On Tuesday, the Longines FEI European Championships 2021 at Riesenbeck International in Hörstel, Germany, finally kicked off with the first horse inspection as well as a training session in the main arena. The set-up that Ludger Beerbaum and his team have created for the championships is absolutely stunning, and in the very well-groomed main arena – a huge grass ring – the horses and riders got to test the conditions before the first qualifier gets underway on Wednesday at 11.00.
Here, defending European Champion Martin Fuchs with the beautiful Leone Jei.
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