Germany announces Rio and Aachen eventing squads

Andreas Ostholt had a fabulous start to the season on So Is Et at Badminton and is named on the German A Squad for Rio

 

Following the results at Luhmuhlen the Eventing Committee of the German Olympic Equestrian Committee (DOKR) has announced a long list for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and the squad for the CICO3* at Aachen in July

 

The Olympic choices are (in alphabetical order);

Sandra Auffarth with Opgun Louvo,

Michael Jung with fischerRocana FST, fischerTakinou or La Biosthetique Sam FBW,

Ingrid Klimke with Horseware Hale Bob OLD

Andreas Ostholt with So Is Et

Other candidates are nominated in two blocks:

 

Block 1:

Bettina Hoy with Designer,

Julia Krajewski with Samourai du Thot

Dirk Schrade with Hop and Skip.

 

Block 2:

Claas Hermann Romeike with Cato

Andreas Dibowski with It's Me xx

 

The final nomination to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will be before July 17.

 

The Squad for Aachen is (also alphabetically):

Sandra Auffarth with Opgun Louvo,

Bettina Hoy with Designer 10 and Seigneur Medicott,

Michael Jung with fischerTakinou and La Biosthetique Sam FBW,

Ingrid Klimke with FRH Escada SAP and Horseware Hale Bob OLD,

Andreas Ostholt with So Is Et,

Dirk Schrade with Hop and Skip

Julia Krajewski with Samourai du Thot

 

The final Nations Cup team will be decided at the event