ON entering the showgrounds in Hagen, Germany, there is a sign that reads ‘Somewhere on these showgrounds is a little child that wants to be just like you some day. You owe it to them to be the best sportsperson you can be’. ‘Horses and Dreams’ is the name of the venue for the Future Champions leg of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Series and the ethos in Hagen is all about celebrating the love of the sport and the relationship between the youth and their equine partners.

With dressage in one arena, there was only one jumping arena in operation, so numbers were tighter and there were fewer classes available to competitors than at some of the other shows in the series.