A golden day for Britain, fierce battle for medals and a string of personal bests: seven highlights from the second day of team competition at the Tokyo Paralympics

Britain remains unbeaten in Paralympics dressage team competition after securing gold in a nail-biting conclusion to today’s competition at the Tokyo Paralympics. Find out what happened on the fourth day of action at Baji Koen Equestrian Park…

It went down to the wire in the team competition, with the Brits securing gold by just 0.6% over the Netherlands. The Grade IV champion, Dutch rider Sanne Voets, produced an outstanding test under pressure, but the three Brits had done enough to take the gold.

• Find out how the final day played out

The British trio admitted that the never in a “million years” thought they would be going home with team gold medals around their necks

• Hear what they had to say about what their hopes were for this week and why gold was such a surprise

Sophie Wells conjured a personal best from the inexperienced Don Cara M to strengthen British hopes.

• Read how Sophie put Britain in the driving seat

Sophie described her relief at surviving the test, particularly given all scores now count

• Hear why Sophie felt as if she was ‘riding on eggshells’

The US team managed to hold on to bronze, keeping a valiant Danish team at bay by just 0.028%.

• Find out how the Americans made the podium

Belgium’s elegant side-saddle rider Barbara Minneci chatted to H&H about what it was like to ride in Tokyo’s “wonderful” arena

• Learn about Barbara’s story and her willing (but spooky) partner, Stuart.

And meet H&H’s rider of the day, Australian Sharon Jarvis, who announced her retirement from the sport after the team test today

• Read about history-maker Sharon and how a social media plea resulted in her finding her Tokyo ride

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Martha Terry

H&H features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on dogs of all shapes and sizes. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.