As in the previous year, VITALOS FRH (breeder: Josef Bramlage) won silver at the World Championships for six-year-old dressage horses.
With a total score of 88.400 percent, he was only narrowly beaten by his rider Leonie Richter. "A horse with perspective, elegance and natural balance", the judges commented enthusiastically and awarded high scores in all characteristics: 9.2 for trot, 9.0 for perspective, 8.8 for submission, 8.7 for canter and 8.5 for walk.