Frustrating mistakes, a tussle at the top and Blenheim memories: everything you need to know from Thursday at the Europeans

The Agria Blenheim European Championships dressage has drawn to a close for day one and it’s tight at the top of the leaderboard, with Germany just edging Britain to hold both gold medal positions at this early stage.

Let’s catch up on all the action…

Yasmin Ingham was the first Brit into the arena, on Rehy DJ, and she got things off to a good start.

• How does Yasmin feel about being the pathfinder?

Germany took an early lead, with championship debutante Libussa Lübbeke impressing.

• Read about Libussa’s test and her home-bred mare

After lunch, Britain’s second team member Piggy March came before the judges with stallion Halo.

• Why was Piggy frustrated after her test?

At the end of the day, German rider Malin Hansen-Hotopp cruised into top spot, confirming Germany in double gold overnight.

• More on Malin’s test and the full lowdown on team scores at the end of the day

Malin Hansen-Hotopp and Carlitos Quidditch K in the Blenheim European Championships dressage. Credit: Peter Nixon

British individual rider Caroline Harris made her championship debut today, on D. Day.

• What was the expensive moment in Caroline’s test?

Riders have been sharing their initial reactions to Mark Phillips’s cross-country course.

• What Yasmin Ingham and Piggy March said about the track

The second half of the Blenheim European Championships dressage action takes place tomorrow.

• When do the Brits go? 

We also caught up with Kumru Say today – she’s making history for Turkey this week.

• Check out Kumru’s fascinating story

Did you forget the GFS Saddles eight- and nine-year-old class, with all the Europeans excitement? We didn’t!

• Who’s leading in the young horse showdown?

And finally, if you want to take a trip down memory lane, exclusively for Horse & Hound subscribers…

• Relive Zara Tindall’s week taking double gold at the 2005 European Championships at Blenheim

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Pippa Roome

H&H magazine editor and eventing editor

Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.