Great Britain’s dressage team have qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after winning silver at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany. The result matters because the top six teams secured automatic Olympic places, ensuring Britain’s participation in the team event well ahead of LA28.

Fiona Bigwood, Charlotte Fry, Carl Hester and Becky Moody scored 231.4 in the team final, behind Germany’s winning total of 235.0. Fry, riding Glamourdale, was Britain’s highest scorer with 80.311, while Denmark took bronze and Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden also qualified.