NOW that the Longines FEI European Championships are over for another two years, which studbooks and sires stood out after the medals were decided in Luhmühlen and Rotterdam? And how does the Irish Sport Horse studbook fare in post-championship international rankings?

Overall, it was an exceptional European championships result for the Westphalian studbook with two individual gold medal winners – Clooney 51 (show jumping) and Bella Rose (dressage). Of the four show jumping horses representing this German studbook in show jumping, three finished in the top-10, including the individual champion, Clooney 51 (Martin Fuchs).