Evelyn Eger on Westminster being interviewed

Laura Tomlinson's mom Ursula Bechtolsheimer

German team trainer Monica Theodorescu hugging Bluetooth's "former" owner, Russian Knyaginicheva. The FEI database says that the horse is owned by Hof Kasselmann as of 7 March 2022, a switch five days after the FEI banned Russian owned horses from competition due to the War in Ukraine

Ringmaster (and show clown) Pedro Cebulka with German team trainer Monica Theodorescu

Sönke Rothenberger on Matchball OLD: plenty of lovely movements shown, but needs to be more steady in the connection to score even higher

Show host Ullrich Kasselmann with granddaughter Emma

Fabienne Lutkemeier on Valencia As

Kim Kreling, the German voice of Clip My Horse and the website Dressursport Deutschland

Finnish Emma Kanerva has been unable to show the same spectacular form with Mist of Titanium from the CDI Aachen. With Greek air (pictured) she was 10th

Sweden is the "partner country" in Hagen this year but only very few Swedes showed up even though there is an open entry from riders from that country for this CDI. Pictured here are Swedes Bo Jena, Richard Malmgren, Therese Nilshagen, Louise Nathhorst

Danish judge Susanne Baarup patting Total Hope

Lisa-Maria Klössinger and the 18-year old FBW Daktari, the 2017 European Under 25 Champions, still going in Hagen

Laura Tomlinson on Fallatijn (by Vivaldi x Cabochon)

Anna Zibrandtsen on Quel Filou (by Quaterback x Stedinger)