For just the second time in its 70-year history, the European championship returns to the iconic French National Stud. In the idyllic Normandy countryside the British team will be trying to re-capture the gold medal (and indeed all the individual medals!) they won so emphatically in Avenches in 2021. As well as being an exciting competition in its own right, this year’s event will also serve as a fascinating indicator of who the leading contenders may be when the Olympics arrive just down the road in Paris next year.