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Great Britain claimed Team Bronze in the FEI Jumping European Championships for Young Riders at Riesenbeck, Germany, in a tense and high-pressure competition that went right down to the final rider from each team.<\/p>\n
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Day one\u2019s Table C Speed class (where seconds are added for a knockdown), featuring 82 competitors, converted results into penalty points \u2014 the winner finishing on zero, with points progressively increasing down the leaderboard. These points counted towards both individual and team scores, with Great Britain holding their own in seventh place on 8.05 faults.<\/p>\n
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\nFifteen teams came forward for the first leg of the team competition, tackling a challenging 13-fence 1.50m track. Unfortunately, Grace Debney and Jesprit H.S had a day to forget and were eliminated in this round, meaning the remaining three riders\u2019 scores would all count toward the team total going forward. Claudia Moore tapped out a rail to finish on four faults aboard Bruce Menzies\u2019 Enigma Z. Olivia Sponer, riding Jennifer Sponer\u2019s Bingo du Chateau, and Rachel Proudley, piloting HK Horses\u2019 Quality Street, both delivered vital clear rounds, keeping the team in fourth place overnight with 12.05 faults.<\/p>\n
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Ten teams progressed to the second round of the team competition, with all riders also jumping again for individual standings. Teams were drawn to jump at the end of the order.<\/p>\n
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\nPathfinder Olivia looked poised to produce another clear for Britain, and while Bingo du Chateau gave each fence plenty of room, they just clipped the middle element of the combination, finishing on four faults. Claudia gave it her all but similarly faulted at the same combination and dropped a foot in the water, incurring eight faults.<\/p>\n
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As the final riders from each country jumped, positions shifted continuously \u2014 no team was safe. Poland and Denmark slipped down the order, while France remained a close contender just behind Great Britain. When Rachel entered the arena, she could afford no more than two time penalties for Britain to hold onto the bronze medal position. In her championship debut, she rose to the occasion, delivering a superb clear round to secure the bronze for Great Britain and jumping her way into provisional first place in the individual standings on just 0.7 faults ahead of Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n
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Commenting on the win, Clare Whitaker said: “The girls were brilliant – there was only three of them so it was always going to be really hard, but they held their own and worked really\u00a0hard. The Bronze medal was well derserved!”<\/p>\n
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FEI Jumping European Championships for Young Riders
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\nRiesenbeck, Germany \u2013 11 July 2025<\/b><\/p>\n
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1st Belgium \u2013 5.72 penalty points<\/p>\n
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2nd Ireland \u2013 7.61 penalty points<\/p>\n
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3rd Great Britain \u2013 24.05 penalty points<\/p>\n
Olivia Sponer & Bingo du Chateau \u2013 4.79 \/ 0 \/ 4<\/p>\n
Claudia Moore & Enigma Z \u2013 2.56 \/ 4 \/ 8<\/p>\n
Rachel Proudley & Quality Street \u2013 0.70 \/ 0 \/ 0<\/p>\n
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Image: Equisportif<\/p>\n
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