England’s dressage team is targeting an unusual goal. Instead of aiming for gold, the team would be very happy settling for silver – that is, as long as they achieve this feat.

The European Championships is set in Windsor later this month and the British dressage team has been handed the challenge to perform well on their home country and get at least the silver medal.

Richard Davison, the dressage team captain, stated this challenge before the tournament featuring showjumping and dressage will take place later this month.

In an interview with the media, Davison said that the team has a great chance to achieve the bronze model but it would be great to go one step further and clinch the silver.

Fighting for a chance for the second best finish would mean performing better than dressage powerhouse Germany and Holland.