At the CSI 5* Glock in Treffen (AUT) Steve reached several good placings with his horses: a 2nd place with Catalina CH in a 145cm competition, and with Albführen's Paille de la Roque a 10th in the GP, as well as on the day before the 2nd place in the competition over 150 cm. Moreover classifications in the Youngster Tour with Corbinian, which was even 3rd in the finals on Sunday. In further competitions, Steve classified with Albführen's Happiness with a 4th and a 10th place
At the CSI 5* in Gijon (ESP) Steve went with Concetto Son to the start of the Grand Prix on August 4, and classified with 2 faults in the second round in 11th place. On Thursday Lady Limbus stayed clear in the Big Tour, but Steve decided not to proceed in the jump-off due to a slight injury of the horse in the first round. Also Zanzibar III got injured at the beginning of the tournament, so the luck was not much on Steve's side in the wonderful arena of Gijon this time. At least in the Youngster's Tour, he reached an encouraging 6th place with Durania K.