The British Junior and Young Rider Selectors are coming close to announcing the teams for the 2016 European Junior and Young Riders Championships in Oliva Nova, Spain, on 19 - 24 July 2015. This week they released the short lists, next week they named the teams.
The listed riders, with the exception of the Charlotte Fry and Emily Bradsahw, will all travel to Kilbees Farm, Windsor this weekend (18-19 June) with their horses for a training camp where the final team will be selected and announced next week.
Charlotte Fry and Emily Bradshaw are attending the Pre-European Team camp but on foot with permission of the Selectors as they are based in the Netherlands.
British Juniors Short List:
- Rebecca Bell (16) with Robert & Susan Fearis’ Waranos (chestnut, gelding, 15.3hh, 13yrs, s. Fidermark)
- Emily Bradshaw (17) with Susan Bradshaw’s Remarkable (brown, gelding, 16hh, 18yrs, s. Royal Diamond)
- Charlotte Dicker (17) with Ian Mcrobbie’s Sabatini (dark bay, mare, 16.2hh, 11yrs, s. Stedinger)
- Alexandra Hellings (16) with Sonia Baines’ Uvender V (bay, gelding, 16hh, 15yrs, s. Krack C)
- Rose Hugh Smith (17) with her own Florentino (black, gelding, 17hh, 12yrs, s. Florencio)
- Phoebe Peters (16) with Debbie Stibbe’s Denford Surprise (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 17yrs, s. Concord)
British Young Riders Short List:
- Rebecca Edwards (19) with Dr Margaret Cox’s Ufano II (grey, stallion, 15.2hh, 15yrs, s. Inceciso)
- Charlotte Fry (20) with Rosemary Shewen’s Z Flemmenco (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 12yrs, s. Flemmingh)
- Joanna Thurman-Baker (18) with Sam Thurman-Baker’s Highcliffe Apollo (bay, gelding, 16.2hh, 14yrs, s. Der Lenz)
- Lucy Pincus (19) with David Pincus’ Doncalisto (bay, gelding, 16.3hh, 10yrs, s. Don Schufro)
- Amy Schiessl (20) with her own Mr Mercury (skewbald, gelding, 16.2hh, 15yrs, s. Mars)
- Robyn Smith (19) with Gail Smith’s Foold Uz (bay, gelding, 16.1hh, 18yrs, s. Fulton)
Photo © Astrid Appels
Related Links
Eurodressage coverage of the 2016 European Children, Junior and Young Riders Championships
British Junior and Young Rider Long List for 2016 European Championships Announced