‘He gave his all’: Piggy March takes early European Eventing Championships dressage lead

European Eventing Championships dressage Piggy MARCH (GBR) riding Brookfield Inocent during the dressage phase at the FEI Eventing European Championships at Avenches held at IENA in Switzerland between the 23-26 September 2021
Piggy MARCH (GBR) riding Brookfield Inocent during the dressage phase at the FEI Eventing European Championships at Avenches held at IENA in Switzerland between the 23-26 September 2021
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

Piggy March has completed her European Eventing Championships dressage and has gone into an early lead.

Riding John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn’s Brookfield Inocent, Piggy, who was the first rider for the British team, scored 23.3.

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.