Dressage competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded this afternoon with riders from Germany taking the top two of the three individual medals and Great Britain taking bronze. Reigning Olympic Champions from Tokyo 2020/21, Germany’s Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the amazing 17-year-old Trakehner mare TSF Dalera BB repeated in wining gold here in Paris, finishing on a score of 90.093 percent. The pair rode to a medley of French songs in a nod to the host city Paris.Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER) waves to the crowd aboard TSF Dalera BB. Photo courtesy FEI/Benjamin Clark
Not far behind in silver (89.614) were Isabell Werth (GER) and the 10-year-old Danish Warmblood mare Wendy, giving Werth a record 14th Olympic medal (8 gold and 6 silver) in her seventh Olympic Games. Reigning World Champions from the 2022 Herning FEI Championships, Charlotte Fry and the 13-year-old KWPN stallion Glamourdale (GBR), captured bronze on 88.91 percent.
◆ Full Results ◆ Judges’ Individual Marks
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Kim MacMillan graduated from Purdue University where she majored in agriculture communications and animal science. She has been reporting on equestrian sports, agriculture, science, travel and history for over 35 years. She and her husband Allen, who is a professional photographer, have covered several World Equestrian, Olympic and Pan American Games. The MacMillans share their Northeastern Indiana farm with several much-loved horses, dogs and cats.
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