World Class Development Riders Selected for 2009-2011 Programme
Monday 15 December 2008
The Equestrian World Class Programme has announced the riders selected for the 2009 - 2011 World Class Development Programme.
"The selection trials were once again a great success and the standard of riding continues to improve year on year," commented World Class Performance Director, Will Connell. "This is essential if Great Britain is to win more medals on the international stage at European, World, Olympic and Paralympic level.
"A number of riders who were part of the 2007/08 Programme have been re-selected, highlighting that the structure and training offered by World Class is successful and effective, but excitingly, some new faces have appeared indicating that the selection process continues to be consistent and fair".
The World Class Development Programme is Lottery funded via UK Sport and seeks to identify and develop riders who have shown the potential to reach the world stage. The programme underpins World Class Performance and, together with the Equine Pathway, they comprise the Equestrian World Class Programme. It incorporates the three Olympic sports of Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping and the Paralympic sport of Para-Equestrian Dressage.
The selection process, which takes place bi-annually, invites riders who meet set minimum criteria to viewing trials. Following this initial ridden assessment by British and international trainers successful riders are invited back to selection trials. At this final stage, the riders are assessed on their ridden skills and are interviewed.
The Development Programme is divided into start and potential within each sport and then further into gold, silver and bronze funding levels. All riders on the scheme will have access to the same World Class benefits including, equine and human health, fitness and nutritional support plus training and regular squad sessions.
Six riders across different disciplines have also been selected to join the programme as pre-start riders. These riders do not receive any direct funding but will be invited forwards to attend selected squad sessions to introduce them to the World Class system and the services it can offer.
The riders selected, by programme, are:
Dressage
Potential
Kate Atlee (Worcestershire)
Nikki Crisp (London)
Michael Eilberg (Worcestershire)
Gemma Green (Berkshire)
Mary Sharman (Gloucestershire)
Amy Stovold (West Sussex)
Sarah-Jane Elmslie (Hampshire)
Start
Keri Bates (Warwickshire)
Henry Boswell (Warwickshire)
Lara Griffith (Oxon)
Charlie Hutton (Glos)
Anne-Marie Perry (Hartlepool)
Chief Selectors: Christoph Hess and Imke Schellekens-Bartels
Dressage discipline coordinator: Caroline Griffith
Eventing
Potential
Ruth Edge (Cumbria)
Lucy Wiegersma (Devon)
Nicola Wilson (North Yorkshire)
Emily Baldwin (Kent)
Hannah Bate (Cheshire)
Piggy French (Leicestershire)
Harry Meade (Wiltshire)
Chris King (Wiltshire)
Gemma Tattersall (East Sussex)
Start
Charlotte Agnew (Roxburghshire)
Laura Collet (Gloucestershire)
Ben Hobday (Lancashire)
Emily Llewellyn (East Sussex)
Sienna Myson-Davies (Surrey)
Angus Smales (Leicestershire)
Georgie Spence (Wiltshire)
Pre-start
Tim Rogers
Chief Selectors: Flatwork: Tracie Robinson and Carl Hester; Jumping: Di Lampard and Leslie Law
Eventing discipline coordinator: Sarah Verney
Show Jumping
Potential
William Whitaker (Huddersfield)
Charlotte Platt (West Sussex)
Chris Frazer (from Herefordshire, currently based in Germany)
Gemma Paternoster (Berks)
Hannah Paul (Herts)
Richard Robinson (based in Germany)
Start
Danielle Farnsworth (Nottinghamshire)
Samuel Hutton (Hampshire)
Henry Lacey (Warwickshire)
Daniel Neilson (from Cleveland, currently based Essex)
Matthew Sampson (from Sheffield, currently based in West Sussex)
Louise Saywell (Nottinghamshire)
Jason Smith (from Kilmarnock, currently based in Germany)
Tim Page (Suffolk)
Pre-start
Jessie Drea
Daniel Moseley
Joseph Clayton
Chief Selectors: Franke Sloothaak and Peter Wylde
Show Jumping discipline coordinator: Tina Goosen
Para-Equestrian Dressage
Potential
Sophie Wells (Nottinghamshire)
Natasha Baker (Middlesex)
Edward Chanin (Devon)
Erin Orford (Bucks)
Emma Kent (Kent)
Alex McNamara (Lincs)
Denise Shawns (West Lothian)
Emma Sheardown (Lincs)
Start
Rosie Andrews (Surrey)
Natalie Povey (Wrexham)
Anna Gill (Buckinghamshire)
Stephen Wagland (Surrey)
Pre-Start
Mari Durward-Ackhurst
Kathryn Gallagher
Chief Selectors: Kathy Amos-Jacob and Alison Mastin-Moore
Para-dressage discipline coordinator: David Hamer
Date: 15 December 2008
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