2011 Showjumping: European Team Championships


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I don't want to make you jealous, but they are having a very hot

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September in Spain. Temperatures in Madrid are steaming at 40 degrees,

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but it is much cooler at one of the largest sporting clubs in Europe.

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It has 27,000 members. It is spread over 214 Heck tears, and those

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members can choose from golf on a course designed by Seve Ballesteros,

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football, swimming, tennis, and ordinarily, they would also be

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riding in the woods. But not this weekend, because this place has

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The European showjumping championships have come to town. 17

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nations of Europe's very best riders. We will show you the final

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round of the team jumping medals, and this is where they will ride

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into the heat of the action. It would be a cliche to say that the

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Great Britain team is made up of youth and experience, but in this

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case it is true. And when I say experience, for a couple of them, I

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mean decades. And they say that with age comes wisdom, but it also

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brings aching bones. I broke a leg, to collarbones, to cartilage

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replacements, a hit replacement, a broken neck, a bicep repair and a

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rotator disc. Apart from that, I'm good. So why unearth you keep doing

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this? Well, that's what I like to do. If you've got the horse, you

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are keen to do it. If they weren't up to the Olympic standard will

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good enough, you are just pushing up hill. Talk to me about him.

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really spooky with other horses, very nervous. Another comes towards

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him, he will dark, but the many egos in the rink he is completely

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concentrated -- the minute he goes in the ring. Riding on the British

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team for the first time is 40-year- old Guy Williams, a man in form,

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and exceptionally driven. I am very competitive and sometimes I have to

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put a brake on myself because you are playing for big money and big

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prizes and I have to tone it down. Before I was a bit gung-ho and I

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didn't have a real classic technique. I ride from the high a

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lot more. Maybe I have to tone it down a little bit and hopefully I

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will get better and better. youngest member of the team at 28

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is the highest ranked British rider in the world, Ben Maher. I think I

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still have a lot to learn. I'm learning new things every day, but

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it is quite an inexperienced horse I have this week. I had him from

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the very beginning, so he knows all about me and I know all about him,

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but at this level it takes a year or two to gel that combination

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together to maybe win an individual or team a medal. I think with

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myself and my horse, I am lacking that final piece of experience that

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hopefully I can gain this week ready for London. And it is always

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difficult for show jumpers, the difference between riding at the

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shows that only lots of money and riding for Great Britain which

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isn't going to earn you a lot of money. Where do your priorities

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lie? The priority is always with your country. I think we have a

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great support team around us and when we come to these championships

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we have physiotherapists for the riders and horses, and effects,

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secretaries, team chefs and we come as a big team. It has brought all

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the riders together as well and we are fighting a lot more to try and

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win a medal, and I think that changes everybody's attitude

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towards competition, where we are prepared to sacrifice some bigger

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competitions for prize money if we can come and win. And what do you

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say about John Whitaker? He is 56, has been riding at the top level

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for up over 30 years, an Olympic silver medal, a world championship

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silver medal and won both team and individual gold medals at the

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European Championships. He is partnered with Fourteen-year-old

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Peppermill. He is quite unique that we can be competitive at this age.

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I'm still hungry. If I keep enjoying it, I will carry on.

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do you think British showjumping is right now? A I think we are

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stronger in depth than we have been for a while. We lost two, Michael

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and Robert Smith before the championships, and we have replaced

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them with really good able riders. That wouldn't have happened a few

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years ago. What has made the difference? Horsepower is the

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difference, but it is getting good horses in the first place. The

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foreign riders have a lot of backing behind them to keep their

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horses and buy them in the first place. I think it boils down to

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that a little bit, getting the good horses in the country and keeping

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them. We will see the jumpers in action shortly, but the most

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improved performances from British riders have come in the sport of

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dressage. A first-ever gold medal at the team, and we have been to

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How much does all the success mean to you and the team? It was over 20

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years of waiting, and finally came through. For the team, it was

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fantastic. I think we have the whole nation, the dressage

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enthusiasts, on the edge of their seed. It was fantastic to be part

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of it when it happened because I have been part of April Long Time

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and I have been last on several occasions, so to actually finally

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seeing what it turned into was amazing. I am so lucky with Utopia,

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who is a fantastic horse. He scored over 48 scores of 10 in the

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European Championships. I have struggled to get just one of them

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in 20 years, so I did my last extended trot, and unbeknown to me

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seven and came up across the board. As I turned up the final centre

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line I had a lot of noise, gasps and laughter and I thought maybe my

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tail coat had popped open or there was a dog behind me in the arena. I

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started looking around and then I thought, I've just got some tens!

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That is what they are laughing at. That is when I first realised I had

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managed to get back great score. Does that mean the level of

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expectation for you and the team has gone up? Definitely. Suddenly

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we have some combinations that in the last two years, Laura has been

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the individual medallist, and suddenly to have three people and

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possibly more that I individual medal hopefuls as well, it is

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unheard of. It is an absolutely brilliant time for British dressage.

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You're not worried in these days with dressage horses exchanging

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hands for significant sums of money that somebody might not make an

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offer? That is always a worry. much you think Utopia is worth?

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not telling you that, somebody might operate. I.M. Read he is

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treated like a family pet. -- I have read. I always brought him up

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to be like the others. He travels next door to other horses and has

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to learn to do that. They remind he's so young. I didn't realise his

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talent was as amazing as it was. Even my granny could jump up on him

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and be safe. What would it mean to you to win a gold medal at London?

