Britain aims high with WEG jumping team
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British Showjumping has named a squad of 5 riders for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which start inwards Normandy on August 23.
From the 5 named riders, iv volition live selected to challenger WEG, amongst 1 reserve.
The riders named are (in alphabetical order):
- Scott Brash MBE (28) from Scotland amongst Lady Kirkham and Lord and Lady Harris’ Hello Sanctos
- Joe Clee (36) based inwards Kingdom of Belgium amongst Ludwig Criel’s Utamaro d’Ecaussines
- Ben Maher MBE (31) from Hertfordshire amongst Jane Forbes Clark’s Cella
- Spencer Roe (21) from Lincolnshire amongst Sally Roe’s Wonder Why
- Michael Whitaker (54) from Nottinghamshire entered on both Amai, owned yesteryear Beatrice Mertens as well as Viking V, owned by Whitaker
Scott Brash is likewise entered amongst Lady Kirkham and Lord & Lady Harris’ Ursula, as well as Ben Maher is likewise entered amongst Stoneridge Farm’s Wings Sublieme. Four horses as well as riders as well as a travelling reserve volition live selected from this named squad to challenger the Championships.
Four selected riders volition compete every bit individuals, every bit good every bit representing Britain inwards the squad competition, where the iii best scores count towards the squad result. In the private competition, all iv rounds count towards qualification for the concluding iv (the Individual Final), which sees riders compete on their ain as well as each other’s horses – unique to a World Equestrian Games.
Chef d’Equipe Rob Hoekstra said it was an exciting squad amongst plenty of youth as well as experience. “We conduct keep guys amongst medal experience at the highest levels as well as a distich hither for the get-go time. What they all conduct keep is lots of clear rounds inwards them which is what you lot require to win at Championship level; I mean value it sends out a message that for those who are jumping good at that spot are ever opportunities to brand it.”
Hoekstra said Britain was aiming for a exceed 5 squad placing to secure qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympics, “but when nosotros larn at that spot it would live prissy to add together a footing entitle to the ones we’ve already got.”
The showjumping challenger at the games runs from September 1 to 7.
Chef de Mission Will Connell said Britain heads to Caen amongst 1 of the nigh experienced riders inwards the footing as well as a long-term retainer to Team GBR; the let on 1 as well as iii inwards the footing (on the Longines Ranking List) as well as 2 riders who through their performances this year, peculiarly inwards Dublin, deserve their alternative to the squad of five.
Equestrian Team GBR is supported yesteryear the Britain Sport Lottery funded World Class Programme; the British teams likewise conduct keep the back upwards of official Team GBR suppliers Dodson as well as Horrell, Land Rover, Mears Country Jackets, NAF, NuuMed, Point Two Equine, Tagg Equestrian as well as Toggi.
Rider comments:
Scott Brash: “I’m delighted to live business office of the entitle Team again. Not simply for myself but for my owners, my squad as well as for Sanctos who has been tremendous. It’s a massive honour for us all.
Joe Clee: “It’s an amazing feeling. If you’d told me at the start of the yr that my flavor was going to become similar this, I wouldn’t conduct keep believed you. It’s simply incredible to live included as well as to conduct keep done as well as thence good nether the line per unit of measurement area nosotros were nether inwards Dublin has been slap-up for the both of us.”
Ben Maher: “We’ve basically planned our flavor backwards from WEG amongst the championships every bit our fundamental priority as well as thence it’s slap-up to live selected. Jane Clark is a dream owner, she ever has the best programme for the Equus caballus inwards heed as well as to live told to target medals as well as championships, it’s what every passenger wants to withdraw heed as well as thence nosotros tin attain them for the correct time. It’s a huge advantage.”
Spencer Roe: “It’s all the same sinking in; I’m absolutely delighted. Disney is an absolute Equus caballus of a lifetime. I ever knew he would live practiced plenty but for us both to live inwards this seat as well as thence rapidly is difficult to believe. I’m over the moon.”
Michael Whitaker: “I’m really happy to live selected as well as we’re plainly heading out at that spot to endeavor as well as win something; we’ve taken abode titles from the lastly 2 championships as well as thence to larn inwards iii inwards a row would live fantastic. The 2 horses I’m entered amongst are inwards practiced cast as well as are both volition become to the GCT inwards London this calendar week every bit business office of our preparation.”
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