The British Dressage Pony Selectors have pleasure in announcing the Great Britain Pony Team for the European Championships in Millstreet, Ireland on 30 July – 03 August. The selected combinations (in alphabetical order by rider) are as below:-
Rebecca Bell (14) from Farringdon, Oxfordshire riding Caroline Bell’s Valido’s Sunshine (bay, mare, 14.1hh, 11yrs, s. Valido)
Alex Hellings (14) from Bakewell, Derbyshire with Clare Williams’ Der Kleine Lord (brown, gelding, 14.1hh, 8yrs, s. Der Feine Lord)
Bethany-Rose Horobin (15) from Rayleigh, Essex riding her own Gigolo (chestnut, gelding, 14.1hh, 16yrs, s. Going East)
Phoebe Peters (14) from Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire riding Tracy Peters’ SL Lucci (bay, gelding, 14.2hh, 11yrs, s. Lukas)
Non travelling Reserves:
Rebecca Bell has Caroline Bell’s Valido’s Starlight (bay, gelding, 14.2hh, 10yrs, s. Valido) as a direct reserve pony.
First reserve
Lara Kuropatwa (13) from Malmesbury, Wiltshire with Samantha Jayne Brown’s Le Chiffre (chestnut, stallion, 14hh, 7yrs, s. Caesar 171)
Second reserve
Rose Hugh-Smith (14) riding her own Holsteins Derwisch (Black, Gelding, 14.2hh, 9yrs, s. F S Disagio) from Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
The Chef d’Equipe is Liz Mills, team vet is Robert Oulton and Peter Storr is Pony Team Trainer.
Championship website: http://millstreet2014.com/
In addition to supporting Equestrian Team GBR, the UK Sport funded World Class Programme also contributes to British Dressage Young Rider, Junior and Pony Teams, to help them prepare for the Championships and deliver medals. For more information visit the British Equestrian Federation website here.