The Team Behind the Team: World Class Programme Staff
Behind every British squad sent to a major championship is the support network of the World Class Programme. Team GBR could not function without the staff who work behind the scenes, and while some operate across all disciplines, others specialise in supporting a single one.
The team continually examines developments in human and equine sports science and medicine, with the aim of giving athletes the best possible chance of success at elite level.
Programme Leadership and Administration
- Dan Hughes – Equestrian Performance Director
- Sarah Armstrong – World Class Programme Head of Administration & Logistics
- Debbie Lee – World Class Programme Support & Logistics Coordinator
- Lucy Phillips – World Class Programme Performance Assistant
- Sophie Thomas
Discipline Performance Managers
- Yogi Breisner – Eventing Performance Manager and Lead for World Class Programme Coach Development
- Di Lampard – Showjumping Performance Manager
- David Hunter – Para-Equestrian Performance Manager
- Richard Waygood MBE – Dressage Performance Manager
- Philip Surl – Assistant to the Eventing Performance Manager
- Caroline Griffith – Podium Potential Lead and Dressage Discipline Co-ordinator
- Sarah Verney – Eventing Podium Potential Discipline Co-ordinator
This group of people is central to the success of Team GBR, each contributing specialist knowledge to the preparation and care of the country’s leading athletes and horses.