Danish combination in the lead into the first break - Finckenstein TSF and Rikke Svane. Photo credit: Lily Forado
Presumably most of the dressage enthusiasts purchased special WEG access via FEI-tv felt very lost when no signal was coming through from the dressage arena, as both endurance and rening seemed to be running without any issues.
The fact is that if you were desperate to watch there were luckily “other” options.
Danish Rikke Svane and her long time partner the black Trakehner stallion Finckenstein TSF were brought into the Danish WEG team as first reserve for Atterupgaards Cassidy and Cathrine Dufour, Anna Zibrandtsen with Arlando also had to withdraw before the departure due to an infection. And Rikke and Fincken just showed their strongest performance for a very long time.
No technical issues, super nice halts, good trot tour, small tensions and bit lack of energy for the piaffes but well managed, strong canter tour with nice forward series, good zig-zag and well balanced pirouettes. Their sharpest and strongest test for a very long time. Well done Rikke 🇩🇰
