Polly Stockton’s Westwood Poser off European eventing squad
Polly Stockton will take her Irish sport horse Regulus to the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships 2011 in Luhmühlen (25-28 August) rather than Westwood Poser who has suffered a slight injury in training.
The squad is now composed of Laura Collett and Rayef, William Fox-Pitt riding Cool Mountain, Piggy French and Jakata, Mary King with Imperial Cavalier, Polly Stockton riding Regulus and Nicola Wilson and Opposition Buzz.
Lucy Wiegersma and Francis Whittington are the reserve riders with Woodfalls Inigo Jones and Sir Percival III respectively.
The four riders to compete in the team competition at the championships will be selected at event, following the trot up.
The remaining two horses and riders will represent Britain as individuals; their results will not affect the overall team score.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.