Who won medals, how Britain finished and learning for the future: today’s key stories from the European Championships

The final round of competition to decide the European Showjumping Championships team medals was a nail-biter of an afternoon, from which Switzerland emerged the victors and there was heartbreak elsewhere. Here’s what you need to know from day three of competition at Riesenbeck International.

European Showjumping Championships news and results

Emily Moffitt and Winning Good jumped a classy clear, their best of the week so far, to raise British hopes early in the day

• Find out how Emily’s determination helped her pull such a great round out of the bag

Joe Stockdale and Cacharel were again unlucky with their scoreline, which did not reflect their performance

• Read Joe’s thoughts on his final round of the competition

William Whitaker and Galtur, the last combination to jump for Britain, were also unlucky in their final round of jumping

• Find out about the positives that can be taken from this week and how to move forward

The Swiss dug deep to take the victory, with the final result going down to the wire in a nail-biter of a conclusion to the European Showjumping Championships team competition

• Hear from the top three teams, and find out where Britain finished in the end

The Irish finished in fifth place today, with three of the team combinations qualified for the individual final on Sunday

• Find out who did what and who is still in the competition

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Eleanor Jones

H&H news editor

Eleanor is an experienced journalist who spent over eight years working for local and national newspapers before joining H&H as news editor in March 2016. Passionate about equine welfare and exposing the truth, Eleanor has reported on all aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage rules to mules. Her sport of choice is showjumping, in which she competes her own horses, and she also enjoys reporting at local jumping shows through to international championships.