Germany topped the team results to secure their 26th team gold medal at the European Dressage Championships in Crozet after a nail-biting finish that came down to the final two riders.

Team anchor Isabell Werth and Wendy De Fontaine produced 79.22% to outscore Lottie Fry and Glamourdale’s 75.83%, sealing the title for Germany with a total of 229.644.

Britain had to settle for silver on 226.785, with Denmark taking bronze on 223.385 – rounding out the top three in the European Dressage Championships team results.

“That was really heavy,” said Isabell. “Everyone said before it was so open – and at the end it really was, but it was fun and intense too.

“Lottie had it in her fingers. I didn’t watch her; I was waiting around the corner. It was really close, and it could have changed at th

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