Australia takes the FEI Nations Cup team competition at Aachen and Shane Rose shows he hasn't come a long way for nothing
Video: Michael Jung's winning ride on FischerTakinou around the CICO3* cross country at Aachen
It is very tight at the top in the CICO3* Nations Cup at Aachen. Australia leads but, with Rio the next stop for many contenders and only 3.1 penalties between the top four nations, this will be a nail biter of a finish
"First CHIO, then Rio" is this year's motto at Aachen where eventing riders are not only taking part in the CICO3* but also the new Lavazza Prize and even the Opening Ceremony (no, they weren't the Abba lookalikes)
Sammi Birch (nee McLeod), who last competed on an Australian team at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez in 2002, is part of the Aachen Nations Cup team