The German team is in a very strong position following Day 1 of the Dressage.  Simone Dietermann still occupies the top spot, while Ingrid Klimke has moved into second place with a score of 72.44 on FRH Butts Abraxxas.  Klimke's score moved William Fox-Pitt into third and Dirk Schrade to fourth.  So the  Germans occupy three of the top four spots.  For Great Britain, besides Fox-Pitt, Pippa Funnel is in 8th on a score 69.67 with Redesigned.  For the US, Buck Davidson (68.67) is in the 11th slot, while Boyd Martin (67.00) is tied for 14th.  Mark Todd scored 67.67 currently good for 13th.  The Canadian team currently fills 17th (Selena O'Hanlon - 66.11), 22nd (Hawley Bennett-Awad - 65.00), and 32nd (Jessica Phoenix - 59.89).

The first day scores are as follows:

1 570 GER
S. Deitermann Free Easy NRW 76.00 684
2 573 GER
I. Klimke FRH Butts Abraxxas 72.44 652
3 565 GBR
W. Fox-Pitt Cool Mountain 72.00 648
4 575 GER
D. Schrade Gadget de la Cere 71.67 645
5 542 AUS
P. Tapner Inonothing 70.78 637
6 543 NZL
J. Paget Clifton Promise 70.67 636
7 521 ITA
S. Bordone Carrera 69.89 629
8 567 GBR
P. Funnell Redesigned 69.67 627
8 525 SWE
L. Algotsson Stand By Me 69.66 627
10 527 SWE
N. Jonsson First Lady 69.22 623
11 578 USA
B. Davidson Jr. BallyNoe Castle RM 68.67 618
12 504 AUS
S. Tinney Vettori 68.56 617
13 546 NZL
M. Todd Grass Valley 67.67 609
14 576 NED
T. Lips Concrex Oncarlos 67.00 603
14 536 FRA
S. de Zuchowicz Quirinal de la Bastide 67.00 603
14 583 USA
B. Martin Neville Bardos 67.00 603
17 561 CAN
S. O'Hanlon Colombo 66.11 595
18 569 GBR
N. Wilson Opposition Buzz 65.89 593
19 526 SWE
V. Carlerbäck Bally's Geronimo 65.44 589
20 548 POR
M. Grave Samaritano 65.34 588
21 512 DEN
P. Flarup Silver Ray 65.22 587
22 577 CAN
H. Bennett-Awad Gin & Juice 65.00 585
23 508 FIN
S. Siltakorpi Lucky Accord 64.00 576
24 533 BEL
S. van Hasselt Artic Fox Too 63.67 573
25 539 FRA
P. Leroy Minos de Petra 63.33 570
26 585 ARG
J. Ortelli Jos Aladar 62.45 562
26 551 RSA
M. Swanepoel Kardinal 62.45 562
28 534 BEL
C. van Rijckevorsel Our Vintage 62.11 559
29 545 NZL
C. Powell Mac Macdonald 61.89 557
30 522 ITA
M. Cappai Dourango 61.00 549
31 513 IRL
P. Ryan Fernhill Clover Mist 60.78 547
32 562 CAN
J. Phoenix Exponential 59.89 539
33 523 ITA
M. Biasia Gandalf the Grey 59.56 536
34 500 JPN
T. Yumira Hooligan 59.22 533
35 555 AUS
P. Atkins Henry Jota Hampton 58.78 529
36 552 RSA
D. Welsh Kings Courier 58.00 522
37 558 BRA
G. de Faria Ritz Carlton 57.00 513
38 517 IRL
M. Kyle Step in Time 56.33 507
39 556 BRA
J. Sigfrid Martendal Land Jimmy 55.11 496
40 509 JPN
K. Sato Hop and Skip 53.67 483