Thunderous applause. Standing Ovations. Thousands of handkerchiefs. And a few tears in the eyes of all involved. For the dressage queen Isabell Werth and Bella Rose their joint sporting journey came to an and I had the honor to be part of her last dance. And it was the dance of a horse that presented herself in top form to the crowd in Aachen. Isabell Werth presented her freestyle routine with her “soulmate” horse to the well-known sounds and elements of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, played live by the CHIO Project Choir under my direction. THANKS!
The crowd celebrated the performance with frenetic jubilation and standing ovations in the sold-out Deutsche Bank Stadium.
