THE dressage was perhaps the most predictable of the three equestrian sports in Paris, until the shocking news broke that Charlotte Dujardin was out following a video which showed her making “an error of judgement” during a training session (see page 90). This will undoubtedly change the look of the team competition for which Britain were favourites.

It is also likely to change the look of the individual podium as Dujardin was among those in the hunt. At last year’s Europeans, the world watched as the reigning German Olympic champions Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB battled it out with Britain’s world champion Lottie Fry and Glamourdale.