Lars Nieberg has made the step up from the German B-squad to the Championship squad. Together with the 11 year old mare Leonie W (Lorenco x Grandeur) Nieberg placed for prices in the World Cup qualifiers in London, Mechelen, Leipzig and Zürich - with the third place from Leipzig as the best result. The other German riders in the Championship squad are: Christian Ahlmann with Taloubet Z and Codex One, Ludger Beerbaum with Chaman, Chiara and Zinedine, Daniel Deusser with Cornet d'Amour and Evita van de Veldbal, Hans-Dieter Dreher with Embassy II, Marcus Ehning with Plot Blue and Cornado NRW, Carsten-Otto Nagel with Corradina and now also Lars Nieberg with Leonie W.
