Meade, Wilson named to Britain’s WEG eventing squad
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British eventer Harry Meade volition brand his senior squad debut afterwards beingness selected for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which foremost inwards Normandy, France, at the terminate of the month.
Meade volition ride Wild Lone, who is owned by Charlotte Opperman. Also joining the squad is Nicola Wilson, riding Annie Clover, who is owned by her parents Mary in addition to Barry Tweddle.
The distich request maintain joined the squad afterwards the withdrawal of Pippa Funnell’s Billy Beware in addition to Izzy Taylor’s Allercombe Ellie because of injury.
Meade said it had been a lifelong aim to ride on a senior team, in addition to he was excited most the opportunity.
“It has been a rollercoaster of a twelvemonth for me in addition to my back upward team. Whilst incapacitated over the wintertime [Harry shattered both his elbows next a autumn across province inwards 2013] the idea of competing at WEG this twelvemonth couldn’t request maintain been farther from my mind.
“I actually experience for both Izzy in addition to Pippa who must hold upward in addition to hence disappointed; it’s never dainty to gain from a province of affairs where others immature adult woman out.”
Speaking of his ride, the xiii twelvemonth old Irish-bred bay gelding Wild Lone, Meade said: “Alf is a wonderful in addition to reliable horse. We bought him from a hunter-dealer yard every bit a iv twelvemonth old only he has gone on to top all expectations past times completing 5 CCI4* events in addition to instantly beingness selected for the squad.
“I am thrilled for his possessor Charlotte Opperman who has been a dandy supporter of me in addition to my married adult woman Rosie, in addition to for our back upward squad who run in addition to hence hard to larn far all happen.
“I am besides extremely grateful to my sponsors every bit good every bit the Great Britain Sport Lottery funding inwards their back upward of the British team. We are instantly all actually looking frontwards to going to WEG, we’ll compass it our best shot!”
Wilson said she was devastated to listen most both Taylor in addition to Funnell having to withdraw their horses from the squad. “The laid upward to WEG this twelvemonth actually has been in addition to hence hard for everyone involved alongside the team.
“I am of class delighted that Annie Clover has been selected to larn to WEG, she is a Equus caballus that my mum bought every bit a four-year-old in addition to I request maintain ever idea in addition to hence much of her. She is however exclusively a immature Equus caballus [10] only nosotros request maintain built upward a potent partnership over the concluding 6 years in addition to she has been in addition to hence consistent inwards all of her 3 twenty-four hours events to date.
“She has ever appeared to hold upward a cool client nether pressure level in addition to takes each marking inwards her pace in addition to hence I am certain she volition compass her all at WEG, every bit volition I. I am specially thrilled for my mum in addition to dad who are the owners of Annie, they request maintain been in addition to hence influential in addition to supportive throughout my career.
“It volition of class hold upward a real unlike experience going to a Championship without Dodie [Nicola’s old squad ride Opposition Buzz, who has instantly been retired from 3DE] only every bit alongside him, I request maintain built upward a actually potent human relationship alongside Annie Clover in addition to am real proud that me in addition to my squad at habitation request maintain produced unopen to other Equus caballus to this level.
“Fingers tightly crossed that the adjacent few weeks larn smoothly in addition to nosotros tin forcefulness out locomote out in addition to attain everyone proud.”
The team of four and the 2 individuals volition hold upward announced post service trot-up at the competition. The amount squad (in alphabetical order) is:
- Tina Cook (43) from Worthing, West Sussex alongside Mr Jim Chromiak in addition to her ain De Novo News
- William Fox-Pitt (45) from Sturminster Newton, Dorset, riding Mr Christopher Stones’ Chilli Morning
- Harry Meade (30) from Chippenham, Wiltshire, riding Mrs Charlotte Opperman’s Wild Lone
- Zara Phillips (33) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, riding Gleadhill House Stud’s Ltd. High Kingdom
- Oliver Townend (31) from Ellesmere, Shropshire, riding Karyn Shuter’s Black Tie II
- Nicola Wilson (37) from Northallerton, Yorkshire, riding Mary in addition to Barry Tweddle’s Annie Clover
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