The British dressage team for the European championships will include the three riders — and horses — who secured Team GBR’s historic Olympic dressage gold.
It is a “mouth watering” prospect, said performance director Will Connell.
“The team will be focused on giving the British public another opportunity to shout and cheer for the ‘dancing horses’,” he added.
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Alongside the London trio (pictured above), Michael Eilberg makes his senior debut. He told H&H he felt “chuffed and honoured” by the call-up, after winning the grand prix special at Hartpury CDI3* with Half Moon Delphi (see report in 11 July H&H magazine on p38).
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And when Laura and ‘Alf’ made a stunning return to competition at Hagen CDI4* (report, 25 April), the selectors were left in no doubt as to who to take to Denmark.
Don’t miss today’s Horse & Hound magazine (11 July, 2013) for an exclusive interview with Charlotte Dujardin on what it’s like to ride Uthopia
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