Germany’s Dorothee Schneider was well-pleased when slotting into third place individually with Sammy Davis Jr. when team dressage got underway at the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018 today. | Photo: FEI/Liz Gregg

Germany took the lead after the first day of team dressage at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018 today, but the defending champions have only a narrow lead over Sweden in silver and the United States in bronze medal position when the battle resumes in the morning.

This halfway result is based on the best individual score for each team in today’s Grand Prix, so there is plenty of room for dramatic change before the podium places are decided.

German domination was underpinned by the best performance of the day from Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (32) and the 11-year-old mare TSF Dalera BB whose mark of 76.77% gives her side a 1.4 point advantage over the Swedes