It means that after four days of competition Britain has won a total of 43 medals, 21 gold, 13 silver and nine bronze.

 

China are predictably beginning to pull away at the top of the table with 77 medals, 24 of which are gold.

 

Third in the overall table are the United States with 34 medals, 15 of them gold.

 

Coulthard pulled out all the stops in her lively grade II freestyle test to grab the silver at her first Games with an impressive 71.06 per cent.

 

The 23-year-old from Darwen, who has been riding since she was four, said: “I’m very, very happy.

 

“I wasn’t necessarily expecting a score as good as that as there were some errors but I gave it my best effort.

 

"It was much cooler tonight which made it much easier for me.”

 

In the freestyle competition the riders design their own test and set the movements to suitable music.

 

Coulthard performed to Fiddler on the Roof which suited her horse, Rofellar, perfectly and impressed the judges.

 

Tomorrow is the final night of equestrian action when the remaining six British riders will contest their freestyle competitions.

 

Lee Pearson is looking for his ninth Paralympic gold while Sophie Christiansen and Anne Dunham will be hoping for a repeat of their medal-winning performances.