Vaulter Joanne Eccles beats the world at Aachen
Scottish vaulter Joanne Eccles has her sights set on gold at the European Championships after winning the ladies individual class at Aachen (26-28 June).
Joanne finished 8.3 points ahead of her nearest rival Anji Barwig of Germany, on her own WH Bentley, lunged by her father John.
A full British contingent of two senior teams, three female and two male individual vaulters and six horses, headed to Germany for the annual CVIO at the World Equestrian Festival.
The British team came fifth overall in the Nations Cup competition.
The Vaulting Europeans take place in Malmo, Sweden, from 29 July-2 August.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.