From a horse never ridden before to a four-star debut silver medal, special doesn't do justice to Laura Collett and Mr Bass' journey to the Luhmuhlen podium.
The Brit was competing alongside her horse at elite level for the first time but that didn't stop the pair producing a starring performance in Germany, second place coming their way behind New Zealand's Jonelle Price.
A near-perfect show jumping effort was to thank for that, securing a clear round having also impressed in the dressage and cross-country in the three-day event.
But for Collett this achievement was about more than the performance across one weekend of competition, instead highlighting the rewards of a partnership that goes back many a year.
“I am so incredibly happy with my horse who came to me as an unbroken four-year old," said the 29-year-old, who finished on her dressage score of 29.90.
“This makes it so much more special. We work so hard with our horses and there are definitely more lows than highs in our sport, so we really enjoy moments like this.
“Mr Bass tried his heart out for me this week, he knew when it mattered most – I am so proud.”
It proved to be a fantastic event for Great Britain as Rosalind Canter completed the podium places on Zenshera, also scoring 29.90.
Level with Collett in the standings, a faster cross-country time of 11:09 for the Salperton rider ensured she would take second place and leave Canter settling for third, 1.60 points behind champion Price.
Nevertheless, Canter was delighted to finish on the podium and put the result down to the work of her horse, Zenshera.
She said: “He really gave it his all in dressage, ran as fast as he could in the cross-country and jumped incredibly – especially because show jumping is normally his weakest phase. I really could not have asked for more.”
Meanwhile Kitty King and Willa Newton finished fourth and fifth as Great Britain dominated proceedings at Luhmuhlen, with overnight leader Boyd Martin forced to withdraw Shamwari ahead of the final day's show jumping. Sportsbeat 2018