3rd place for Sönke Rothenberger CHIO Aachen

Published on 1 June 2015
The World Equestrian Festival Aachen 2015 was held last weekend. Sönke Rothenberger competed for the first time at this great international horse show. And he did a very good job. The Grand Prix was on Saturday and on Sunday the freestyle to music.

Aged just 20, Sönke Rothenberger, who was the youngest in the strong field of competitors, caused a stir in the Grand Prix. He showed his horse Favourit (by Fidermark) and rode a good test. Sönke scored 72.16% and finished fourth. Because of this result he was qualified for the freestyle on Sunday.

Sönke entered the arena with Favourit second last to ride the freestyle. He rode a good test without faults and scored the amazing score of 77.38%. A new personal record for Sönke, he never reached a score like this. A fantastic third place was the result. Sönke: “If anyone would have told me beforehand that I would do so well in my first appearance in Aachen, I probably wouldn’t have believed him.”

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