Meet the British workforce for the Ecu Showjumping Championships 2023

With the advantage of Paris 2024 Olympic qualification already within the bag, Nice Britain’s showjumping chef d’equipe Di Lampard has had the luxurious of having the ability to box an actual mixture of championship debutants and seasoned professionals for this 12 months’s Ecu Showjumping Championships in Milan, Italy (30 August-3 September). However there’s additionally the hope that Nice Britain’s showjumpers can proceed to construct at the very good medal hauls of latest years. So who has been selected for the British workforce for the 2023 Ecu Showjumping Championships?

British workforce for the Ecu Showjumping Championships 2023

Harry Charles and Casquo Blue

The youngest member of the British workforce on the Ecu Showjumping Championships 2023, 24-year-old Harry Charles, is if truth be told one of the vital skilled riders at the British squad, indubitably relating to championship mileage, and the sector’s main under-25 rider has been to an Olympic Video games in addition to profitable workforce bronze on the global showjumping championships closing 12 months, then driving the good Romeo 88.

For his first crack at a Ecu Championships, Harry brings the Stall Zet-owned Casquo Blue, a 13-year-old son of Chacco-Blue x Carthago Z, who was once bred via Paul Schockemohle. The gelding is sorted and wonderfully grew to become out via Harry’s groom Georgia Ellwood. The pair jumped double transparent to assist Nice Britain win the International locations Cup at Hickstead closing month – his moment consecutive faultless efficiency in that pageant – and the combo have earned a number of five-star placings, proving their giant monitor talents. On the other hand, Harry additionally has an immediate reserve horse within the 12-year-old Aralyn Blue, who’s via the similar sire as Casquo Blue and owned via Ann Thompson. It indisputably can’t be lengthy earlier than this younger celebrity makes it onto the person podium.

Tim Gredley and Medoc De Toxandria

The king of comebacks, it’s been 17 years since 37-year-old father of 2 Tim Gredley closing rode at a championship, having retired from the game for a number of years to paintings in his circle of relatives trade. However he’s again within the British workforce for the Ecu Showjumping Championships 2023 and driving in the most efficient type of his lifestyles, already proving an actual workforce asset on this season’s five-star International locations Cups with the 11-year-old 16.2hh gelding Medoc De Toxandria (Der Senaat III x Kelvin De Sainte Hermelle, bred via Werner Dierckx), who he’s been driving for the previous 12 months (pictured underneath).

Amongst their workforce highlights have been victory on house soil at Hickstead and the second-placed end in Aachen. Medoc is sorted via groom Paul Drew and is owned via the Unex Pageant Backyard. He was once sourced for Tim via Hickstead Derby winner David Simpson, however earlier riders additionally come with Trevor Breen and Man Williams.

“Medoc wasn’t the obvious horse to shop for, however one of the most issues I revel in and perhaps I’m just right at, is choosing horses – and perhaps no longer opting for the obvious ones,” says Tim. “I’d say Medoc is exclusive! Now I’ve were given to grasp him, I in finding him simple, however he has a different approach of doing issues – he’s simply at all times on his forehand. So he could be just a little unorthodox, however what he lacks there, he will give you in self assurance and that’s almost definitely why we’re a just right aggregate. He reveals it really easy and he enjoys lifestyles.”

Tim’s go back to the British workforce fold has been his ambition since returning to the game and he says he’s “loving each and every minute”.

Tim Gredley’s Ecu Showjumping Championship spouse, Medoc De Toxandria, an 11-year-old son of Der Senaat III, who Tim purchased from David Simpson closing 12 months.

Sam Hutton and Oak Grove’s Laith

Belgium-based British showjumper Sam Hutton shall be making his senior championship debut with 12-year-old stallion Oak Grove’s Laith, owned via the Caramello Corporate and sorted via groom Lindsay Decottignies. Sam, 34, is at the start from Surrey and began driving on the age of 7, forging a super occupation within the game. He moved in another country, coaching with Jan Tops in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, however he has been founded with Abdel Stated in Belgium for the previous few years.

Oak Grove’s Laith, a London x Quaprice stallion who was once bred via SCEA Riverland, two times certified for the sector championships as a five-year-old and a seven-year-old earlier than Sam began driving him 12 months in the past. The duo warmed up for Milan with two International locations Cup appearances, leaping transparent rounds at each, simply parting corporate hastily in Dublin, however glance simply the sort to excel in a championship setting.

Donald Whitaker and Di Caprio

No British showjumping workforce can be entire with no Whitaker on board and 30-year-old Donald can also be making his championship debut as a part of the British workforce in Milan driving Di Caprio. This pair have been a part of the International locations Cup-winning squad within the UAE closing 12 months and feature been in flying shape since.

Like Ben Maher’s Faltic HB, the Holsteiner Diarado x Cassini I stallion, bred via Harms Carsten, was once produced and up to now owned via the Oakingham Stud in Nice Britain, leaping to nice luck in younger horse categories – together with with Irish workforce member Eoin Gallagher. Germany-based Donald’s female friend Nicola Pohl first began driving Di Caprio in 2020 earlier than Donald took over a 12 months later.

“He has the whole lot to be an excellent horse,” says Donald of the stallion, who’s groomed via Best friend Gill.

Ben Maher and Faltic HB

The reigning Olympic champion Ben Maher has proved an integral workforce member, serving to Nice Britain to workforce gold on the Olympics in 2012, workforce bronze and person fourth on the global championships in 2022 with Faltic HB and he already has 5 Ecu medals to his title, together with person silver on Explosion W in 2019. He has returned from a major shoulder harm and heads to Milan as one of the most crimson sizzling favourites with the 13-year-old Baltic VDL x Concorde stallion, who was once bred within the Netherlands via HA Brinkman and up to now owned via the Oakingham Stud – once more produced within the arms of Eire’s Eoin Gallagher – and now belongs to the Hertfordshire rider’s supporters Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright.

“Numerous other folks were part of this horse’s occupation and so they’ve completed a just right activity with him,” says Ben.

Groom Derren Lake takes care of Faltic HB and Ben has additionally nominated two mares, Dallas Vegas Batilly and Ginger-Blue, as his direct reserves for the British workforce on the Ecu Showjumping Championships 2023.

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