‘We were really trying for everything today’: Charlotte Dujardin and Gio bring home Europeans freestyle bronze medal

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Charlotte Dujardin waves to the crowds after her bronze medal-winning freestyle at the European Dressage Championships
Charlotte Dujardin and Gio at the European Dressage Championships in 2021
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Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin and her own, Renai Hart and Carl Hester’s 10-year-old Apache gelding, Gio, gave it everything they had in the European Dressage Championships freestyle in Hagen, Germany this afternoon (11 September).

The pair scored 87.246% to secure a bronze medal against an incredibly competitive field.

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.