This page is for our South West members who are on either the Senior Squad or the Senior Development Squads - we will be shortly getting a profile on them and their horses, plus details of their training, Squad training events and rides they are attending, plus any events being run to raise funds for the Squads to compete overseas.
Travel Fund for EGB SW members selected to ride in teams – eligibility requirements
- Must be full EGB South West members (can be resident outside Devon or Cornwall)
- Horse and rider must have been selected through correct EGB selection procedure.
- Event must be at least 100 miles away from their home (by road)
- Each rider limited up to £100 in British Isles per year, or £350 abroad.
- Money not to be paid until 24 hours before travelling, by BACS.
- Recipient must help at a future fund raising event for Travel Fund plus write an article and provide photos.
- All applicants must apply to the SW Committee in writing with supporting documentation (i.e copy of selection letter). Funds will be granted subject to approval by the SW Committee.
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| Senior Squad |
| Latest news |
Karen Jones is now on the Senior Squad |
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| Rider name |
Annie Joppe |
| Crew |
Robert and Ben Joppe, John and Jane Hudson, Mary Creedy |
| How long doing Endurance |
9 years |
| Lives |
Goonhavern, Cornwall |
| Training terrain |
Bridleways, hard tracks, road and beach |
| Horse |
Dilmun 10 years old, 15.1 Grey Arab gelding |
| Best achievement |
FEI 3* 160km at Euston Park 2008 – 8th place, 14.1 kph, placings in many 80k, 100k and 120k ERs |
| Qualified for |
European Endurance Championships, Assisi, Italy, September, 2009 |
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| Rider name |
Nicky Shery |
| Crew |
Mike Sherry, Jane and Paul James |
| How long doing Endurance |
20 plus |
| Lives |
Bodmin Moor, Cornwall |
| Training terrain |
Moorland and tracks |
| Horse |
Shimmering Blue Jasmine 13 years old, 15 hh chestnut Arab mare |
| Best achievements |
Completed 3 x FEI 3* 160km ER’s, including Internationally |
| Qualified for |
European Endurance Championships, Assisi, Italy, September, 2009 and World Equestrian Games, Kentucky, September 2010 |
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Crew |
Peter Claridge, Jo Claridge, Peter Nelson, Lucy Smith |
How long doing Endurance |
20 + years |
Lives |
Bodmin, Cornwall |
Training terrain |
Bridleways, Forestry Commission, Moorland |
Horse |
Blue Chip Prince Meliodas 11 years old, 15.3 Bay Anglo Arab gelding (home bred) |
Best achievement |
FEI 3* 160km at Dukeries 2007 – 6th place, FEI 1* 90km at Haywood Oakes 2008 – 3rd place, 80km ER at Minions 2006 – 1st, Golden Horseshoe Exmoor Eighty 2006 – 2nd (French formula) |
Qualified for |
European Endurance Championships, Assisi, Italy, September, 2009 |
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| Rider Name |
Kay Palmer |
Senior Development Squad |
| Rider name |
Karen Jones |
| Rider name |
Jill Semmens |