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I come from a family that is not that Horsey. There are so many

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people who have been part of the success. I would like it for

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everybody in the yard and the owners. And I would like it for

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British dressage because it is a nation of horse lovers and it is

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something I think everybody would Described Charlotte? She is now see,

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she can only talk to me in the afternoon, she is great with the

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horses and she will win a gold medal, no doubt. I wish her all the

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best, because she deserves it and the horse is, I think, one of the

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best in the world. This was my first year of the Grand Prix, and

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my horses as well, so if to get all the way from the beginning, I did

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my first one in January and then got myself to the Europeans and

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then to get a gold medal with the team was pretty amazing. I saw you

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with him earlier today. Giving him a bit of a shave. He had his little

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shave because he had a holiday. She has to be a proper wife to him.

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Getting a gold medal, the championships have been going on

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for 25 years and it's our first ever gold, so for the team, what an

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experience. I said to Charlotte, well, I have waited 20 years and

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you have just walked out in six months and got one. Charlotte, this

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is very strange, because four years ago you only came to help out for a

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few days here. Yes, I started having lessons with Carl and I had

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four and he asked if I could do a ten-day cover. I thought, wow, 10

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days with Karl, an amazing opportunity. I did my 10 days and

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never went home. Couldn't get rid of her. She has taken all my horses,

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or my rides. I've lost the lot. In Rotterdam I cried like a baby when

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she did her test. It was such a relief and I was very proud.

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asked why he was crying, and the Senate was amazing. Then I started

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crying. It was very emotional. your mind flickered forward to next

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year? Absolutely. We are aiming to get that gold now. That is the sort

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of chap we like. I was really determined for the gold at the

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Europeans, and I know our team is strong enough to get the gold at

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the Olympics. Fingers crossed everything stays good and the

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horses are well and we are all well. We should get that goal. You have

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to describe him in 10 seconds. is brilliant, everybody wants to

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watch Carl. He makes dressage dressage. For me, he is the best.

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How many seconds was that? You see, it works better when you like each

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other. Unprecedented success for British dressage riders. So here we

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go with the action, despite it being early evening, still roasting

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hot. The teams will be jumping in reverse order. They have already

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had two rounds. At the moment, Great Britain just out of the

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medals, but the team is led by a man who so far this week has been

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Skelton, on a Carlo, and three times he has won a team medal. 85,

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87, 89. He said himself that he it is over 20 years later with this

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lovely horse, Carlo, two clear rounds so far. Can he make it a

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third and really make it count to yesterday. Nick was riding for his

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life yesterday. Absolutely on top form. And he seems to be so focused

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very hot conditions here. This horse, with a lot of blood and

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energy. Let's hope he can come out the combination. Moving round the

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corner, and he should be OK for bit close. That is where the horses

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such a trial. Coming to the triple away with it. A big jump out, just

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the last fence. Ah yes! Nick has thrown up the gauntlet down, for

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not only 18 a medal, but maybe an individual medal as well. He stays

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on the individual score of 1.04. A brilliant clear round on the first

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day. He is lying third individually, so he will stay at least there, but

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could he climb higher? Britain has got the start they want on this

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team final day. These two, Nick and Carlo, they are made for each other.

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They are both drivers. Nikki so on top of his game at the moment. He

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has been through all the problems with his No Can -- broken neck and

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hip replacement. And there he is, riding better than ever. He is a

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Real bionic man these days. Brilliant. When you think about it,

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there are two of the team that won those three European titles on the

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trot, John Whitaker, Nick Skelton and Michael Whitaker was on the

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team, and they are still writing contention and riding as well as

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The work Nick puts in behind the scenes. He produced that horse for

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today perfectly. Well, Nick Skelton is 53. This man

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is 63. You talk about Nick Skelton being bionic, this man is super

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bionic. He is right at the top of his game still. He is hard to beat.

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He is ranked 33 in the world. Nick Skelton 35 in the world and this

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man's career also goes back into the 80s and further back because he

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won the World Title back in Dublin in 1982. He won numerous European

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championship medals, two bronze Olympic medals in Seoul in 1988 and

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Barcelona in 1992. He has been part of French success throughout that

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period of time. An amazing man. This is a descent horse, too, Andy.

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Just had one fence down and a time fault yesterday. He looked capable

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of jumping a clear round. And what a stylish rider he is. His

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horse is always flowing forward. There is not much of him, he is a

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fitness freak. He does yoga behind the scenes and he keeps himself

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very slim and his horses go forward beautifully balanced.

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Well, let's just remind you that the team situation is that France

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are ahead of Britain by less than a fence. So this is a key round if

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Britain is going to be in there A lovely round. A lovey, lovely

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round. France who have not won a European title for more than 20

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years, quite amazing. They've certainly got a team here hol be

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reckon - who will be reckoned with, but whether they will climb to a

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European title this afternoon. was at his best. He had a silly

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fence yesterday, but never looked like having one today. Clean as a

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hissle. He got -- whistle today. What an incredible sport. There he

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Nick, let's get your reaction? was fabulous. I was slow to the

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triple bar and when I led him, I had to lead him a bit. Once I

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jumped the double, I had an extra one. I knew he would come up and

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jump that one well as long as I held him well.

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He is class? He jumped flawless. He didn't put a foot wrong. He has to

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keep doing it in two more rounds. In In terms of the team, you put

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them in a very, very strong position? The first French jumped

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clear and you know, we're just behind them. We are fighting for a

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bronze. We could have done with them having a fence down, but there

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second place. The last time they won the title was in 2005. 2005 in

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Italy. And this now is the first jump.

