A complete leaderboard reshuffle, plus one mega home-bred: 7 stories you need to read from Friday at the eventing Europeans

It’s been a fantastic second day of dressage for Team GB as the European Eventing Championships dressage phase concluded in Avenches, Switzerland.

Here are the seven things you need to know about today’s action…

1. Ros Canter put in a phenomenal performance to slot into second place going into tomorrow’s cross-country on her own and Caroline Moore’s 16-year-old Allstar B.

• Read what Ros said about this horse being his “usual lazy self” and how she tried to overcome this

2. Ingrid Klimke has set the standard after the first phase, with the German rider taking the lead with 17-year-old SAP Hale Bob OLD.

• Find out what Ingrid said about her test and why ‘Bobby’ was on his toes to start with

3. Sarah Bullimore, who is riding as an individual for the British squad, wowed the judges on her pint-sized home-bred, Corouet.

• Read Sarah’s thoughts on her test and why she is “berating” herself slightly

4. Kitty King also finished the day inside the top 10, riding the smart grey Vendredi Biats

• Find out why Kitty was a little concerned earlier this morning

5. Germany’s Michael Jung showed off an exciting young horse in the form of fischerWild Wave in the European Eventing Championships dressage

• Read Michael Jung’s thoughts on his test and why he is excited about this horse

6. The Irish riders have all completed their dressage tests now and are looking forward to the cross-country.

• Find out what Clare Abbott and Padraig McCarthy said about their tests

7. Finally, H&H’s reporter on the ground in Avenches, Pippa Roome, has shared some of her initial thoughts on being at these championships

• Find out why Pippa is, so far, delighted with how things have worked out for her in Switzerland

Check out the European Eventing Championships cross-country times for tomorrow and make sure you know how to watch as Britain’s riders go for gold.

You might also be interested in:

‘Like we’ve come out of a washing machine’: top riders’ thoughts on European Eventing Championships cross-country course

When do the Brits start? Check out the European Eventing Championships cross-country times

How to watch the European Eventing Championships live

Ros Canter confirms Britain in team gold – and herself in individual silver – at eventing Europeans: ‘He lets me ride for every mark’

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Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.