Michael Jung and his wonderful 16-year-old horse La Biosthetique Sam FBW have led the German team to victory in the competitive opening leg of the FEI Nations Cup Eventing 2016 at Fontainebleau
Australia leads the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at Fontainebleau after the dressage phase with Andrew Hoy and Bill Levett in third and fourth places individually
While the competitors for the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at Fontainebleau start the dressage phase on Thursday, the other classes are already underway with Chris Burton and Michael Jung taking early leads
Australia has announced its team for the first leg of the 2016 FEI Nations Cup eventing at Fontainebleau which is going to be a hotly contested battle of nations
The FEI has released the dates and new rules for the 2016 FEI Nations Cup Eventing Series which sees nine events on the calendar including a new venue for Italy and the addition of an American leg
The French team repeated their 2014 victory at Fontainebleau as they enjoyed a comfortable winning margin of nearly 30 penalties over Australia, who finished second in the first FEI Nations Cup Eventing competition of the series