Oliver Townend boosts Shropshire's chances
Shropshire three-day event rider Oliver Townend boosted his hopes of British team selection with fourth place at the Luhmuhlen International in Germany.
Townend, from Dudleston Heath, near Ellesmere, was the highest-placed Briton on Black Tie II. He was runner-up at Badminton in May and aims to make the team for the World Equestrian Games in France in August.
The sport, however, is in a state of shock after Germany's Benjamin Winter was killed in a fall at Luhmulen and Canadian Jordan McDonald died at the Nunney International in Somerset.