| Representing Britain Information for drivers competing at World Championships and Team GBR Supporters |
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World Singles Championships Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy 28 July - 1 August 2010 Website: www.fise.it World Singles Championships 2010 schedule |
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| Team GBR Chef
d'Equipe: Jill Holah |
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| Qualifying events in 2010: Ashfields, Hopetoun |
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| Selection events: Sandringham 2009, Catton 2009, Erddig 2009, Ashfields 2010, Hopetoun 2010. |
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| Selection points table See the latest competitor selection standings |
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Competing abroad Information for drivers competing at international FEI events |
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| Finding your driver or horse
registration number If you wish to check the FEI records for your registration number, please go to the pages linked below. All you need to do is enter your name or your horse's name in the "Any Name" box. This will show you the details for current as well as past registrations. |
FEI search: DRIVER REGISTRATIONS HORSE REGISTRATIONS |
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| World Single Horse Championships: Team GBR | ||||
| The selection for the
Single Horse World Championship team had everyone biting their nails
until the announcement was finally made after the finish of Hopetoun
National HDT. In the end, Joanna Broadbent
finished on a total of five, one point ahead of the other three. After
the ratification panel had met, it was announced that Ian Bertram and
Pam Neill would be the other two team members with Emily Bennett as
reserve. This decision was based on marathon scores at mutually
contested events, which were Ashfields and Hopetoun, and Emily’s
penalties on the walk proved expensive.
Unfortunately, both Joanna Broadbent and
Emily Bennett were unable to accept the invitations due to other
commitments and horse lameness. This means that the British Team
travelling to Rome will consist of two competitors plus their support
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 Also born in Edinburgh, Pam Neill
has extensive experience of foreign travel as she works for showjumper
Lynda Birke who competes regularly on the continent. Pam started driving
when Lynda fancied a horse and cart to visit the local hostelry at
weekends. This led to some driving for Pam, who discovered the joys of
competitive carriage driving, finishing as Novice Indoor Champion in
2001/2002 and reserve champion at the National Championships in 2004
with My Last Rolo. Pam saw the importance of the dressage phase and
looked for a horse with good movement for her next venture, finding
Pablo Diablo six years ago. Although a showjumper when purchased, he had
driven in Belgium so she took him back to basics and he made rapid
progress. “He’s a very tough character,” says Pam, “but this can work
both for and against you.” It helped when Pablo Diablo suffered a life
threatening injury in 2005; he was found in his stable in the morning
with multiple fractures of his jaw. The anaesthetic produced
complications as he was very fit at the time of the accident. After
eight months and further surgery, he pulled through to make a full
recovery. Pam took him to Saumur in 2009 to see how he would cope with
the experience of crowds, travelling and stabling and he performed very
well. She is looking forward to representing Britain at the forthcoming
World Championships.
Pam's groom and backstepper at the
Championships will be Steve Jones. |
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Ian's groom and backstepper at the
Championships will be Catriona Bertram. |
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