The British Dressage Young Rider, Junior and Pony Selection Committees has announced the horse and rider combinations selected for their respective FEI European Dressage Championships this year.
The 2012 Young Rider and Junior event will be held from 8 – 15 July at the prestigious Dressur Akademie Silvia Ikle in Berne, Switzerland -- the first time in 18 years that Switzerland has hosted the championships.
The pony team travel to Fontainebleau in France for their European Championships from 17 – 22 July.
Young rider team
| Rider |
Horse |
Owner |
Alex Hardwick (21)
Bishop's Stortford,
Hertfordshire
|
Calvin G
Bay, G, 16.4hh 9yrs,
s. Contendro
|
Sally Hardwick
|
Bobby Hayler (20)
Writtle,
Essex
|
Active Walero
Bay, G, 17.1hh, 21yrs,
s. Wanderer
|
Fiona James
|
Pippa Hutton (18)
Ampney Knowle,
Gloucestershire
|
Duela
Chestnut, M, 16.1hh, 10yrs,
s. Dimaggio
|
Phillip Woof
|
Olivia Oakley (19)
Hedge End,
Hampshire
|
Donner Summer
Chestnut, G, 16hh, 11yrs,
s. Dimaggio
|
Rider |
Reserve
|
Eilidh Grant (18)
Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire
|
Comanche Crumble
Bay, M, 15.2hh, 16yrs,
s. Cassander
|
Lorraine Grant
|
Junior team
| Rider |
Horse |
Owner |
Jessica Gale (16)
Waterloo,
Hampshire
|
Umbro-S
Chestnut, G, 16.3hh, 11yrs,
s. Jazz
|
Rider |
Claire Gallimore (18)
St Albans,
Hertfordshire
|
Daniolo
Chestnut, G, 16.2hh, 12yrs,
s. Don
|
Jane Gallimore
|
Gabby Lucas (16)
Bentley Common,
Essex
|
Laurentius II
Bay, G, 18.1hh, 14yrs
|
Rider |
Abigail Slater (17)
Leyland,
Lancashire
|
Lou Wega
Bay, G, 16.1hh, 14yrs,
s. Lamoureaux II
|
Richard Heley
|
Reserve
|
Jessica Knapton (17)
Hull,
Humberside
|
Remarkable
Brown, G, 16hh, 14yrs,
s. Royal
|
Rider
|
Joanna Thurman-Baker (14)
Henley on Thames,
Oxfordshire
|
Highcliffe Apollo
Bay, G, 16.2hh, 10yrs,
s. Der Lenz
|
Samantha
Thurman-Baker
|
Pony team
| Rider |
Horse
|
Owner
|
Pheobe Peters (13)
Moreton-in-Marsh,
Glos.
|
SL Lucci
Brown, G, 14.2hh, 10yrs
s.Lukas
|
Tracey Peters
|
Maisie Scruton (15)
Westella, Hull,
N Humbs
|
Rembrandt DDH
Black, S, 14.1hh, 11yrs
s.Renoir
|
Rider
|
Erin Williams (14)
Barlow,
Derbyshire
|
Dynasty
Palomino, M, 14.2hh, 8yrs
|
Claire Williams
|
Harriette Williams (15)
Harlow,
Essex
|
Madam's Miss Maria
Bay, M, 14hh, 7yrs,
s. Wolhoeve's Silco
|
Becky Moody
|
Reserves
|
Bethany Horobin (13)
Rayleigh,
Essex
|
Gigolo
Chestnut, G, 14.1hh, 14yrs,
s. Going East
|
Rider
|
Aimee Witkin (15)
Watford,
Hertfordshire
|
Ferrari
Chestnut, G, 14.2hh, 14yrs
|
Alexandra Rowe
|