Elite Squad

 

The South West is fortunate to have three riders on the Elite Squad who are qualified for selection to compete at the 2011 European Championships at Florac in Southern France:

Karen Jones with Macademia

Annie Joppe with Dilmun

Nicky Sherry with Shimmering Blue Jasmine

By putting themselves forward for the honour of selection, Annie, Karen and Nicky will, in the main, forgo any chance of winning EGB National Trophies.

 

Criteria for the Elite Squad - extract taken from the FEI Regulations, January 2010.

816.3.8: Horses must have graduated through the qualifying processes outlined above for Novice and CEI-Star qualifying up to, and including, the distance of the event for which a Certificate of Capability is sought.

816.3.9: Horses must have successfully completed at least 3 CEI 2* events or higher.

816.3.10: Of these 3 CEI events, at least one must be at the same distance, minimum speed and time frame as the 4-Star Championship and achieved no earlier than 24 months prior to, no later than the close of nominated entries for Championship and/or 60 days prior to the event, whichever is the longest and must be in combination with the nominated rider.

816.3.11: Riders must have graduated through the qualifying processes outlined above for Novice and CEI-Star qualifying up to, and including, the distance of the event for which a Certificate of Capability is sought.

816.3.12: Riders must have successfully completed at least 5 CEI 2* events or higher.

816.3.13: Of those 5 CEI events, one must be at the same distance, minumum speed and time frame as the 4* Championship and achieved no earlier than 24 months prior to, no later than the close of nominated entries for Championship and/or 60 days prior to the event, whichever is the longest and must be in combination with the nominated horse.

816.3.14: Recording and Proof of Qualification: Approved records must be provided for Rider/Horse results for eventual insertion into FEI Database/Passports as required. However, the ultimate responsibility for proof still remains with each NF.

 

Crew
Shirley Churchill, Linda and Sid Sherwood

How long doing Endurance
12 years

Lives
Culmstock, Devon

Training terrain
Hilly terrain including bridleways, hard tracks, road and gallops.

Horse
Macadamia 17 years old, 14.3 bay Arab gelding.

Best achievement
FEI 3* 160km at Cirencester 2009 3rd place
FEI 3* 160km Haywood Oaks 2010 3rd place

Qualified for
European Endurance Championships, Florac, France September, 2011. 

Macadamia is a very handsome horse with an outstanding work ethic.   Macadamia has a slightly awkward streak, which probably makes him the good horse he is. He sets out to do a job and to finish it.    He is enthusiastic about everything he does.  We train on hills and use excursions to nearby Exmoor to top up his fitness training.    He achieved a Bronze Award in the 120km Stag Class at Golden Horseshoe  in 2009, proving that he can not only tackle race rides but the more technical courses too.    I admire him enormously; we get along very well.

Karen Jones and Macadamia
 
Photo by Eric Jones.

Lives and Trains
St Breward, in the middle of Bodmin Moor. Training ground – Bodmin Moor

Horse
Shimmering Blue Jasmine, known as Jaz, 15 years old, 15hh chestnut Arab mare, homebred.

Crew
Mike Sherry, Paul and Jane James

Best Achievements with Jaz
2006 - FEI 3* 160K Cirencester Park – 12th
2007 – FEI 4* 160K European Championships, Portugal, Individual Position 33rd, Team 5th
2008 – FEI 3* 160K Euston Park – 5th
2010 – FEI 3* 160K Dukeries – 3rd

Current Team Achievements
Consistently a member of the British Squad and Elite Squad every year since 2006. We are also members of the Elite Squad for 2011, qualified for the European Championships in Florac, 2011.

Other Team Achievements with Own Horses
Laila’s Reward – Member of Intermediate Team, Belguim
Bella Joya – British Team Member, 2001 European Championships, Italy

Nicky Sherry and Shimmering Blue Jasmine

Lives and Trains
Wheal Frances, near Perranporth.  Annie trains on the 3 mile long beach, the sand dunes, occasionally in Idless Woods and also boxes up to ride on Bodmin Moor.

Horse
Dilmun, 12 years old, 15'1hh pure Arab grey gelding.

Crew
Robert Joppe, Jane and John  Hudson and Jo Chisholm.

Best Achievements with Dilmun
2011 FEI 2* 120 kms King’s Forest 2nd Place 2010  FEI 3* 160 kms Euston Park completion 2009 FEI 2* 120 kms Haywood Oaks 6th Place 2008       FEI 3* 160 kms Euston Park 8th Place 2008       FEI 2*  119 kms Euston Park 7th Place 2006       FEI 2*  80 kms Red Dragon 5th Place

Current Team Achievements
2009 Selected and competed at the European Championships in Assisi.
Currently on the Elite Squad and qualified for 2011 European Championships at Florac.

Other Team Achievements with Own Horses

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Dilmun's View
SHE only listed my FEI achievements but obviously a horse of my calibre has done so much more.  I am the important part of this partnership, indeed I make the decisions.  I am the ruler of my own small herd (clearly because they all realise that I am the best).  Another achievement is mud-rolling expertise with a unique labour-saving method of getting dirty (none of the others can manage this technique!).  It goes without saying that I only need to glance in the direction of one of my minions, both human and horse, and they scurry off to do my bidding.  I hope SHE’S chosen a nice picture of me!

 Annie Joppe and Dilmun