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He is riding the lovely grey. He is very, very capable. He had two down

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yesterday. Germany who were leading, but yesterday let the Dutch

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overtake them. They are less than a fence behind

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the the Dutch. You see how effortless he is here. He started

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like that and booted a couple of fences out.

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This stallion, such a gorgeous type, he really does have masses amount

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of scope and talent. If he is on form, he can make mince meat of

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this course. He started well there. Now, this

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next line, a triple bar, got to stretch here.

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We haven't had the Germans in top form on the Nations Cup series, but

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they have been saving themselves for this. They would love to win

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this title back and they're right in there and suddenly we're turning

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the temperature up with these clear rounds, Andy? We're seeing more

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clear rounds and the water is obviously one factor. The riders

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know the course. They know what to expect. They know how the distances

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are going to ride. A gorgeous horse. He looked like he

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should have jumped clear, but made a number of bad mistakes. He never

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looked like doing that today. A big overnight Last Night. Again another

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man with huge experience a couple of years he had a star of a horse

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called Tom Boy who was sold to the United States of America and one

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thought his chances of an Olympic Games or a European Championships

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might have gone, but this mare was waiting in the wings and she has

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been consistent. The team manager, a very shrewd managerment they won

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three -- manager. They won three of the nation Cups. He looked the hot

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team of Europe. But over the last few competitions, they have eased

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front of the Germans. There is another gone.

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Yes, the back end not quite free behind.

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At this level they have to let the back end go.

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He worked hard to get out over that German's stranglehold by winning

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the World Title and beating the Germans on their home ground and

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then they won the Europeans and they have been battling this out

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ever since, haven't they? Just watching Eric, he had a couple of

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fences down with the back legs. Whether this horse is just slightly

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sore after yesterday. He will be disappointed with that.

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Now for Ireland. Another from the United States of America actually

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Nicola Fitzgibbon. Nicola who has been with the Irish team for the

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first summer this time. A big powerful jumping horse. She has a

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wonderful record in North America, but this is putting her under

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pressure. She yesterday was the discard score for the Irish.

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had 21 faults yesterday. the vertical after the water and

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didn't manage it and she is struggling a bit here.

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Really fighting down the line to the double. One the balance has

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gone, the horse gets it wrong. No chance at all.

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One has to say it is not looking a good afternoon for Ireland at the

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vertical. From then on after jumping the water, he got strong.

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Nowhere near jumping either part of that double and leaning all over

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towards the entrance, the last fence. Took that one out. There is

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the double again. Hit both parts really hard.

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Well that really is disappointing Now we have Great Britain's second

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rider, Guy Williams. It has been a difficult week for him. He is

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looking to improve on that in his fourth, less than a fence behind

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the third placed team, France. A clear for Nick Skelton.

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A clear for France. Now it is round two of that battle and it is

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Britain, Guy Williams. The first championship. Nick Skelton felt the

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course was jumping a shade easier and he would have conveyed that to

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Guy Williams. A huge experience for this man. A big winner, of course,

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not only at home but on the European circuit, but it is a

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different ball game here. Really one felt that yesterday he was

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finding it a difficult change to come to this level. He was the

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discard score yesterday with three three fences down on Titus.

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Well, in a sense, he is under less pressure today because yesterday's

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round didn't really work out for him. In a way he has got nothing to

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lose. If he can contribute with a clear round or four faults today,

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that's going to be fantastic, but as you say, it didn't work out. He

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had the first fence down. Thankfully, he hasn't had that

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of horses than he ever had in his life. He has always been a very

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hard-working man from Kent, of course. A huge opportunity if he

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can grab it. He takes the forward strides. That's the option he took

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yesterday. He has to be careful he doesn't get

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strong into the double. Just getting him back. Oh

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brilliantly ridden there. Just the last, he is a bit close...

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brilliant ride. He might have got a time fault there, but don't worry

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about that, that clear round is the important thing and that's a huge

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boost for the British team and must take the pressure offer the last

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two riders away a little bit. Absolutely. What Guy has done there,

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because he had a bad round yesterday, if he was able to do

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something in a sense that was a bonus and he has come come out and

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ridden brilliantly and that could be valuable. Well done, Guy.

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That's a huge plus for Britain. Make no mistake about that.

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here is the very stylish horse for France. France have been

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inconsistent, amazingly. They won the silver medal behind the

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gemplans in the -- German in the worlds last year. On the first day

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the French went well, but yesterday they dropped back, off the pace,

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came a little closer to Great Britain. Britain putting the

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pressure on now. Can France resist that pressure?

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:30:45.:30:46.

