The Olympic gold medalists eke out the title over the German defending European champions in Denmark.

British hearts jumped into their throats when Hello Sanctos toppled a rail at the first element of the triple combina­tion. In the final round, Scott Brash had enjoyed a cushion of one rail to clinch a gold medal, and now that cushion was gone. Tensions rose.

William Fox-Pitt’s strongest potential Olympic mount, Cool Mountain, will sit out of competition in 2012 as a result of an injury sustained at last year’s HSBC European Championships (Germany) according to The Telegraph.

Sept. 16, Madrid, Spain

Germany scooped team gold for the seventh time in the history of the FEI European Jumping Championships with a superb final-day performance at the Club de Campo in Madrid, Spain.

As the overnight leaders from the Netherlands faltered, eventually dropping to a disappointing fourth, the Germans flexed their not-inconsiderable muscle with three great clear rounds to snatch the title, while France moved up to seize silver, and the British claimed the bronze.

Sept. 15, Madrid, Spain

The Dutch have stormed to the front going into tomorrow's second and deciding round of the team championship while Germany's Carsten-Otto Nagel leads the individual rankings after a thrilling day at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid, Spain.

There were jubilant scenes as Michael Jung was crowned European Champion and his team deservedly took gold in a nail-biting finale to the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships at Luhmühlen, Germany.

Although a German victory had never been in doubt, the final score sheet was considerably re-arranged after the unfortunate Ingrid Klimke, who had led the first two phases with such flamboyance, suffered the devastating experience of hitting six fences and dropping to 11th place.