Claudia Moore wins Individual Bronze at the Pony European Championships

Sunday 12 August 2018

Claudia Moore wins Individual Bronze at the Pony European Championships

Claudia Moore added an Individual Bronze medal to her tally this morning at the Pony European Championships at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire. Jumping under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux, today’s success saw Claudia add to the Team Gold won by the British Team on Friday afternoon. This result also sees her become the youngest Brit to win a Pony European Championship medal.

Claudia, aged 13, from Brentwood, Essex secured her medal aboard Elando van de Roshoeve, a 14 year-old bay gelding owned by Katrina Moore. After the first three rounds of competition that were held across the Thursday and Friday of the Championships, Claudia and Elando van de Roshoeve were sat in equal fifth after having accrued just 4 penalties.

A total of twenty-nine started out in the individual final and Claudia got her medal campaign off to a great start when she delivered an immaculate clear in the first round today. She was unfortunate to pick up 4 faults at the first part of the combination in her second round, but such was the strength of her previous performances, Claudia found herself in the jump off for the Individual Bronze medal alongside Romane Orhant from France. The Individual Gold and Silver medals were already secured by Ingemar Hammarström from Sweden and Max Wachman from Ireland which left Claudia and Romane to go head to head for the final podium place.

Romane was first to go in the jump off and he finished on 8 penalties in 52.73 seconds. It was then Claudia’s turn to enter the arena and she proved to be brilliant under pressure when she returned clear across the finish line in 50.34 seconds, guaranteeing her the Bronze medal.

Talking after the medal ceremony, a delighted Claudia said “Winning Gold on Friday just felt unreal. It was my first time at a Championships and to win a Gold is something I had never imagined. It was just so special and surreal. I woke up this morning knowing that I had a possibility of a medal but when I had one down I thought I’d lost the chance so was devastated.

“When I found out I had the chance to jump off for the Bronze I just knew I had to give it everything I could as it could be the only opportunity I ever have. I went into the arena knowing that I really had to jump clear and when I did it was just incredible. To have won a team medal and then to win an individual medal was just icing on the cake. When I came out the arena mum and dad started crying, they were so emotional. I didn’t join them in the crying as I think I had cried myself dry on the Friday!”

The Chef d’Equipe accompanying Team LeMieux was Clare Whitaker and reflected on a successful Championships “Claudia had to get round with 4 faults or less and she showed maturity beyond her years. It’s difficult for anyone when you are competing at this level with medals at stake and for her to achieve it at just 13 years of age at her first championships is incredible. It’s been a great championships for us having also won Team Gold on Friday. The team were brilliant not only in their riding but also in keeping their cool and pulling together when others fell apart around them.”

Also jumping today for Great Britain were Shaunie Greig with Casino Royale, Hannah Barker with Ammanvalley Santino, Nicole Lockhead Anderson with Gangnam Style II and Perdita Digby with Kayleighs Star. Shaunie and Hannah finished in equal 6th, Nicole in equal 11th and Perdi in equal 15th.

For further information on the show and full results, visit www.bishopburtonponyeuros2018.co.uk.  

British Showjumping would like to thank LeMieux, title sponsors of the Pony teams.

LeMieux is now established as the leading manufacturer of saddle pads in the UK and one of the fastest growing equestrian brands in Europe. The latest range of jumping pads has been developed with Scott Brash to precisely fit the cut of modern jumping saddles. The LeMieux product offering for horses extends beyond saddle pads to boots, bandages, fly hoods, headcollars and rugs - widely available through most good retailers or online at www.horsehealth.co.uk.

The GBR showjumping teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme, funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery. The Programme focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage.

 
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