Well Deserved: The British won the European Eventing Championships in Avenches. They won both the individual and the team medals.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Only Ingrid Klimke could have stopped the British on their relentless march to victory. However, it was not meant to be: <\/span>The bar fell<\/b> on the third to last jump. The dream of winning the third European Championship in a row was shattered. The drop cost the pair four penalty points and threw them back<\/span> from second to fifth place<\/b>. The final score was 25.40 penalty points.<\/span><\/p>\n However, even a clear round would have only gotten her<\/span> the silver medal<\/b>. It would not have been enough for the third European Championship gold in a row anyway. Nevertheless, she was <\/span>very satisfied with her Bobby<\/b>. She summarized, “Bobby went great, he was also good to ride in the course.”<\/span><\/p>\n Despite the drop in the jumping, the German team was able to<\/span> bring the silver medal home<\/b>, ahead of the Swedes. Klimke’s teammates placed as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n The British won <\/span>all individual medals<\/b> this year. Therefore, the new <\/span>European Champion is Nicola Wilson<\/b> with her Diarado son Dublin (20.9). Individual silver went to Piggy March on Brookfield Innocent (23.3) and bronze went to Sarah Bullimore on Corouet (23.6).<\/span><\/p>\nTeam silver for Germany<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Christoph Wahler showed a good performance<\/span><\/h2>\n