British Young Rider Squad
The main aim of the Young Rider programme is to select a team and individuals to represent Great Britain and to regain the Team gold and as a bonus individual medals at the YR-EU-CH to be held at Pardubice Czech Republic.
Secondly the selectors are seeking talented YRs for the future, to help and encourage them through to the top level in order to widen the choice of candidates available for selection for the senior team.
Although the Programme has the purpose of producing medal winners it is also about education and having fun. There is great camaraderie within the programme and this assists the learning curve that riders go through. We welcome anyone who is up for the challenge.
Young Rider Squad Announced
Following a final run at Barbury last weekend (10-11 July), the Young Rider Selection Committee is pleased to announce the squad of six that will contest the European Championships, held this year at Pardubice in the Czech Republic from 28 July – 1 August.
Heading the squad and defending her title is Laura Collett riding Sarah Walker’s Fernhill Cristal. A new ride to Laura at the end of 2009, the pair posted a fourth placing in the CCI2* at Burgie earning them qualification for the Europeans. Joining Laura is 2008 Young Rider European Champion Emily Llewellyn. She rides her mother Cindy’s Society Spice with whom she was fifteenth at Badminton this year. Both Laura and Emily are members of the World Class Start Programme funded by UK Sport.
Two members of the BEF Regional Foundation Programme have also made the squad. Emily Parker and Treefers who were on the Gold winning Young Rider team in 2009 and British team debutant, Rosie Fry with her own Bankon Louie. Completing the six are Willa Newton and Neelix who were individuals at the 2009 YR Europeans and Tom McEwen a former Pony European Gold Medalist in 2007 making his first Young Rider team appearance riding Major Sweep who was previously campaigned by Rodney Powell.
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RIDER (alphabetical order)
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HORSE
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OWNER
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Laura Collett (20)
Marlborough, Wilts
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Fernhill Cristal
Chest, Gelding, 16.0hh, 8yrs
s. Tresor
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Sarah Walker
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Rosie Fry (19)
Yeovil, Somerset
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Bankon Louie
Bay, Gelding, 16.2hh, 10yrs
s. Relief Pitcher
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Rider
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Emily Llewellyn (21)
Heathfield, East Sussex
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Society Spice
Bay, Gelding, 16.1hh, 15 yrs
s. Jasmin
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Cindy Llewellyn
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direct reserves of
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Pardon Me II
Chest, Gelding, 16.1hh, 13 yrs
s. Landwind II
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Cindy Llewellyn
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Balloo IV
Dk Bay, Gelding, 16.3hh, 13 yrs
s. Lucky Gift
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Cindy Llewellyn
Caroline Paul
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Junior II
Black, Gelding, 16.2hh, 9 yrs
s. White Star
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Cindy Llewellyn
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Tom McEwen (19)
Swindon, Wilts
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Major Sweep
Brown, Gelding, 16.2hh, 17 yrs
s. Euphemism
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Marguerite Boucher
Penelope Buckler
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Willa Newton (20)
Melton Mowbray, Leics
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Neelix
Bay, Gelding, 16.2hh, 10 yrs
s. Maltstriker
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Joey Newton
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Emily Parker (20)
Market Rasen, Lincs
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Treefers
Dk Bay, Gelding, 16.0hh, 10yrs
s. Now or Never
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Rider
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Reserve Combinations
(in alphabetical order)
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Harriet Baird (20)
Monymusk, Aberdeenshire
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Persian Coin
Brown, Gelding, 16.2hh, 10 yrs
s. Lucky Persian
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Rider
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Laura Cocking (19)
Abergele, Conwy
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Arkendale
Chestnut, Gelding, 16.2hh, 11 yrs
s. Classic
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Rider
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Olivia Craddock (19)
Kirdford, West Sussex
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Boherdeal Cruise
Brown, Gelding, 16.2hh, 8 yrs
s. Boherdeal Clover
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Rider
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The Young Rider Selectors reserve the right to make amendments to the list should they be warranted.
