Sharon Hunt to miss European Championships
Sharon Hunt (pictured) is out of the British squad for the European Eventing Championships because Tankers Town needs a few weeks off to recover from bruised feet. This means he will miss vital fitness work.
“It’s only a short term problem, but it couldn’t have come at a worse time,” said Sharon, who finished ninth at last year’s World Equestrian Games on her squad debut.
“I’ll give him a couple of weeks off and then maybe aim for [the new four-star at] Pau at the end of the season. If he’s not right after a few weeks I won’t compete him again this year and will go to Badminton in the spring.
“He still needs a qualificaton for the Hong Kong Olympics next year, but I’ll be as patient as I need to be.”
First reserve Rodney Powell has been called up for the championships, which are at Pratoni del Vivaro (13-16 September), with the Johnsons’ Langarth Darcy.
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Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.