A para dressage rider has secured a bronze medal and a personal best on the final day of a major European championship.
Stockbridge’s Jemima Green, riding her seven-year-old horse Fantabulous, competed in the Grade 2 freestyle at the FEI Para Dressage European Championship 2025, held at the Dutch National Equestrian Centre in Ermelo, the Netherlands.
They earned 76.307 per cent, earning them third place on the podium and marking a new high score.
Green said: "I’m just absolutely ecstatic – I’m so proud of him, it was the most confident he’s felt all week.
"I’m not going to lie, I hate music day. My personality is very ‘tell me what to do and I’ll do it’, so the flexibility of freestyle just makes me a little bit anxious.
"As soon as I’m in there, I’ll take a breath, but it was actually really quite enjoyable today."
Her trainer, Georgie Nicholls, and groom, Maisie Hodge, were credited by Green for their crucial roles in her success.
She said: "To win two medals was a complete shock and very overwhelming.
"Honestly, without the huge support from UK Sport and the National Lottery, and the entire support staff of British Equestrian, I wouldn’t have felt so confident throughout this whole week.
"Fanta has been absolutely adored by everyone and is in the best possible condition.
"They have filled me with so much confidence, especially after the other day [when Fanta spooked in the warm-up], they know how to keep me calm and give me the confidence."
Green described Fantabulous as a "privilege" to ride, and credited his breeders, Rainer and Angelika Ahlers, for their support.
She said: "It’s such a privilege to have such a lovely horse – not only with his personality, and he’s a wonderful person, but he’s just so talented.
"It’s such an honour to ride something so amazing.
"To have him from four years old and produce him up to this is just amazing."
As the last rider to compete in the Grade 2 class, Green delivered a freestyle routine that was both polished and expressive, impressing judges and supporters alike.
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