Aachen, August 30th, 2006

Gert Schrijvers best driver in the dressage today

With a score of 46.21 (minus) points, the Belgian driver, Gert Schrijvers, took the lead after the first day of the Four-in-Hand Dressage, the Prize of the District of Aachen. The eight-time Belgian Champion, whose horses are Arabian/Friesian crossbreds, narrowly beat the German driver, Christoph Sandmann, who ranks second. The Vice-World Champion of 2002 achieved a score of 46.59 points with his team of horses. There is large gap between Sandmann and third place, which is occupied by Jan Erik Palsson from Sweden (53.50).
The second part of the dressage begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday. Once the competition has finished, we will know which team will enter the Marathon course on Friday with the best dressage result.