Cross country day at the FEI Classics CCI4* in Luhmühlen was a sad day which will no doubt be scrutinised for a long time but it was also a day when we saw some of the world's top riders doing what they and their horses love
Another accident in the UK has numbed the eventing community with the death of Canadian rider Jordan McDonald at Nunney Horse Trials
We will be providing our own report from cross country at Luhmühlen later today but here is the FEI report from the day when young German rider Benjamin Winter lost his life and Tom Crisp's horse Liberal also suffered a fatality on course
The organisers of the event at Luhmühlen have issued a statement regarding the death of young German rider Benjamin Winter today
Two 23 year olds lie in first and third place in the CCI4* while the seven time Olympian Andrew Hoy has set a tough score to beat in the CIC3* on the first day of dressage at Luhmuhlen