Britain wins silver medal in European Dressage Championships

First posted on Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 By Charis

Britan has won a silver medal at the Alltec European Dressage Championships at Windsor. The Brithsh team become only the second nation to beat the strong German dressage team.

The last time the British team won a medal was 2003 but this year Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer, Emma Hindle and Maria Eilberg wowed on British soil.

Silver seemed in the bag after Laura Bechtolsheimer scored a 76.6 per cent (a British dressage record no less) with Mistral Hojris.

With the 76.6% the British pair of Hindle and Lancet only had to score a 71 per cent to clench the silver.

German was at a loss without the pregnant and susspened Isabell Werth.

“I was aware that everyone was crunching the numbers but I tried to ignore it and just do what we’ve done all season. You cannot make yourself better than your best!” Hindle said.

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