The French got off to a good start. absolutely is, what a talented

:30:46.:30:52.

horse. So capable of jumping clear. He actually kicked the ball out and

:30:52.:31:00.

made a sloppy mistake, but nowhere near it -- kicked ball -- kicked

:31:00.:31:10.
:31:10.:31:11.

of situation, she is called, stylish and very effective on this

:31:11.:31:21.
:31:21.:31:24.

goes, he makes a mark on the sport. Will he do it for the French this

:31:24.:31:34.
:31:34.:31:43.

afternoon? That was close. Just all -- can she get it under her? She

:31:43.:31:52.

has done that. Just want to go. -- just one fence to go. France at the

:31:52.:31:57.

moment answering every call from Britain. At the moment it is parity,

:31:57.:32:02.

meaning France stay ahead. In fact they gained just one at a time

:32:02.:32:12.
:32:12.:32:12.

fault. The one thing you can say is that yesterday it was Guy Williams

:32:12.:32:17.

and he has put us in with a good score that arguably strengthens the

:32:17.:32:26.

case. The discard score for France was Kevin Staut, and he will come

:32:26.:32:30.

as rider number three. Penelope there, or you can say, that was

:32:30.:32:37.

class. She never looked like having a fault. Stylish, scope p, very

:32:37.:32:42.

elegant. OK, from a British point of view, not what we wanted, but as

:32:42.:32:52.
:32:52.:32:55.

a spectacle, that was something to time I did a bit for the team.

:32:55.:33:00.

you feel about -- a bit of pressure? Not really. Why did the

:33:00.:33:03.

worst of it on the first two days so I thought I would concentrate

:33:03.:33:08.

and do something for the team, and luckily he has jumped clear. I had

:33:08.:33:12.

a time fault, but he jumped the fences. In terms of the weight the

:33:12.:33:16.

week has gone, will you come out of this stronger? I don't think it

:33:17.:33:21.

will affect me, it just annoys me I didn't get it to work earlier. A

:33:21.:33:27.

horse took a couple of days to settle, but he is another source,

:33:27.:33:37.

but we have jumped clear -- a Carsten-Otto Nagel, one of the

:33:37.:33:43.

senior riders from Germany. But this is a dream horse. He was in

:33:43.:33:52.

the winning a gold medal team in 1999. He really has not had a world

:33:52.:33:58.

class horse since then, but this horse definitely is. Part of the

:33:58.:34:02.

gold medal team in Kentucky and he has looked well here. Marco

:34:02.:34:09.

Kutscher got Germany after way clean start. -- off to a clean

:34:09.:34:19.
:34:19.:34:23.

always seems to be within herself. And when she needs to do a little

:34:23.:34:30.

bit more, there seems to be a lot of power in the tank to jump the

:34:30.:34:40.
:34:40.:34:43.

big fences. But she has got an for the German team, but this is

:34:43.:34:47.

the man heading the individual leader board at the moment. Nick

:34:47.:34:57.
:34:57.:34:59.

Skelton currently adding the to work hard to get the five

:34:59.:35:05.

strides and wait too near to the vertical. She got away with that.

:35:05.:35:09.

But they you see the scope, she made the second part of the double

:35:09.:35:17.

so effortless. She is so careful. It is a clear round for the second

:35:17.:35:22.

time for the Germans. There is Marco Kutscher coming down and

:35:22.:35:26.

Carsten-Otto Nagel says, yes, what a wonderful horse. She is the star

:35:27.:35:36.

here. He stays on at 0.69 ahead of Nick Skelton on up 1.04. At the

:35:36.:35:39.

moment it will be Carsten-Otto Nagel going into Sunday with the

:35:39.:35:44.

best score at the start of the individual competition. It is

:35:44.:35:49.

poetry in motion. Effortless, balance, comfortable. A little

:35:49.:35:54.

snaffle in the mouth, but she does not fight for her head. What more

:35:54.:35:58.

can you want from a show jumping horse? 13 years of age and as good

:35:58.:36:08.
:36:08.:36:14.

and Britain for the bronze, and it looks like Germany and the

:36:14.:36:22.

Netherlands. Yes, we think you're pretty good as well. And it is the

:36:22.:36:32.
:36:32.:36:36.

young 23-year-old, Maikel Van Der Vleuten. He has been part of two of

:36:36.:36:41.

the three Dutch victories on the senior Nations Cup this year. Very

:36:41.:36:48.

talented. He was the discard score yesterday with nine. He will want

:36:48.:36:54.

to do better than that. What we must do is the mathematics, with

:36:54.:36:58.

the Netherlands going back, because if they do, Britain perhaps might

:36:58.:37:08.
:37:08.:37:12.

go up. That is a sum we must keep ability in the world. The French

:37:12.:37:18.

Dalian, used a lot in Holland -- stallion, so it is almost like a

:37:18.:37:23.

cross between a French and Dutch course. It shows how the studs have

:37:23.:37:29.

taken the best. That is not a fence he would have expected. A lazy jump

:37:29.:37:33.

into the combination, falling all over the back rail. This makes it

:37:33.:37:43.
:37:43.:37:46.

That is for certain. It puts them back on 11.42 and Germany into the

:37:46.:37:55.

box seat. It now means that the Dutch are just under two fences

:37:55.:38:05.
:38:05.:38:14.

are going to have to count eight, and they are on 15.42 and within a

:38:14.:38:17.

French -- a fence of Britain. Two riders to come from each team, game

:38:17.:38:23.

on. How all this European Championship is swaying backwards

:38:23.:38:30.

and forwards. It certainly is. That was quite dramatic. We really did

:38:30.:38:37.

not expect three France's -- fences down from Michel Van Der Vleuten.

:38:37.:38:42.

He seems to be worrying about something. Sometimes the horses

:38:42.:38:46.

come out on the second day after jumping well on the day before,

:38:46.:38:50.

maybe a bit of stiffness. Did not quite used the back end and did not

:38:50.:38:55.

stretch for the combination. By the time they got to the last double,

:38:55.:39:03.

not really leaving the for at all. -- before. After two riders from

:39:03.:39:13.
:39:13.:39:17.

spectator. It is amazing on the British team, John Whitaker, Nick

:39:17.:39:24.

