Juniors prepare for Pardubice
Britain’s top junior event riders will be heading to Pardubice, the home of the famous steeplechase in the Czech Republic, for this week’s Junior European Championships (7-10 August).
The six-strong squad includes the recently crowned British Junior Champion Amy Young (Highville) and Tamsyn Hutchins, who is making her team debut riding Tully Lane, after helping the British pony team win the bronze in 2002.
The complete squad is:
- Samantha Cutts (Piccola Star)
- Tamsyn Hutchins (Tully Lane)
- Oliver Signy (Master Barley)
- Gemma Tattersall (Balfern Milly Molly Mandy)
- Nicola Wilson (Oingy Boingy)
- Amy Young (Highville)
The reserve riders are Ailie Haddow and Tessa Builder.
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