competition. Julia Krajewski was able to win the exam for herself despite a mishap with her horse Nickel. A lost horseshoe did not turn out to be an obstacle to the team of success that the competition left behind.

The reserved occurrence of the German team at the CHIO shows that long -term goals and health of horses have priority. Nevertheless, with the victory of Julia Krajewski, a ray of hope was set in the individual competition, which alleviated the disappointment with fourth place in the team competition.

- Nag