The first victory goes to the partner country, the USA, at the CHIO Aachen 2024! This was thanks to Chester Weber in the dressage competition of the Four-in-Hand Drivers in the Prize of Martello Immobilienmanagement GmbH & Co. KG – a fact which literally left him speechless for joy.

With a dynamic, supple performance, which impressed the judges, spectators and Chester Weber himself, the US American driver won the dressage test of the four-in-hand drivers in the Prize of Martello Immobilienmanagement GmbH & Co. KG hands down! His score: 35.59 minus points and thus a huge lead ahead of the eleven-time winner in Aachen, Boyd Exell from Australia (38.79 minus points). Third place went to Mareike Harm representing Germany (40.99).

Chester Weber was so overwhelmed about his victory that he couldn’t speak. Whereby, he didn’t really get the opportunity to say anything because he was immediately surrounded by a hoard of ecstatic fans after finishing his test. Boyd Exell was very pleased with his horses, but not really with himself – although his performance was exemplary in terms of its precision. Mareike Harm was unfortunate – or lucky – depending on how one sees it, because her team were highly motivated. As a result they weren’t quite as relaxed in the walk tour as the judges would have liked. Otherwise, they may even have claimed second place.

Even though she “only” finished third, Harm laid the foundation for Germany taking the lead in the Boehringer Ingelheim Nations’ Cup. With a total interim score of 91.10 minus points, together with Michael Brauchle and Georg von Stein the team currently lies ahead of Australia (94.630) and the eternal winners from the Netherlands (95.830), who have been unbeaten in the Nations’ Cup of the Four-in-Hand Drivers in Aachen since 2007. So, it promises to be exciting over the next few days!