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The European Eventing Championships are held every two years - this year's competition is taking place in Avenches, Switzerland from 23-26 September.

The equestrian competition comprises three disciplines - dressage, cross country and jumping.

The dressage was completed on Friday and cross country on Saturday, with the medals decided after the jumping on Sunday.

Each competing country can field a team of four riders and two individuals. At least three of the four team riders must complete the competition, with the best three scoring riders counting towards the team score.

Medals are also awarded for the best individual riders.

Hosts Germany won the 2019 competition, with Germany's Ingrid Klimke claiming the individual prize.

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British Eventing have taken a team of six riders and horses to the European Eventing Championships.

Four of those riders will compete in the team event - Piggy March on Brookfield Inocent, Nicola Wilson on JL Dublin, Kitty King on Vendredi Biats and Ros Canter on Allstar B.

Sarah Bullimore on Corouet and Izzy Taylor on Monkeying Around are competing as individuals.

Great Britain are reigning world and Olympic eventing champions and are looking to complete the set with the European title in Switzerland.

However, none of the Olympic-winning trio of Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen are competing.

Despite their absence, the British team lead the standings after the dressage and cross country, ahead of Germany and France.

GB's Nicola Wilson, meanwhile, leads the individual event.

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BBC iPlayer

BBC coverage

Saturday, 25 September

09:50-15:45 - Cross country, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

Sunday, 26 September

09:50-11:45 - Jumping round one, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app (18:05-20:00, replay on BBC Red Button)

12:55-14:30 - Jumping round two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app (22:05-23:40, replay on BBC Red Button)

Eventing involves three separate disciplines - dressage, cross country and jumping - completed over three consecutive days.

Dressage takes place in a rink in front of judges, who score the individual movements of horse and rider based on harmony, rhythm and expression - the impression should be of horse and rider dancing together.

Cross country involves solid fences ridden over uneven ground. A course is designed to test horse and rider's endurance and skill - typically the course uses rustic wooden jumps instead of brightly coloured fences.

Jumping is the final event, in which horse and rider jump over coloured fences, obstacles and water jumps within a time limit.

The ultimate aim of eventing is to be the horse and rider with the fewest points after completing all three elements.

To find out more about the sport, visit British Eventing, external.