THE 37th FEI Jumping European Championships kick off at the beautiful Ippodromo Snai San Siro in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday, August 31st with the team and individual European champions crowned next Sunday (September 3rd).

The event has been held in Italy on two previous occasions: in San Patrignano in 2005 and Rome in 1963, where Italian rider Graziano Mancinelli made history by securing the top spot on the podium. Mancinelli went on to become an Olympic champion at the 1972 Munich Games and remains a beloved figure in Italian equestrianism.