European Showjumping Championships day three round-up

The workforce competitors has concluded on the European Showjumping Championships, with a historic gold for Sweden, a superb silver for Eire and a hard-fought bronze for Austria. Right here’s the whole lot you want to know from day three of competitors in Milan.

After an exciting remaining decider to the workforce competitors, Sweden added European gold to their Olympic and world titles

Eire delivered an impressive workforce efficiency to win the workforce silver medal, after a rollercoaster of a day

Nice Britain completed ninth; the workforce managed to climb one place from their in a single day tenth place, however there was inevitable disappointment inside the British camp

Regardless of Nice Britain’s workforce woes, there was excellent cause to rejoice as Ben Maher (Faltic HB) has certified for Sunday’s two-round particular person medal decider – and, is effectively inside grasp of a medal

Austrian rider Gerfried Puck, who helped his workforce to a historic bronze medal, needed to make a last-minute bridle change on the opening day to keep away from falling foul of a brand new FEI rule, seconds earlier than getting into the ring

Crew gold medal contenders Germany slipped to fourth place after the shock withdrawal of Marcus Ehning and his good stallion Stargold.

One of many equine stars shining in Milan on the European Showjumping Championships is the Spanish horse who spends 20 hours a day asleep – however is at all times comfortable to wake for a banana.

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