Essen: Alvarinho GV qualified for Warendorf

With top scores, Alvarinho GV qualified for the Bundeschampionat right away, just like last year.

In the medium (M) level dressage test for young horses in Essen-Herbergen, the six-year-old son of August der Starke OLD received two 9.0s for walk and general impression, two 8.5s for trot and permeability and an 8.0 for canter. With an overall score of 8.6, Alvarinho GV took second place under his trainer Laura Strobel.