British junior eventers win dual European gold

BRITAIN’S junior eventers reigned supreme at their European Championship at Thirlestane last weekend, taking both gold medals and an individual silver.

The British team of Sienna Myson-Davies, Libby Soley, Amy Hawley and Willa Newton collected team gold, 30 marks ahead of Ireland. Germany took bronze.

Sienna was also crowned junior European champion after finishing on her leading dressage score of 38.1 with Tambourine.

Libby Soley, last year’s pony European champion, took the individual silver riding Kachemire Le Beau.

Read H&H’s full report from Thirlestane Castle in the current issue of Horse & Hound (21 August ’08, page 38)

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