Great Britain finished in third place at the sixth leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ held at Arville, Belgium.
Germany took the honours with a score of 109.2, with France finishing in second place on 119.2, whilst Great Britain finished third on 121.0. The home nation Belgium finished fourth on 143.0.
Selena Milnes and 10-year-old gelding Cooley Snapchat, owned by Mr & Mrs William Rucker, were best of the Brits, added 5.6 time penalties to their 31.4 dressage and clear show jumping to finish on 37 and fourth individually.
Aaron Miller also made it into the top 10 with 10-year-old gelding Count Onyx, owned by Alexandra Van Tuyll. The pair added pole showjumping and 0.8 time penalties cross-country to finish on 40.1 in sixth individually.
Aaron said: “I was extremely pleased with the Archie (Count Onyx). He really is an exceptional horse. His first two phases went well but slightly off pace for how competitive he can be, but the cross-country caused a lot of problems and the time was exceptionally tight. He felt absolutely class and was the second fastest of the day bumping him up to 6th out of 115 starters. He really was on cruise control. He’s probably one of the best horses I’ve ever sat on and he still has so much more to give at only 10 years old. We will aim him for Boekelo or Blenheim this autumn.”
Alex Bragg and Debbie and Neill Nuttall’s 11-year-old gelding Ardeo Premier had one down show jumping and 4.8 time penalties cross-country to finish on 43.9 in 15th individually.
Emily Young-Jamieson and her own and Mr and Mrs P Young-Jamieson’s 11-year-old gelding Obos Nidge finished on 118.2.
The British Eventing teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme, funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery. The Programme focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage.
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Image courtesy of Peter Nixon.