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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Dutch look untouchable, says H&H’s dressage editor Oscar Williams, as Britain rebuilds and Ireland’s young stars step into the spotlight

Times are changing at the world’s biggest bike race. For most of us watching at home, the more fans, the more razzmatazz, the more hullaballoo the better. The carefully distilled passion fills up our

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

A teenage gelding helps his rider to an emotional grand prix win and the national anthem plays for Jessica Mendoza

Given that mastering the complexities of competing at five-star level can take many years, does it really matter what age you are when you reach this landmark? Ellie Hughes investigates