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An impeccable start for Britain and 9 other must-read stories from day one of the eventing World Championships dressage

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • The first day of the eventing World Championships dressage in Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy is now complete (15 September) and the reigning Badminton champion Laura Collett shot to the top of the leaderboard riding London 52 with an impeccable test.

    Young British rider Yasmin Ingham really impressed on her senior championship debut to finish second on the leaderboard.

    The first of the British team riders, Ros Canter, didn’t let the side down with her ride, Lordships Graffalo, in the eventing World Championships dressage phase.

    There was delight for French rider Tom Carlile, but disappointment for the second of the German riders, Sandra Auffarth, after their dressage tests.

    We got the lowdown from some of the world’s top riders to find out what their initial thoughts are on Saturday’s cross-country track.

    We also caught up with Alison Bell, who is groom to Yasmin Ingham and Banzai Du Loir.

    Sarah Charnley has been groom to Ros Canter for almost 10 years, and she told us about juggling this role with another full-time job.

    In the latest episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, which was released today, we speak to Jeanette Brakewell about her first World Championship experience, which was in Pratoni in 1998 with the brilliant Over To You. We also preview all of the eventing World championships action.

    You can also read about Jeanette Brakewell’s 1998 World Championship experience and what Over To You is up to these days.

    The late, great Allstar B, who is reigning world eventing champion, is still with his groom this week, thanks to a lovely tribute.

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    Gemma Redrup
    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.
    Gemma Redrup

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