Riders who compete in International Teams as Young Riders can automatically apply to the Senior Squad but are welcome to join the SDS for support with new horses if they wish. The same applies to Adult Riders who have previously competed successfully for International Teams.
Please send full details of yourself, horse and a copy of your horse’s mastercard to date to Chair of Selectors - Cathy Brown ( address in egb file ). or for more information please contact Development Squad Team Manager - Andrea Baker 01252 820815 ( eves)
SENIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD UPDATE 23/3/2008
9 members of the Senior Development Squad took part in the 80k ER at Harling Drove ride on 16th March. For some squad members it was their first ER towards full membership of the squad and for those qualified horse and rider combinations who were hoping to travel with the squad to Sangatte FEI 2* ride on 18th April, it was their final selection and assessment ride .
Following this ride, the following horse/rides have been invited to travel with the squad to France.
- Jill Kent – Bitterwell Spirit
- Helen Barrett – Olive Medina
- Felicity Edmeston – Floriferouz
- Lorna Kidson - Mystic Dream or French Lieutenant
- Sharon Parr – Rumilito de la Boulen
- Annette Masterson – El Sabio
These horses are now in the finals stages of their preparation for the trip abroad, under the guidance of Squad Management. We wish the riders well in the weeks leading up to the event and look forward to seeing all the horses and riders fit and ready to tackle the ride, when we meet at Dover .
Many thanks to the ride organiser of Harling – Di Luke and sponsor David Marlin for putting on such an early ER for us to assist with our preparations for Sangatte.
Good luck to squad members who are tackling their second ER at Haywood Oaks or Berks Downs.
Andrea Baker –Chef d’Equipe.
The following riders are qualified and are full members of the squad having already completed a min 2 x ER’s.
- Jill Kent - Bitterwell Spirit
- Helen Barrett - Olive Medina
- Felicity Edmeston – Floriferouz
- Liz Dodge - Mystic Dream
- Liz Dodge/ - French Lieutenant
Lorna Kidson
The following Advanced riders are preparing and qualifying their horses for the Squad under guidance and training as required from Squad Management.
- Jane Holdsworth - Marjo
- Gemma Bishop - Minnismoor Mystique
- Annette Masterson - El Sabio
- Lesley Ann Parker -
- Caroline Cherry - Paramal
- Tanya Manser - Magical Spirit
Training Update 7/2/2008:
Following on from our training and assessment day at Hornshill Farm in November 2007, The Senior Development squad met again on 3rd Feb at Cliff Hatch Stables courtesy of our hosts John and Denise Passant.
The facilities of the Riding School were made available to the squad during the afternoon. Jo Woodman – team vet , Pippa Windle-Baker – team Physio , Steve Golding – team farrier and Denise Passant – team trainer – put Squad members through their paces which included full assessments, ridden instruction, trot-up technique and riders using the running treadmill in the gym!. After all this – we retired to the warmth of the training room and discussed vet-gate planning and procedure and forthcoming rides at Harling and the team trip to France.
The squad will next be competing in the 80k ER at Harling ride on 16th March and from this we hope to take a squad of 5/6 qualified riders to the Sangatte FEI 2* ride in mid-April.
Other advance level riders on the ‘potential’ squad list will be using Harling as one of their qualifier rides and going on to compete in other ER’s in the early/mid EGB season.
