Britain Announces Youth Teams for European Championships
(British Dressage) – The British Dressage Young Rider, Junior and Pony Selection Committees are pleased to announce the horse and rider combinations for their respective FEI European Dressage Championships.
The 2012 Young Rider and Junior event will be held from 8 – 15 July at the prestigious Dressur Akademie Silvia Ikle in Berne, Switzerland and is the first time in 18 years that Switzerland has hosted the Championships.
The Pony Team travel to the iconic venue of Fontainebleau in France for their European Championships from 17 – 22 July.
Young Rider Team
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Rider
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Horse
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Owner
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Alex Hardwick (21)
Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire |
Calvin G
Bay, G, 16.3hh, 9yrs, s. Contendro |
Sally Hardwick
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Bobby Hayler (20)
Writtle, Essex |
Active Walero
Bay, G, 17.1hh, 21yrs, s. Wanderer |
Fiona James
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Pippa Hutton (18)
Ampney Knowle, Gloucestershire |
Duela
Chestnut, M, 16.1hh, 10yrs, s. Dimaggio |
Philip Woof
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Olivia Oakeley (19)
Hedge End, Hampshire |
Donna Summer
Chestnut, G, 16hh, 11yrs, s. Dimaggio |
Rider
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Reserve
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Eilidh Grant (18)
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire |
Comanche Crumble
Bay, M, 15.2hh, 16yrs, s. Cassander |
Lorraine Grant
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Junior Team
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Rider
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Horse
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Owner
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Jessica Gale (16)
Waterlooville, Hampshire |
Umbro-S
Chestnut, G, 16.3hh, 11yrs, s. Jazz |
Rider
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Claire Gallimore (18)
St Albans, Hertfordshire |
Daniolo
Chestnut, G, 16.2hh, 12yrs, s. Don Primero |
Jane Gallimore
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Gaby Lucas (16)
Bentley Common, Essex |
Laurentius II
Bay, G, 18.1hh, 14yrs |
Rider
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Abigail Slater (17)
Leyland, Lancashire |
Lou Wega
Bay, G, 16.1hh, 14yrs, s. Lamoureaux II |
Richard Heley
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Reserves
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Jessica Knapton (17)
Hull, Humberside |
Remarkable
Brown, G, 16hh, 14yrs, s. Royal Diamond |
Rider
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Joanna Thurman-Baker (14)
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire |
Highcliffe Apollo
Bay, G, 16.2hh, 10yrs, s. Der Lenz |
Samantha Thurman-Baker
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Pony Team
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Rider
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Horse
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Owner
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Phoebe Peters (13)
Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos. |
SL Lucci
Brown, G, 14.2hh, 10yrs, s. Lukas |
Tracy Peters
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Maisie Scruton (15)
Westella, Hull, N Humbs. |
Rembrandt DDH
Black, S, 14.1hh, 11yrs, s. Renoir |
Rider
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Erin Williams (14)
Barlow, Derbyshire |
Dynasty
Palomino, M, 14.2hh, 8yrs |
Clare Williams
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Harriette Williams (15)
Harlow, Essex |
Madam’s Miss Maria
Bay, M, 14hh, 7yrs, s. Wolhoeve’s Silco |
Becky Moody
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Reserves
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Bethany Horobin (13)
Rayleigh, Essex |
Gigolo
Chestnut, G, 14.1hh, 14yrs, s. Going East |
Rider
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Aimee Witkin (15)
Watford, Hertfordshire |
Ferrari
Chestnut, G, 14.2hh, 14yrs, |
Alexandra Rowe
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Follow the Young Rider and Juniors on www.dressageberne2012.com and the Ponies on www.europoney2012.com
Photo Courtesy of British Dressage:
Pictured above are the Junior and YRs at their selection camp last weekend: back row, left to right
Claire Moir, Alex Hardwick, Eilidh Grant, Bobby Hayler, Olivia Oakley, Pippa Hutton and Anne Keen
Front row left to right – Jessica Knapton, Gaby Lucas, Jessica Gale, Abigail Slater, Joanne Thurman Baker and Claire Gallimore
