Doherty smiling after fine 14th in dressage at Europeans

JAYNE DOHERTY yesterday smiled her way through her dressage test at the European Championships in Luhmühlen, Germany, and she had reason to continue doing so at the end of day one when placing a creditable 14th with The Only One on 51 penalties.

“He did the best test of his life and, in normal circumstances, this would have merited something in the low 40s, but the judges were taking account that the best riders and horses are here.”

Doherty’s positivity was helping her to deal with her championships debut.