Rule Britannia! 14 triumphant photos of Britain on their way to GOLD at the European Eventing Championships

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Making her senior squad debut, Ros Canter scores a personal best of 38.6 on the first day of dressage with Allstar B
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Making her senior squad debut, Ros Canter scores a personal best of 38.6 on the first day of dressage with Allstar B

Team spirit: Oliver Townend keeps a close eye on the first day of action
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Team spirit: Oliver Townend keeps a close eye on the first day of action

Competing as an individual, Gemma Tattersall rides a spectacular test aboard Quicklook V to place them fourth after the first phase
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Competing as an individual, Gemma Tattersall rides a spectacular test aboard Quicklook V to place them fourth after the first phase

Pathfinders: Oliver Townend may have become the discard score due to two run-outs aboard Cooley SRS, but he played a valuable role in sussing out the testing track
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Pathfinders: Oliver Townend may have become the discard score due to two run-outs aboard Cooley SRS, but he played a valuable role in sussing out the testing track

Ros Canter and Allstar B on the way to European team gold in 2017. Picture by Peter Nixon
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Ros Canter and Allstar B on the way to European team gold in 2017. Picture by Peter Nixon

Ros Canter and Allstar B on the way to European team gold in 2017. Picture by Peter Nixon

Tina Cook and Billy The Red help Britain to team gold at the European Championships last year. Picture by Peter Nixon
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Tina Cook and Billy The Red help Britain to team gold at the European Championships last year. Picture by Peter Nixon

Tina Cook and Billy The Red help Britain to team gold at the European Championships last year. Picture by Peter Nixon

Nicola Wilson and Bulana tackle Rudiger Schwarz’s 30-fence cross-country track with flair, to finish the second phase in fourth position individually
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Nicola Wilson and Bulana tackle Rudiger Schwarz’s 30-fence cross-country track with flair, to finish the second phase in fourth position individually

Ros holds her nerve for a clear showjumping round on the final day of the action
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Ros holds her nerve for a clear showjumping round on the final day of the action

All smiles from Tina Cook after piloting Billy The Red to a clear showjumping
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All smiles from Tina Cook after piloting Billy The Red to a clear showjumping

Last to go for the Brits: the spectators hold their breath as Nicola Wilson executes a faultless round to guarantee Britain’s place on the top step of the podium — and an individual bronze for herself
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Last to go for the Brits: the spectators hold their breath as Nicola Wilson executes a faultless round to guarantee Britain’s place on the top step of the podium — and an individual bronze for herself

The Brits are back: an elated crowd join in the celebrations in Poland
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The Brits are back: an elated crowd join in the celebrations in Poland

Hankies at the read: it’s an emotional moment when Britain’s support team realise that our eventers have won their first European Championships team gold since 2009
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Hankies at the read: it’s an emotional moment when Britain’s support team realise that our eventers have won their first European Championships team gold since 2009

Back in pole position: Britain take their place on the podium
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Back in pole position: Britain take their place on the podium

Time to celebrate: the triumphant team soak up the atmosphere
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Time to celebrate: the triumphant team soak up the atmosphere

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.