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.

Carol Phillips

H&H website editor

Carol is an experienced journalist and editor, who is also a passionate amateur rider and dedicated horse owner, having ridden since childhood. She has a particular interest in the emotional well-being and ethical training of horses, alongside veterinary matters, having garnered extensive first-hand experience of numerous equine health conditions through more than 30 years of horse ownership.