Longines World Endurance Championships 2012: Endurance GB Team Shortlist announced

Tuesday 03 July 2012

The Endurance GB Team Shortlist for the Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships 2012 has been announced.

The shortlist announcement comes after a successful team selection trial at the Kings Forest ride in Suffolk on 29 June 2012.

The shortlisted riders in alphabetical order are:

Alice Beet from Surrey riding Adara Sauveterre

Beccy Broughton-Booker from Nottinghamshire riding Tawmarsh Muharram

Emma Finnie from Abu Dhabi riding Sha Ali

Tricia Hirst from Mid Wales riding Madjin des Pins

Rachel Ingvaldson from Somerset riding Nazeeka

Nikki Malcolm from Somerset riding Khartoum With A K or L R Bold Greyson

Annette Masterson from Staffordshire riding El Sabio

Catriona Moon from Somerset riding Leila

Lesley-Ann Parker from Cambridgeshire riding Velvet Echo

Christine Yeoman from Somerset riding LM Crazy Girl or L R Bold Greyson

David Yeoman from Somerset riding Haszar (pictured above)

The final Endurance GB Team of six riders and horses plus reserves will be selected after a final performance trial of those shortlisted at Wolverhampton racecourse on 21 July 2012.

Chairman of selectors, Di Latham on behalf of the selectors and management team said: “We are fortunate to have so many combinations from which to select for the Endurance World Championships.

“We are committed to sending our best possible Team to the Championships to ensure that we are able to compete on equal terms with the best in the World and to secure a result to make Great Britain proud of our athletes. We are all excited about having the Championships on home soil, giving endurance enthusiasts the opportunity to support their Team from the front line”.

The Longines FEI CEI 4* World Endurance Championships takes place on Saturday 25 August, at Euston Park near Newmarket, Suffolk.

The 160km race across the undulating Suffolk countryside will see around 150 riders line up with up to 40 countries represented.

Among contenders vying for the top spot at the 14th world title event will be defending world champion Maria Alvarez Ponton of Spain and the United Arab Emirates, winners of the team gold medal at the 2010 world championships.

For more information about The British Equestrian Team go to the Equestrian Team GB website.

Photo by Kit Houghton