Following a busy spring of competition, the British Dressage Young Rider and Junior selectors Andrea Smith, Leanne Wall and Nikki Herbert, released their long lists of riders in contention for a place on the British teams for the 2017 European Junior/Young Riders Championships in Roosendaal, the Netherlands on 9 – 13 August 2017.
Horse and rider combinations listed are those from which the teams are likely to be selected, but others may be considered for selection if they reach the requirements set out in the Selection Policy.
The final Junior and Young Rider short lists will be announced following Wellington Premier League during the week commencing 12 June. Final team selection will take place at the Pre-European Team Camp, 8 -9 July, with the team announced on Monday 10 July.
British Junior Rider Long List
- Ottilie Bardsley (17) with Sharon Bardsley’s Darina O (chestnut, mare, 16hh, 9yrs, s. Vivaldi)
- Isobel Berrington (17) with Aimee Witkin’s Bing (bay, gelding, 16.1hh, 11yrs, s.Trento B)
- Emma Bond (16) with her own Limewalk (chestnut, gelding, 16.2hh, 15yrs, s. Limes)
- Emily Bradshaw (18)with Susan Bradshaw’s Remarkable (brown, gelding, 16hh, 19yrs, s. Royal Diamond)
- Angus Corrie-Dean (17) with his own Walters Fable (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 12yrs, s. Walentino) and his own Tiny Tempur (bay, gelding, 17.1hh, 12yrs, s. Raikano)
- Jade Ellery (18) with her own Porches Eloy (chestnut, gelding, 16.2hh, 14yrs, s. Earl)
- Alexandra Hellings (17) with Sonia Baines’ Uvender V (bay, gelding, 16hh, 16yrs, s. Krack C)
- Rose Hugh Smith (18) with her own Dutch Discovery (dark brown, gelding, 17hh, 9yrs, s. Tushinski)
- Abbie Newbury (18) with Tessa Thorne’s Disneyland (liver chestnut, gelding, 16.1hh, 8yrs, s. Diamond Hit)
- Maddy Whelan (14) with Peta Claridge’s Monsieur Pomerol (bay, gelding, 16hh, 16yrs, s. Riccione)
British Young Rider Long List
- Amber Barton (20) with her own Labiat (chestnut, stallion, 16.2hh, 13yrs, s. Le Primeur)
- Immogen Chant (20) with her own World Dancer (chestnut, gelding, 16.1hh, 18yrs, s. Wolkentanz II)
- Rebecca Edwards (20) with Dr Margaret Cox’s Ufano II (grey, stallion, 15.2hh, 16yrs, s. Indeciso), Dr Margaret Cox and Leigh Edwards’ Don Archie (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 13yrs, s. Dimaggio) and Sarah Oppenheimer’s Headmore Delegate (chestnut, gelding, 16.1hh, 14yrs, s. Dimaggio)
- Charlotte Fry (21) with Julie Fry’s Dark Legend (dark bay, gelding, 17hh, 9yrs, s. Zucchero)
- Carmen Gammie (20) with her own Amalia B (black, mare, 16.2hh, 12yrs, s. Krack C)
- Ruth Hole (18) with Dr Rachel Murray’s Winnetou GEP (black, gelding, 17hh, 14yrs, s. Gribaldi)
- Anna Jesty (18) with her own Aquiro (bay, gelding, 17.1hh, 14yrs, s. Aquino)
- Ellie McCarthy (20) with Olivia Oakeley’s Donna Summer (chestnut, gelding, 16hh, 16yrs, s. Dimaggio)
- Lauren Phillips (21) with her own Hot Chocolate (black, mare, 15.2hh, 9yrs, s. Hohenstein)
- Robyn Smith (20) with Gail Smith’s Foold Uz (bay, gelding, 16.1hh, 10yrs, s. Fulton)
- Joanna Thurman-Baker (19) with Samantha Thurman-Baker’s Highcliffe Apollo (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 15yrs, s. Der Lenz)
Photo © Les Garennes
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