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All the Showjumping World Championships Live News as It Happens

Germany opened with three riders in the top 10 and finished the day leading Belgium, the United States and Great Britain in the team standings.

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Welcome to Horse & Hound’s live reports from the showjumping World Championships in Aachen. We will be bringing you all the news you need to know as it happens. The competition kicks off on Wednesday 19 August with the opening speed leg, followed by two rounds of team competition on 20-21 August, with the individual final on Sunday 23 August.Our magazine editor Pippa Roome will be in the Aachen mixed zone interviewing the riders after their roun…

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The Dutch show jumpers got off to a strong start on the first day of the World Championships in Aachen. All four combinations cleared jumping faults on Wednesday. The absolute highlight was the performance of Harrie Smolders, who guided his 14-year-old Mr. Tac across the course at lightning speed. "I rode exactly as I had planned."

The Dutch show jumpers have made a good start to the World Championships in Aachen. Harrie Smolders, riding Mr. Tac, occupies second place in the standings after the first event. He was a fraction slower than the Frenchman Julien Épaillard.

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Horse & Hound broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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