Skelton still going. Did you retire too soon? I know, I call them the

:39:24.:39:30.

golden oldies. They have been riding together for a long time. We

:39:30.:39:34.

learn the trade, all brought up together, and they still have it in

:39:34.:39:37.

stock. Unfortunately there is not a lot coming along to knock them off

:39:38.:39:44.

their perches. Let them keep going. Did you come along just for fun?

:39:44.:39:51.

Yes. I follow Show jumping quite a bit and we were all on holiday in

:39:51.:39:54.

Spain, so we jumped on the train just to watch a couple of days and

:39:54.:39:57.

then we shall go back on holiday. Your son Robert could have been on

:39:57.:40:02.

the team. He could have been, but the horse went lame and so did

:40:02.:40:06.

Michael Whitaker's. Let's hope they are 100 % for next year, because if

:40:06.:40:10.

those two are ready for the Olympics, and you see what we have

:40:10.:40:15.

got here, then they have a really good strong squad of six to pick

:40:16.:40:20.

from. Then it will be upwards and onwards. I think the gold medal is

:40:20.:40:23.

in the back if they look after their horses a bit better. In the

:40:23.:40:33.
:40:33.:40:37.

back? I wish that were true. Thanks but if ever Ireland wanted a clear

:40:37.:40:41.

round the two-star -- stop the slide they wanted from this man.

:40:41.:40:48.

Shane Sweetnam on eight and Nicola Fitzgibbon on 20. Those were the

:40:48.:40:53.

two scores recorded on the final team day. We had two down and a

:40:53.:41:00.

time fault and he has set off a lot quicker today. Lantinus is a horse

:41:00.:41:03.

with all the ability but frustrating. Just occasionally

:41:03.:41:12.

untidy. With these modern jumps, just a slight dangling leg, the one

:41:12.:41:22.
:41:22.:41:32.

coming down, just not quite tight the strides to the vertical after

:41:32.:41:37.

the water. And now it gets difficult for Denis Lynch. He has

:41:37.:41:47.
:41:47.:41:53.

to try and get it back here. Steady. well. It is not a clear round, but

:41:53.:42:01.

just buy one at fault. -- et is just the one fault. Ireland won

:42:01.:42:11.
:42:11.:42:19.

the body high enough for the oxer he had down. And then Dennis wrote

:42:19.:42:24.

his life down the last line. A huge improvement for him. Just one

:42:24.:42:31.

unlucky fence. Now, will this man deliver Britain's challenge

:42:31.:42:41.
:42:41.:42:41.

further? It is, of course, Ben Maher, with his home-bred Triple X

:42:41.:42:46.

three -- Triple X 111. The only problem he has at was the foot-

:42:46.:42:51.

fault on the water yesterday. Nick Skelton was very vocal about how

:42:51.:42:55.

unfair the water was and was one of the masterminds of perhaps

:42:55.:43:00.

developing the change to the water jump today. Over half the field had

:43:00.:43:08.

a foot on that. Can Ben Maher really sealed a medal prospect for

:43:08.:43:18.
:43:18.:43:39.

championship team. He is running close to the oxer. That was

:43:39.:43:49.
:43:49.:43:55.

surprising. Jumping so clean jumped ran for just the one time

:43:55.:44:01.

fault will be so influential in the final tally. He is over the water

:44:01.:44:09.

today. Beautifully written. Balance for the five strides. It is really

:44:09.:44:19.
:44:19.:44:30.

important he stays on just four four, because there Horse has

:44:30.:44:38.

jumped so clean and so far. -- the horse. Britain will now have to

:44:38.:44:43.

carry at least one up time fault, but it will depend on John Whitaker,

:44:43.:44:51.

the last man. Let's have another look. Just clipping the front rail.

:44:51.:44:55.

Triple X jumped extravagantly yesterday. Not quite jumping as

:44:55.:45:00.

well today. A little bit tired, probably, in the heat. He is a

:45:00.:45:04.

young horse, a big horse. Whether the effort he made yesterday has

:45:04.:45:08.

had an impact on him. Just not quite as extravagant as yesterday,

:45:09.:45:12.

but a good solid ground, four faults and could still be very

:45:12.:45:19.

useful to help the team. The French at the moment have macro two clear

:45:19.:45:25.

rounds from Michel Robert and Penelope Leprevost. Clinging on to

:45:25.:45:29.

the bronze medal. But the Dutch are very close to them indeed. They

:45:29.:45:39.
:45:39.:45:45.

inconsistent this year. A little bit like the French team, you never

:45:45.:45:50.

know what to expect. Yesterday, jumping a good round. He had the

:45:50.:46:00.
:46:00.:46:07.

of the horses have gone into it. You would expect him to jump it

:46:07.:46:17.
:46:17.:46:18.

today. Yeah, no problems at all.

:46:18.:46:22.

I just noticed the shadows getting a bit longer.

:46:22.:46:31.

Yes, just the light changing in the arena with the sun going down. Very

:46:31.:46:41.

clean over the double, no problems with the time.. That shows why he

:46:41.:46:45.

has been the world number one for the last year. France with three

:46:45.:46:52.

clear rounds. They will stay for certain on 15.95. They now will

:46:52.:46:58.

definitely win a medal. The question is whether it will be

:46:58.:47:02.

silver or bronze? A very good performance.

:47:02.:47:08.

