‘The best I’ve had, she’s unbelievable’: meet the highest placed mare bidding for gold at the European Championships

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With less than four penalties separating the top five riders going through to today’s individual final for the European Showjumping Championships at the San Siro racecourse in Milan, Italy (30 August-3 September), it’s going to be a high-pressure finale.

Interestingly, three of those top five horses bidding for gold are mares and the highest placed of those is Swiss rider Steve Guerdat’s Dynamix De Belheme. On a score of 0.43, they are snapping at the heels of leaders Jens Fredricson and Markan Cosmopolit on zero. But Michael Duffy’s mare Cinca 3 is just a fraction behind in third for Ireland, with French rider Olivier Perreau sitting in fourth with another mare, the 10-year-old GL Events Dorai D’Aiguilly.

Jennifer Donald
Jennifer Donald
Showjumping and racing editor

Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.