Is your horse the next Valegro?

Potential Valegros are being sought for this year’s World Class Programme dressage pathway.

Besides the reassessment of horses already on the pathway, the British Equestrian Federation is inviting applications from owners wishing for their horses to be considered.

Horses will be selected on their potential to compete at championship level grand prix, and will gain access to specialist training through the UK Sport Lottery-funded programme.

The deadline for applications is 24 April. Final selection for invited applicants will take place on 20-21 May.

➤ For further details and application forms visit: www.bef.co.uk

This article was first published in Horse & Hound magazine (27 March 2014)

Martha Terry

H&H features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on dogs of all shapes and sizes. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.