You have got to hand it to Kevin, he hasn't had a good a year by his

:47:08.:47:13.

standards as he would have liked. Under Under pressure will, he had

:47:13.:47:17.

two fences down yesterday. He jumped a clear round. He kept his

:47:17.:47:24.

nerve. He got the water. He has done everything right so the French,

:47:24.:47:30.

they have come out today. They've jumped their three clear rounds.

:47:30.:47:40.
:47:40.:47:42.

Definitely, as you say, they're going to get a medal.

:47:42.:47:48.

This horse done look small, but it is small. The Germans have jumped

:47:48.:47:58.
:47:58.:48:16.

yesterday. He has been in outstanding form all year and just

:48:16.:48:22.

had the one time fault in yesterday's round.

:48:22.:48:25.

He is one of those little horses, you look at him going around and

:48:26.:48:32.

you don't realise he is small, he just has so much power and so much

:48:32.:48:42.
:48:42.:48:59.

stride. He made that combination doesn't need the extra stride, he

:48:59.:49:05.

gets to the floor easily. They make a cool partnership. This

:49:05.:49:12.

is the for the European title, to win it back.

:49:12.:49:22.
:49:22.:49:23.

Oh, she's had one. It is one fence down for Germany.

:49:23.:49:28.

But it is still good enough to keep the Germans at the top of the

:49:28.:49:34.

European championship team leaderboard. They are the champions.

:49:35.:49:39.

Let's look at that. Jumped the first part so well. Got balance and

:49:39.:49:43.

one fence you wouldn't expected to have the front rail coming out of

:49:43.:49:53.
:49:53.:50:10.

the ship and get a silver or a bronze for the Dutch? He really is

:50:10.:50:19.

fighting that as they dropped off. This could be the deciding round of

:50:19.:50:29.
:50:29.:50:41.

going to win a medal, unless German, in fact Germany can't come unstuck

:50:41.:50:46.

either. This is the key round whether Britain wins a medal.

:50:46.:50:51.

Way he started off, it is looking like a stroll in the park.

:50:51.:50:57.

A little bit of extra leg to jump the water. Still very much in the

:50:57.:51:07.
:51:07.:51:07.

comfort zone. A brilliant round in Rio. This

:51:07.:51:14.

looks like London form, doesn't it? Well, here he is coming to the last,

:51:14.:51:24.

still clear and he has jumped that inside the time. So the Dutch stop

:51:24.:51:32.

the rot. It is not over yet for the dusmt they say -- Dutch, they stay

:51:32.:51:36.

on 15.42, but the last man has to jump clear to achieve that so it is

:51:36.:51:46.
:51:46.:51:51.

not all over. That last round will be crucial for

:51:51.:52:00.

the Dutch. He has jumped as effortless round as we have seen.

:52:00.:52:05.

Just look at coming over the double there, classic shape, such a

:52:05.:52:15.

stylish rider. Very stylish and very popular Billy

:52:15.:52:25.
:52:25.:52:29.

Twomey with Sue and Eddie Davis's Tinker's Serenade.

:52:29.:52:38.

He needs to jump clear to stay ahead of Nick Skelton, but the

:52:38.:52:44.

German mare all ready, will be the leader when the individuals starts

:52:44.:52:51.

on Sunday. Now Ireland at the moment, they have eight, they want

:52:51.:53:01.
:53:01.:53:18.

to disguard the 20 from Nicola This is an interesting horse to

:53:18.:53:23.

watch. Not the most tidy with the front legs, but she has got that

:53:23.:53:33.
:53:33.:53:34.

one vital ingredient. She has got ambition to clear the fences.

:53:34.:53:39.

Her and Billy really developing into a world-class combination and

:53:39.:53:44.

they are right up there in the hunt. Still clear with just this last

:53:44.:53:53.

line to jump. Oh, triple bar. Just falling apart at the end, running

:53:53.:53:57.

out of petrol. That's a big disappointment for Billy and it was

:53:57.:54:06.

looking so good for him. 12 more to add. That's 4 to add to

:54:06.:54:16.
:54:16.:54:17.

-- 24 to add to their score. So that means they go on 54.12. It

:54:17.:54:22.

is no qualification for London here. I looked at Billy's face, he was

:54:22.:54:26.

clear until that last line and then the pin dropped out big style. She

:54:26.:54:32.

started to run out of petrol. Billy, very, very disappointed.

:54:32.:54:42.
:54:42.:54:43.

Rob, how do things stand at the moment? The first two medals have

:54:43.:54:48.

gone. We are looking for for bronze. We need the Dutch to knock a fence

:54:48.:54:52.

now. How frustrating is it for you

:54:52.:54:56.

watching? The horses are jumping great. The other teams are jumping

:54:56.:55:00.

well. The Dutch look vulnerable, but they have got a good last rider.

:55:00.:55:05.

We have a top rider who needs to jump as well, so it is very

:55:05.:55:15.
:55:15.:55:35.

likes of John Whitaker and Nick Skelton, John 56 now and still as

:55:35.:55:41.

enthusiastic as ever, riding at the top of his form. Just had a little

:55:42.:55:51.
:55:52.:55:51.

touch there. And this horse is so exuBrant when

:55:52.:55:55.

you watch him land, he lands steeply and John has to work hard

:55:55.:56:01.

to keep his balance. Oh and the planks have gone.

:56:01.:56:05.

