Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Eventing Manager Sam Griffiths has announced the five combinations selected to represent Ireland at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany.
Selections were made following the recommendation of the High Performance Eventing Selection Panel, comprising High Performance Manager Sam Griffiths, selectors Declan Cullen and Gillian Kyle, and Independent Chair Brian Mangan.
The Irish Senior Eventing team competing in Aachen (listed in alphabetical order) is:
Ian Cassells with Millridge Atlantis, owned by Ber, Fiona and Gerry Leahy
Aoife Clark with Full Monty De Lacense, owned by the Ace of Spades Syndicate
Georgie Goss with Kojak, owned by Molly Fisher, Lucy Fleming and Samantha Wilson.
Padraig McCarthy with MGH Zabaione, owned by Peter Cattell and Diane Brunsden.
Austin O’Connor with Colorado Blue, owned by The Salty Syndicate.
The following reserve combinations have also been selected (listed in alphabetical order):
Susie Berry with John The Bull, owned by Nick & Helen Caton.
Sarah Ennis with Dourough Ferro Class Act, owned by James and Niki Potterton.
Padraig McCarthy with Pomp N Circumstance, owned by Rachel and Sarah Gough.
Joseph Murphy with Calmaro, owned by Richard and Tanja Ames, Annette O’Callaghan and Alan Bell.
Announcing the team, Griffiths said: “We’re incredibly excited to announce the team for Aachen. The selection panel had some incredibly tough decisions to make, which really reflects positively on the growing strength of Irish eventing.
“There was lots of combinations that could have made the team but just missed it but having said that, the combinations we have are very strong. I firmly believe that if they can maintain their current form and compete to the level of their current form, we’ll be very competitive”
