Britt Roth Wins the U25 Show Jumping Cup Final in Aachen

Britt Roth’s competitors describe her riding as “incredibly strong.” But that’s obvious. The 24-year-old and Jeffrey, a son of Comme il faut whom she raised and trained herself, have gone from one success to the next this year. Aside from her performances in the U25 Jumping Cup stages, Roth won silver at the German Women’s Show Jumping Championships in Balve this year and was recently crowned German U25 Champion in Riesenbeck.

The Decision

Nine pairs had advanced to the jump-off for Germany’s U25 Show Jumping Cup. Britt and Jeffrey were the last pair to compete and once again demonstrated what a well-coordinated team they are: they won by a margin of over one second.

“That was the perfect way to cap off my U25 year. Every weekend was better than the last. It was really fun again today to give it my all in the tiebreaker!”

Richard Vogel, who has also won Germany’s U25 Jumping Cup, became world champion yesterday. He has actually won the final three times—in 2018, 2019, and 2021. Britt says, “I wouldn’t mind riding into the stadium one more time…”

Ahlmann Finishes Second Again

You can’t help but feel a little sorry for Hannes Ahlmann—he’s competed in the Aachen U25 Jumping Cup final four times, but has never managed to win. And this year, too, he narrowly missed the title. Riding Madness, a nine-year-old son of Kannan, he clocked 42.38 seconds to take second place—yet again. He’s no stranger to the feeling of coming in second; he did just that last year.

He took it in stride: “I’m still very proud of Madness and of the fact that I competed here three times in a row with a nine-year-old horse.” He’s also a realist. “I knew, of course, that Britt is incredibly strong,” he acknowledged. And he’s also determined that this won’t be his last appearance at the Soers. “My plan is to compete at the German Championships in Balve next year and then, hopefully, get a starting permit in the senior division for Aachen.”

That’s not delusional—it’s actually quite realistic. After all, the young professional from Schleswig-Holstein has already been among the top contenders at various World Cup stages and other five-star tournaments.

Comme il faut No. 2

It’s actually quite likely that Magnus Schmidt will compete at the Aachen Soers once again. He’s only 22 years old and still has three years left in the U25 division. For his appearance at the World Championships, he also chose a Comme il faut offspring: the 11-year-old Brandenburg DSP gelding Carl Gustav. The pair finished third with a time of 42.96 seconds.

Magnus’ summary of the day: “In the first round, we got lucky once or twice. He got a little out of control on the last few jumps. Before the jump-off, I made a few adjustments with my trainer, and during the jump-off I felt really good.” What did he change? “We did some more dressage-style work and tweaked the bridle a bit.” It helped.

Johanna Beckmann took fourth place riding her Emerald daughter Emelie van de Mirania-Stam, followed by the other pairs in the jump-off: Sönke Fallenberg on Zanzibar Z, Clara Blau on Paul, Sören Suppert on Can Tici, Mick Haunhorst on Lily-Rose Jt de la Limite Z, and Marie Flick on Ciro.