Long lists for FEI Dressage European Championships for Youth announced

The British Dressage U21 Selectors, Nikki Herbert, Richard Baldwin and Stephen Arnett, are delighted to release their long lists of riders in contention for a place at the FEI Children on Horses/Pony/Junior/Young Rider European Championships 2023.

This list indicates athlete/pony/horse combinations from which the Team and/or Individuals and Reserves may be selected, but it does not preclude any that are not named but may still obtain scores that would be considered for selection.

Long-listed combinations, in alphabetical order by athlete surname:

Children on Horses
Ella-Grace Dovey (12) from Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire with Hannah Dovey’s Flaviano (bay stallion, 2008, Florencio I, HANN).

Ponies
Sofia Games (14) from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Janet Oliver and Katie Oliver-Games’ Next Black Magic (black gelding, 2008, Nabucco R x FS Pour L’Amour, WESTF) and Janet Oliver and Katie Oliver-Games’ Steendieks Cadillac (chestnut gelding, 2011, FS Chambertin, HOLST).

Ella Glennon (15) from Tavistock, Devon with Debbie Glennon’s Amden Supreme Golden Dancer (palomino gelding, 2016, Dating AT x Scampi, DRP).

Fi Grabham (15) from East Grinstead, East Sussex with Shirley Rixon’s Hilkens Showgirl (palomino mare, 2013, Dreidimensional x Champion De Luxe, WESTF).

Myles Graham (15) from Swindon, Wiltshire with Caron Roberts’ Dresscode Cocktail (dun gelding, Top Carlos Cassini, WESTF).

Abigail Gray (14) from Banchory, Aberdeenshire with Samantha Brown’s Godrics Campeggio (dark bay gelding, 2009, Caesar 171 x Apslau xx, SPSS) and her own George Clooney B.S (grey gelding, 2011, Caesar 171 x Santano, KWPN). 

Evie Head (12) from Whitchurch, Shropshire with her own Brouwershaven's Leonie (bay mare, 2010, Heidehof’s Don Diego x Vita Nova’s Hanassie).

Demi Howard-Cartwright (15) from Ascot, Berkshire with her own Fin C WE (chestnut gelding, 2003, Famos x Eiger III) and Rickie Zayee’s Don de Luxe (palomino gelding, 2012, Champion de Luxe FS x Dornik B, RHEIN).

Fleur Pocock (14) from Whitchurch, Shropshire with her own Brouwershaven’s Jasper (bay gelding, 2012, Valerio x Vita Nova’s Hanassie).

Isla Sully (14) from Glastonbury, Somerset with Cassandra Sully’s Reitland’s Don Totilas (dun gelding, 2007, Diamond x Nixen).

Juniors
Poppy Burner (17) from Kingsbridge, Devon with Sally-Anne Egginton’s Cillnabradden Evo (black gelding, 2006, S Creevagh Ferro Ex Siebe x King Henry, ISH).

Francesca Cawley (17) from Cardiff, South Glamorgan with her own Super-G (chestnut gelding, 2010, Belissimo M).

Mette Dahl (16) from Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Fiona Bigwood’s Cashmir (bay gelding, 2007, Sandro Hit, KWPN).

Myles Graham (15) from Swindon, Wiltshire with Caroline Bell’s Nibeley Union Hit (dark bay mare, 2007, Nibeley Union Jack x Sandro Hit, AES). 

Morgan Haerr (16) from Conwy, Clwyd with her own Floran (bay gelding, 2006, Florestant).

Emma Howson (17) based in Albufeira, Portugal with her own Junky XL (black gelding, 2014, Ampere, KWPN).

Ruby Hughes (15) from Southam, Warwickshire with Nancy Scott's Bee Gee 8 (bay gelding, 2006, KWPN) and Kate Lister’s World Exclusive (chestnut gelding, 2006, World of Dreams x Rohdiamant, WBS).

Gracie Morgan (17) from Bedale, North Yorkshire with Anne-Marie Cowan’s First Pitch (bay gelding, 2011, First Selection).

Isla Sully (14) from Glastonbury, Somerset with Cassandra Sully’s Vagabond de Massa (bay gelding, 2009, Rieto x Xaquiro, LUSIT).

Young Riders
India Durman-Mills (18) from Leicester, Leicestershire with Verity Saul’s Escade (bay gelding, 2009, Jazz, KWPN).

Maddy Frewin (19) from Malvern, Worcestershire with Mark Philpott's Blue Hors Dexter (black gelding, 2007, Don Schufro x Blue Hors Cavan, DWB).

Lilah Gibbs (20) from London with her own Dude III (black gelding, 2011, Dancier x Rubinstein, HANN).

Oliver Gould (18) from Pulborough, West Sussex with Andrew Gould’s Feiner Stern II (black gelding, 2010, Tango, KWPN).

Jessica Hickey (20) from Leicester, Leicestershire with her own Eagle Nouvelle (bay gelding, 2009, Singapore, WBS).

Chloe Hill (19) from Woking, Surrey with Caroline Hill’s Bon Jovi (chestnut gelding, 2006, UB40 x Krack C, KWPN).

Ruby Hughes (15) from Southam, Warwickshire with Kate Lister’s World Exclusive (chestnut gelding, 2006, World of Dreams x Rohdiamant, WBS).

Jessica McConkey (20) from Watlington, Oxfordshire with her own Lady Gaga (bay mare, 2009, Quaterback x Solos Landwind, DWB) and her own Wilson Stensvang (dark bay gelding, 2010, Wilkens x Blue Hors Don Schufro, DWB).

Annabella Pidgley (18) from Windsor, Berkshire with Sarah Pidgley’s Espe (bay mare, 2014, Escolar x Dimaggio, WESTF).

FEI Dressage European Championships for Youth 2023 will take place as follows:

FEI Young Rider European Championships
Budapest region – Pilisjászfalu, Hungary, 11 – 16 July

FEI Junior and Children on Horses European Championships
Kronberg, Germany, 18 – 23 July

FEI Pony European Championships
Le Mans, France, 24 – 30 July

Short lists will be announced w/c 17 April, with the actual teams and reserves announced during the w/c 12 June.

Photo © British Dressage | Camille Peters