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20-07-2025
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Brash wins silver at Jumping European Championship
Great Britain's Scott Brash has won individual silver at the 2025 Jumping European Championships in Spain. The Scotsman collected Britain's first individual show jumping medal since 2019 on Hello Folie with a score of Richard Vogel, ranked world number nine, clinched gold on United Touch S, while Belgium's Gilles Thomas on Ermitage Kalone finished was Brash and Hello Folie's second medal in A Coruna, having also won silver in Friday's team performance earned them a place in the individual final - along with four other Britons - where 25 human and equine combos were eliminated down to 12 by the end of round one. Vogel and Brash started round two in first and second place, respectively, following near-perfect first-round efforts and remained there after a tense finale."She's shown the world how talented she is this week," said Brash. "These are the biggest courses she's jumped so far. I feel she's grown up through the week and she's going to use this championship to grow for the future."GB's triple Olympic medallist Ben Maher finished fourth on Dallas Vegas Batilly, while defending European champion Steve Guerdat was down in 12th.
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05-05-2025
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German rider Desser wins Five-Star Tour title
Beijing - Saba: German rider Daniel Desser won the Five-Star Tour title, which was held as part of the third round of the Longines Global Champions Tour, currently being hosted by Shanghai, China, with the participation of elite international riders and the strongest showjumping horses. Daniel Desser won first place with Golden Boom, achieving a time of 39.98 seconds without fault, and received a prize of 15,000 euros. Belgian rider Gilles Thomas, riding Peak Z, finished second with a time of 40.65 seconds without fault, receiving a prize of 12,000 euros. French rider Simon Delestre, riding Julen Boy, finished third with a time of 41.81 seconds without fault, receiving a prize of 9,000 euros. Whatsapp Telegram Email more of (International)
