The CSI5*-W competition in Stuttgart has officially commenced. 36 riders and horses crossed the finishline of the 1.45m high Opening Class but only 20 did so without faults and in time. The second 1.45m high CSI5*-W class saw 47 pairs compete for Gold with only 24 jumping into the second phase. In the end only 13 combinations stayed double clear.
Adrian Whiteway took Lana del Rey with him in the arena in Stuttgart to conquer the 13 1.45m high build fences. Whiteway set the fastest time together with the Cornet Obolensky daughter and claimed the first gold of the 5*-W week.
Silver was reserved for the Connor daughter PB Corrada and Pia Reich while Caroline Rehoff Pedersen rode Polonis L (Le Blue Diamond van 't Ruytershof) to third place in the technical course.
Tim Hoster saddled Cirro 3 (Casalito) to take on the challenge and ended on fourth place. Robert Whitaker knew Strike A Pose (Catwalk IV) was ready to conquer the course. They made sure to claim fifth place.
Daniel Deusser triumphs in second 1.45 class!
Daniel Deusser was too strong together with Bingo Ste Hermelle (Number One d'Iso) for the second 1.45m class of the day. The podium was not split by much though. Deusser claimed gold in 26.08 seconds while Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida rode GB Diamantina (Diamant de Semilly) through the chronometer in 26.19 seconds for silver.
The bronze time, 26.58 seconds, was set by Roger Yves Bost and Giorgio de la Batia (Ideal de la Loge). Sophie Hinners jumped to fourth place with Lommers (Carrera VDL) in 26.76 seconds just in front of Micheal Jung who saddled Ficherheros Z (Hotspot) to round off the top 5 in 26.79 seconds.
