British Showjumping’s Young Riders finish 4th Opglabbeek Nations Cup
Friday 27 May 2016
The British Showjumping Young Rider team finished 4th in their respective Nations Cup in Opglabbeek, Belgium this evening.
Finishing on a total score of 16 penalties, they were three fences behind winners Belgium who finished on 4 penalties and Netherlands on 9 penalties in 2nd place along with the Swiss who finished on 10 penalties in 3rd place.
Theo Simpson (aged 19 years) from Buckhurst Hill, Essex with Touch of Chilli a 12 year-old chestnut gelding owned by David Simpson delivered a first round clear shortly followed by Chelsea Skelton (19 years) from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire with Caramba a 9 year-old bay gelding owned by Janet Elvin who also jumped clear.
Callum Tusler (19 years) from Horsham, West Sussex with the 9 year-old liver chestnut gelding Convinced I Am owned by Fiona Tusler was the third rider to go for the team, but their 9 penalties saw them become the drop score when Amy Inglis (19 years) from Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Samayava Ar Park a 10 year-old chestnut owned by Geoff Shingles also jumped clear.
Going into the second round on zero penalties, the team looked to be in a strong position. However, despite another clear delivered by Chelsea and Caramba faults were accrued by the remaining riders in the team to see a 16 penalty overall finish score accumulated to relegate them into 4th position.
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British Showjumping would like to thank their consortium of Business Partners who assist support the Youth Squads.
The British Jumping teams are also supported by the Equestrian World Class Programme. The programme, which encompasses both Podium and Podium Potential squads, focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal winning performances on the world stage. The Programme has been funded by the National Lottery via UK Sport since 1998 and is a portfolio within the British Equestrian Federation.
