On Tuesday, it was time for ring familiarisation and training at the Stutteri Ask Stadium where horses and riders could check out the environment for the Agria FEI Jumping World Championship. While some took the opportunity to jump, others just went for a walk – like the Canadian girls: Beth Underhill, Amy Millar, Erynn Ballard and Tiffany Foster.
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USA's Mclain Ward and Contagious checking out the stadium in Herning, where they will be anchors for their team in tomorrow's opening round.
Martin Fuchs has collected medals at his last four championships; he took team bronze at the European Championship in Gothenburg in 2017, individual silver at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in 2018, was then crowned European Champion in Rotterdam in 2019, and won team gold and individual silver at the European Championship in Riesenbeck in 2021.
Ella Yunjing Wang's Quidamia D.
A penny for your thoughts? The Belgians and Swiss watching.
Gregory Wathelet and the stunning Nevados S, who helped Belgium to team bronze in Tokyo last year.
Denmark's Andreas Schou.
Austria's Max Kühner and Elektric Blue P.
All smiles from Turkey's Derin Demirsoy.
Sweden's Jens and Peder Fredricson.
A focused Victoria Gulliksen on Equine America Papa Roach.
Japan's Mike Kawai and Saxo de la Cour.
With Darragh Kenny's VDL Cartello withdrawn in the last minute, Bertram Allen and Amiro Pacino were called in on the Irish team.
Simon Delestre looked totally relaxed as he waited for the action to begin.
Living legend John Whitaker and Unick du Francport are reserves for Great Britain.
Brazil's reserves Felipe Amaral and Androide 3K.
It's all in the details.
Chilensky JRA playing around.
Smile, you are in Herning!
22 in only a few days, and on the Swiss team: Edouard Schmitz is Switzerland's rising star and will do his senior championship debut with Quno.
Reigning European Champions Andre Thieme and DSP Chakaria.
Only two medallists from Tryon are present in Herning, and one of them is USA's Adrienne Sternlicht and Cristalline – team gold medallists from 2018.
All eyes are on these two: Sweden's Henrik von Eckermann and King Edward.
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