Young Rider Squad Announced
Monday, July 12, 2010
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.
Three 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, Willa Newton and Neelix who were individuals in 2009 and British team debutant, Rosie Fry with her own Bankon Louie. Completing the six is 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.
Combinations in alphabetical order
- Laura Collett (20) on Fernhill Cristal
- Rosie Fry (19) on Bankon Louie
- Emily Llewellyn (21) on Society Spice direct reserves of Pardon Me II, Balloo IV and Junior II
- Tom McEwen (19) on Major Sweep
- Willa Newton (20) on Neelix
- Emily Parker (20) on Treefers
Reserve Combinations (in alphabetical order)
- Harriet Baird (20) on Persian Coin
- Laura Cocking (21) on Arkendale
- Olivia Craddock (19) on Boherdeal Cruise
The Young Rider Selectors reserve the right to make amendments to the list should they be warranted.
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