Sport & Results

Young Horse World Championships: Titles for Tara van het Leliehof and ACSI Daisy Dynamite

Lara de Liedekerke-Meier and Tara van het Leliehof claimed the seven-year-old title at Le Lion d’Angers. Ann-Catrin Bierlein secured the six-year-old title with ACSI Daisy Dynamite.

Equidara editorial team · 20 October 2026 · 1 min read

Lara de Liedekerke-Meier and Tara van het Leliehof have clinched the seven-year-old title at the FEI WBFSH World Breeding Eventing Championships for Young Horses in Le Lion d’Angers. In the six-year-old division, Ann-Catrin Bierlein and ACSI Daisy Dynamite emerged victorious. This was reported by the FEI in their announcement on October 18, 2026. All results and placings below follow this report from the world governing body.

Seven-Year-Old Title for Tara van het Leliehof

The Belgian rider, with Tara van het Leliehof, won the seven-year-old age group. According to the FEI, the pair remained fault-free in both the cross-country and show jumping phases, completing the CCI3*-L level competition on their dressage score of 28.6 penalty points.

Hector Payne and Bueno secured second place with 29.0 penalty points. Alexis Goury and Jeroboam Wal finished third with 29.4 penalty points. The margin between the top three pairs was less than one penalty point.

Bierlein Victorious in the Six-Year-Olds

Ann-Catrin Bierlein won the CCI2*-L competition for six-year-olds with ACSI Daisy Dynamite, also on her dressage score, which in her case was 29.4 penalty points. The German rider and her mare also navigated the cross-country and show jumping without incurring any additional penalties.

Robin Godel and Kosmic d’Elbe followed in second place with 31.3 penalty points. Kevin McNab and Monbeg Kobe took third with 31.4 penalty points.

Sources

1. Eventing glory for Tara van het Leliehof and ACSI Daisy Dynamite at Le Lion d’Angers (FEI) (18.10.2026)
2. Titelfoto: Bearas, Wikimedia Commons
3. Lizenz des Fotos: CC BY-SA 4.0

Written by Equidara editorial team. Last checked: 20 October 2026.

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