Great Britain’s Dressage Short List Announced for the World Equestrian Games
The British Equestrian Federation confirmed the short list of combinations that would form the nominated entry for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, USA (11–23 September 2018). The list was selected by the British Dressage selection panel.
The Short-Listed Combinations
The athletes named on the short list, in alphabetical order, were:
- Lara Butler with Dr Wilfried and Mrs Ursula Bechtolsheimer’s Rubin Al Asad
- Charlotte Dujardin CBE with the Mount St John Stud’s Mount St John Freestyle
- Emile Faurie with Elena Knyaginicheva’s Delatio, and Hof Kasselmann KG’s Dono Di Maggio
- Carl Hester MBE with Lady Anne Evans, Ann Cory and his own Hawtins Delicato
- Gareth Hughes with Mr Steve and Mrs Anne Keen’s Don Carissimo, and Mrs Rebecca Hughes, Mrs Julia Hornig and his own Classic Briolinca
- Spencer Wilton with Jen Goodman and his own Super Nova II
All combinations were required to maintain their current form to remain on the list ahead of the Championships. A total of eight combinations were due to be submitted to the FEI on 13 August 2018 as Great Britain’s nominated entries.
Reaction From the Performance Manager
Dressage Performance Manager Caroline Griffith welcomed the strength of the short list. “I am absolutely thrilled and delighted for the group of athlete and horse combinations named to our short list for WEG,” she said. “We have a great mix of exciting young horses with experienced riders and established combinations, all of whom have performed well this year, so I am very, very excited about the World Games.”
She also noted the depth of competition for places. “All of those campaigning this year have pushed those on the short list hard for their places, a true sign of the strength, depth and quality we have in this country,” she added. The dressage team itself was due to be announced in the following weeks.