That makes it harder to win a medal. They have got three fence, not four

:56:05.:56:15.
:56:15.:56:29.

the doubles. It is academic, we have got four faults and he has now

:56:29.:56:32.

had another one. It is not going to be a medal, I wouldn't think now.

:56:32.:56:42.
:56:42.:56:45.

He is all right on time. It is eight to add for Britain's John

:56:45.:56:55.
:56:55.:56:55.

Whitaker. 22.46 with those five to add. So it means that the last

:56:55.:57:02.

Dutch rider has got more in hand now. There is just a little flick

:57:02.:57:06.

with his front legs on those delicate planks and the second part

:57:06.:57:10.

of the double, seen that come down more in the second round than we

:57:10.:57:20.
:57:20.:57:32.

another round for the individual, the team competition is done for

:57:32.:57:36.

France. They have got three clear rounds. They finish on that team

:57:36.:57:44.

score of 15.95. They finished in style. Can they finish off in super

:57:44.:57:54.
:57:54.:57:59.

style by having four riders. Olivier Guillon was the leader on

:57:59.:58:05.

the first day. Still very much in contention for the individual. He

:58:05.:58:15.
:58:15.:58:15.

has been in great form. A lot of people felt that Olivier Guillon

:58:15.:58:20.

could be a contender for the title. France will win a medal, will it be

:58:20.:58:28.

bronze or silver is still in the mix?

:58:28.:58:34.

As you say, he is riding now very much for himself. He cannot improve

:58:34.:58:39.

their score.. But with just the four penalties overall he is right

:58:39.:58:49.
:58:49.:59:00.

all. A brick out of the wall. So individually dropping right down..

:59:00.:59:04.

Well be very close for that individual. A mouth-watering

:59:04.:59:10.

competition to look forward to. It is so very tight up the top

:59:10.:59:14.

there, but I think the medal winners are going to have to jump

:59:14.:59:21.

clear from now on in for the individuals. We saw him jump the

:59:21.:59:31.
:59:31.:59:44.

water yesterday and he just plays last line. Here he is insideted

:59:44.:59:47.

time -- inside the time. That's the only mistake the French

:59:47.:59:56.

team have had on the final day. It's nothing to add, 15.95, France

:59:56.:00:01.

will win a bronze. They could win a silver and it will depend on the

:00:01.:00:06.

last rider of the competition from the Netherlands.

:00:07.:00:11.

It has been a funny jump that wall. Most of the time the horses are way

:00:11.:00:15.

over it. Every now and again the horses seem to misjudge it. It has

:00:15.:00:19.

the little gaps in it and they just flick out one of the bricks.

:00:19.:00:29.
:00:29.:00:31.

It is a very interesting design. You have to say that we are set up

:00:31.:00:35.

for a grandstand finish in the individual. Two of the best in the

:00:35.:00:45.
:00:45.:00:49.

world to finish Ludger Beerbaum. He twice won the individual title.

:00:49.:00:59.
:00:59.:01:01.

With two lovely mares and here he is on a super mare.

:01:02.:01:09.

This is another big winner. He had one down yesterday and a time fault.

:01:09.:01:17.

Germany have already got the European title in the the bag. This

:01:17.:01:27.
:01:27.:01:33.

yesterday, and I would be surprised if he did that again. Ludger

:01:33.:01:37.

Beerbaum is known for training his horses to jump the water really

:01:37.:01:41.

well. We will have a look at him has he comes up to the water now. -

:01:41.:01:47.

- as he comes up to the water. What can you say about Ludger Beerbaum?

:01:47.:01:52.

48, lean and fit. You can see him being in the sport for a long time.

:01:52.:02:02.
:02:02.:02:08.

I don't think he will go into the for one of the true greats. He

:02:08.:02:18.
:02:18.:02:19.

already has more than anyone else. And over the last! Nothing to add

:02:19.:02:24.

for the greater look good beer down. Germany confirmed, they win the

:02:24.:02:30.

title -- Ludger Beerbaum. It has been a fine victory. The Dutch got

:02:30.:02:34.

after them, but the Germans kept their cool and repeat their victory

:02:34.:02:39.

of last year in Kentucky. They are back of champions of the world and

:02:39.:02:44.

Europe. It makes for fascinating situation for the Olympics next

:02:44.:02:49.

year, and one thing is for certain, they will be one of the favourites

:02:49.:02:59.
:02:59.:03:14.

win a silver for the Dutch. Or a The French on 15.93. The Dutch have

:03:14.:03:24.
:03:24.:03:26.

had eight from Van Der Vleuten, clear from Gerco Schroder. Now, if

:03:27.:03:34.

they had eight, they would have to carry a score of 16 and then

:03:34.:03:40.

Britain would be the bronze medallist. But it is a big ask.

:03:40.:03:48.

This man has won Olympic gold. That was in Sydney in 2000. He is part

:03:48.:03:52.

of the gold medal team for the Dutch in 2006. Very, very

:03:52.:03:58.

professional and that the top of his professional -- profession.

:03:58.:04:02.

is unlikely. He jumped a superb clear round and is not getting near

:04:02.:04:12.
:04:12.:04:13.

anything today. Halfway around the course. He's in the water. It means

:04:13.:04:23.
:04:23.:04:35.

another, Britain will win the unexpected! Can you believe it? He

:04:36.:04:43.

is inside the time. Another eight to add 4 Jeroen Dubbeldam. The

:04:43.:04:49.

