Team GBR Reining Team win first ever championship medal at European Championships
The British team consisting of Doug Allen, Lee Rutter, Tammy Greaves and Francesca Sternberg won British Reining's first ever championship medal when they took the bronze at the European Championships in Kreuth, Germany (8th - 11th October). Altogether, there were 28 competitors in this division, seven teams plus individual riders from France and Poland. Germany retained their European title on a total score of 665.5 while Belgium finished is silver position with 661.50. The Brits final score was 646.5
The first ever Team GBR Young Riders team finished in a valiant fourth place where the scores were very close with the winners Germany gaining 618 points and Britain finishing only 11 points behind on 607. The best British individual was Jessica Sternberg who finished fifth. Altogether there were 21 competitors in this division with four teams (Italy, Germany, Great Britain and The Netherlands) and individual competitors from Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
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The Senior team with their bronze medals