All was still well with Isabell Werth and Wendy in trot. Even if the traversal to the right was a little more flowing than the one to the left, the backwards was a little hurried and more suppleness through the body would have been desirable in the strong trot. In the piaffe-passage movements Wendy was able to score points with her impulsion, her power and her rhythmic security – which was not significantly disturbed even by repeated strong snorting. The strong walk went well. In collected walk, the mare bent over once, causing a disturbance.

Then came the gallop. And the tension. The contact became strong and the mare got hot. In the double changes, the mare jumped into cross canter once, then stopped twice before finding her rhythm again, but was still visibly “on”. As a result, she lacked the necessary suppleness and also made mistakes in the single changes. Overall, we would have liked to have seen more suppleness in the canter through the body and under the center of gravity as well as more self-carriage, which was also evident in the exercises. Or not at all. The final line with piaffe and passage was another highlight.

Despite the problems in the canter, the Danish chief judge at C, Kurt Christensen, gave the overall impression (evaluation of the harmony between rider and horse, seat and action) a 9. His colleagues Jans Voser, Jean-Michel Roudier (FRA) and Carlos Lopes (POR) scored an 8. Mariette Sanders-van Gansewinkel contributed a 7.5.

Overall, the result was 78.674 percent and thus a clear victory.

Swiss jubilation in second place

The performance of the Swiss rider Charlotta Rogerson with Bonheur de la vie was a real show. The Bordeaux son is no stranger to the sport. He was trained by Sandra Nuxoll, with whom he won the final of the Louisdor Prize in 2020 and also competed internationally before switching to Charlotta Rogerson in spring 2025. You could already see how well the two have got on in Stuttgart, where they won the Grand Prix Special. Today in the Grand Prix in Basel, the gelding struggled a little with his balance in the piaffe because he put his hind legs in front of each other. However, they were perhaps the duo that showed the most beautiful single changes. In total, they received 72.630 percent, which is by far the best result they have achieved so far – and incidentally not much less than the best performance of the 14-year-old KWPN gelding under his trainer Sandra Nuxoll. With her, he once scored 72.826 percent on the scoreboard in Mannheim in 2022.

Third place for Netz and Dieudonné

The Basel podium was completed by Raphael Netz and his Dante Weltino son Dieudonné. The 13-year-old DSP gelding impressed with his light-footed trot, suppleness, elasticity and tremendous impulsion. However, he was still a little over-motivated today. Tension arose from time to time, which presented the former U25 European Champion with challenges in the saddle, which he mastered skillfully and sensitively by repeatedly conveying the necessary calm to the gelding via the seat. The end result was 71.848 percent for the duo from Bavaria.

Reliable and popular horses

Riders can count themselves lucky if they have a horse that delivers as reliably and is as eager in the arena as Dr. Svenja Kämper-Meyer’s Ampere daughter Amanyara M. Although it has to be said that this is actually no luck, as the mare was born into the Meyer family and has been trained from scratch by her rider (who, incidentally, did her doctorate in dentistry). That welds you together and you can tell – even if the change devil had crept in on them today. After a safe test with exceptionally good contact and highlights in the pirouettes, among other things, they came fourth with 70.304 percent. For even more points, a little more calmness and grandeur should be added to their movements.

The two Austrians Bettina Kendlbacher and her Destano son AWÖ Don Alfredo are a likeable pair. They completed the top five in Basel with 70.109 percent.

You can find all the results here.