Dutch are 16, and Britain get bronze at the very last gasp. We

:04:49.:04:54.

hoped and we thought it had gone, but they you are. Right on the wire.

:04:54.:05:00.

That was extraordinary. When you see the way his horse started, and

:05:00.:05:03.

he suddenly looked in trouble at the water. He was kicking on the

:05:03.:05:12.

last stride and landed well short. Well, well, well. Just the back

:05:12.:05:20.

legs on the dreaded double. Just The poor were Dutch dropped from

:05:20.:05:25.

first to 4th. Bronze for Great Britain, and all three nations

:05:25.:05:30.

already qualified for the Olympics. So, the magic three extra spots go

:05:30.:05:33.

to the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. But unfortunately

:05:33.:05:38.

there will be no Irish team that London 2012. They dropped down to

:05:38.:05:44.

9th place and failed to qualify. It just didn't go right for you today,

:05:44.:05:51.

did it? It didn't and I'm extremely disappointed we didn't qualify. It

:05:51.:05:55.

would have been the closest we would have ever had for our

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neighbours, Great Britain. As a country, we wanted to be there.

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Sadly we won't be. Individuals can still get there, can't they? Yeah

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so, they can. There is the Olympic ranking list which runs from the

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1st January to next March. That is four riders from countries which

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have not qualified, so a lot of the major countries have qualified,

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which gives us a chance of getting maybe one and I would be very

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hopeful we will get one or maybe two through. No Irish team, a great

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How important a successes this or Germany? Really important. It is a

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big competition. After the World Championship we thought we had to

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win, but it is not so easy to get a good team together. So we are

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really happy with this result from yesterday. It works really well for

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us. For you, you could end up with two gold medals. Yes, it looks good,

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but there are to be grounds on Sunday and I think it is close. The

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first seven or eight riders. My horse is unbelievable and hopefully

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he will make some good jumps on It got to the stage when none of

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this lot expected to get a medal, but it has happened, and a bronze

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medal at that. I can't believe it, really. I thought we would

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definitely done for. I was convinced he would jump a clear

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round. Jerome's Tours is a top horse, but things happen and we had

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luck on our side -- Jerome's horse. The eight faults did not matter in

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the end. I was disappointed at the time. He was jumping really well

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and I don't think I have seen the planks for all day. Then I thought

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we had blown it. It is fantastic to get a bronze. Very good.

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Williams, your first experience on the team and you are going home

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with a bronze medal. It is really good, and I am happy. That is all

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we have to say. Ben Maher, we didn't talk to you after the fence

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when down. It was disappointing, because I thought that was the

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medal chance gone. But luckily we had a second chance and I'm happy

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with the horse this week. Rob, how do you reflect on this and what do

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you learn looking ahead to the Olympics? We had a fantastic week

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in preparation and felt we would win a medal. It just kept getting

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away from us and in the end we had a bit of luck, but bad luck for the

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Dutch. I think we deserved it. The horse has jumped great. We have not

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had many jumps down, but a couple of feet in the water that put us

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down. But it looks good for next year and we are looking forward to

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it. We wish you well for next year, but well done out here. Enjoy the

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occasion that calls for celebration, and who knows? Nick Skelton has

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been very much the leading force in this team performance here. He will

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step up for that bronze medal. double clearance was quite

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incredible. He is obviously in the hunt for the individual, and that

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is something exciting. Three clear rounds, in fact. That is what wins

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medals. Ben Maher's horse, he has proved himself a championship

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course. And that very gritty performance from Guy Williams.

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Putting the bronze medal in the context, we had huge disappointment

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just two or three weeks before we came here in losing two of the

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horses we wanted on the team with Robert Smith and Michael Whitaker.

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That makes this medal even more special. Present in the medals is

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John McEwen, the head of the Veterinary Department for the

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international federation, and also the vice-president to the President

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of the International Federation. And John McEwen has been in with

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the dressage and jumpers. He will be highly delighted with Britain's

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performance. So, one has to say it, incidentally, Nick's second horse

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has been jumping here in lesser competitions and have been placed,

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and that is a very good back-up course for Nick. Here are the

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French stars. We think John Whitaker is such a good start at 56,

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but what about Michel Robert, getting his medal pinned on. And on

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the left, and definitely winning coach. Everywhere he gauche -- egos,

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Let's congratulate Rob Hoekstra at once more. He has renewed the

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enthusiasm of the older riders, owners are on board. There is

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better spirit and communication. I think he has done a very good job.

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I couldn't agree more, and he is introducing in some of the younger

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ones, which I think is good. French, they have also built on

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their reputation. They wanted to try and win this title and builds

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towards next year. They have certainly builds towards next year

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they raised blood but -- Ludger Beerbaum, throwing his hat in the

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air. You will have a job keeping him out of the team next year. He

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is as hungry as ever. You can see Ludger Beerbaum. It means a lot to

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him. When he has won as much as he has in the past, he is hungry for

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more. And Carsten-Otto Nagel, who gets the first of the gold medals,

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he has probably the one horse beyond all else that is the envy of

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the world. What a lovely man. The coach knows what it is to win

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himself. But he is proving a very Worse the of the title, and it will

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be some competition -- worthy of the title. It will be some

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That gold medal for Germany and bronze for Great Britain means they

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are the only two nations to have won medals in all disciplines,

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dressage, eventing, showjumping and Paralympic dressage, and Nick

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Skelton could add to the haul of medals, lying in second behind

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Carsten-Otto Nagel in the race for individual medals. Coverage of that

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