‘A special place’ – rider returns to scene of her greatest triumph and secures another honour

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European Eventing Championships showjumping: Sandra Auffarth and Viamant Du Matz
Sandra Auffarth and Viamant Du Matz take individual bronze at the 2023 European Championships.
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This week, Sandra Auffarth returned to the scene where she won individual world gold in 2014 – and she came home with two more medals following a fault-free performance in today’s European Eventing Championships showjumping. The German rider piloted Opgun Louvo to team and individual gold at the 2014 World Championships, when the dressage and cross-country took place at Haras du Pin – venue for this week’s Europeans – and the showjumping in the stadium in nearby Caen.

“It was a special place for me to be here in front of the castle,” she said after her showjumping today.

Pippa Roome
Pippa Roome
Magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.