Ros Canter's two top ten finishes at Badminton on Allstar B (above) and Zenshera at Luhmuhlen have earned her a spot on the long list
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has confirmed the athletes long-listed by the British Eventing senior selectors for this year’s European Championships in Strzegom, Poland (17-20 August 2017).
The athletes announced are (in alphabetical order);
Alexander Bragg with Sally Ellicot’s Zagreb
Rosalind Canter with Caroline Moore and her own Allstar B, and her own Zenshera
Sarah Cohen with Preci-Spark Ltd and Elizabeth Jones’s Treason
Laura Collett with Keith and Louise Scott, Nick and Lyn How and her own Mr Bass
Kristina (Tina) Cook with Elisabeth Murdoch and Keith Tyson’s Billy The Red, and Pip Wates, Ailsa Wates and Equine Aqua Training’s Calvino II
Pippa Funnell MBE with Filippo Friedenberg and her own Billy The Biz
Piggy French with Jayne McGivern’s Quarrycrest Echo, and Trevor Dickens’s Vanir Kamira
Tom McEwen with Jane Inns, Ali McEwen and his own Toledo de Kerser
Willa Newton with Joey Newton and Lady Sarah McCorquodale’s Caja 20
Gemma Tattersall with The Soul Syndicate’s Arctic Soul, and The Pebbles Syndicate’s Quicklook V
Isabelle (Izzy) Taylor with Dr Patricia Turner’s Trevidden
Oliver Townend with Karyn Shuter and Angela Hislop’s Ballaghmor Class, and Angela Hislop’s Cooley SRS
Nicola Wilson with James and Jo Lambert’s Bulana, and Gerry and Mary Kemp and Janine Shewan’s One Two Many
A total of 19 combinations have been long-listed; the combinations are required to maintain their current form to remain on the list ahead of the Championships. Performance Manager, Richard Waygood comments; “I’m very, very excited about this year’s championships; there is real quality and depth among the long-list and we are very much looking forward to the Championships in Strzegom.”
The squad of six will be announced at the end of July.
