Luis Principe on the Hanoverian Washington (by Wolkenstein II x Windhuk)

There is such a thing as too much orange!

Austrian Peter Gmoser on Cointreau

French Arnaud Serre on the late Sylvie Corellou's Iberian bred Helio II

Swiss Marcela Krinke-Susmelj on her talented Danish warmblood Atterupgaards Molberg (by Michellino)

Trainers Christoph von Daehne and Hasse Hoffmann have a chat

Portuguese duo Gonçalo Carvalho and Christine Jacoberger's Lusitano stallion Rubi

Swiss Hans Staub and Warbeau had an eventful ride as their test had to be stopped because of thunder and lightning. After 45 minutes break they were allowed to continue and got much applause at the end of their test

Danish Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein on her home bred Digby (by Donnerhall x Sandro). Not the most extravagant horse in trot, but so nice in piaffe and passage and totally solid in all movements!

Swedish Tinne Vilhelmson on Favourit. Gorgeous pair but the Rhinelander gelding still gets stressed in the piaffe. Vilhelmson is such an amazing, graceful and elegant rider

Patrik Kittel on Scandic was the highest placing Swede with his sixth place and 76.474% score

One of the most surprising combinations in the Grand Prix: Siril Helljesen on Dorina (by Don Schufro). They were on the rise the entire season, but it all fell into place in Rotterdam. They scored a whopping 71.261%

Jeroen Devroe on Apollo van het Vijverhof: best scoring Belgian pair (69.559%) and qualified for the Grand Prix Special

Victoria Max-Theurer on Augustin. What a fantastic horse and it didn't even show a third of his potential. The trot extensions were non existent and the ride was quite lethargic. Step it up, if you want to score 80%!

Spanish Jordi Domingo and Prestige. The tempi changes are the absolute highlight of this combination, but the horse is very fixed in the frame. He should swing more forward over the back

Valentina Truppa also rides a very sympathetic and high potential dressage horse but there was just too much tension to make it all look harmonious and easy

German based Finnish rider Emma Kanerva gives a big pat to her SINI Spirit (by Espri x Glucksgriff). Trained by Hubertus Schmidt, this pair slotted in 20th with 70.198%

Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz on Fuego, a pair very much loved by the crowds :: Photo © Astrid Appels

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Matthias Rath and Edward Gal shake hands on the podium

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Laura B has a laugh with the prize picture each rider got on the podium

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Isabell Werth on El Santo NRW