14 July 2013
Family Freund dominates German pair championships
This weekend the German pair championships were held in the East German city of Schildau. The competition resulted in a sensation. Former four-in-hand World Champion Michael Freund competed with horses of his American pupil Misdee Wrigley-Miller and won the national title. Son Marco won for the second consecutive time gold in the pony pairs class.![](https://www.hoefnet.nl/wp-content/uploads/hoefnetimages/Pferdesport Arena Schildau.jpg)
It was an exciting weekend for both competitors and spectators in Schildau. Nearly all German top drivers were represented and provided an exciting neck-to-neck battle.
The pony pairs won by the 16-year-old Marco Freund, ahead of reigning World Champion Dieter Baackmann and Steffen Brauchle, who had swapped his four-in-hand to a pair for the occasion.
Father Michael Freund won the pairs championship and finished ahead of reigning World Champion Carola Diener and Stefan Schottmüller.