Rosalind Canter, 31, with Caroline Moore’s and her own Allstar B
Tina Cook, 46, with Elisabeth Murdoch and Keith Tyson’s Billy The Red (direct reserve horse: Pip Wates, Ailsa Wates and Equine Aqua Training’s Calvino II )
Piggy French, 36, with Jayne McGivern’s Quarrycrest Echo
Gemma Tattersall, 32, with the Pebbles Syndicate’s Quicklook V
Oliver Townend, 34, with Angela Hislop’s Cooley SRS
Nicola Wilson, 40, with James and Jo Lambert’s Bulana
The final team of four and two individuals will be announced on arrival in Strzegom.
Sarah Cohen, 43, has been named first reserve with Preci-Spark Ltd and Elizabeth Jones’s Treason, with Alexander Bragg, 36, as second reserve with Sally Ellicot’s Zagreb.
Ros Canter will make her senior squad debut, while all the other riders have contested at least two senior championships. Tina Cook is the most experienced and is travelling to her eighth Europeans. She was European champion in 2009 on Miners Frolic.
All the horses apart from Quicklook V (who went to the Rio Olympics) will be at their first senior championship.
British eventing performance manager Richard Waygood said: “I am very excited about this year’s Europeans. We have a strong squad who are all up for the challenge and willing to fight every inch of the way.
“The selectors have had their work cut out as there has been quality and depth to choose from. I am equally excited for the owners who have all shown great commitment in making their horses available for the championships.
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The new event, which is set to be held in 2019, will become the seventh CCI4* in the world
The following pairs have also been named as reserves (in alphabetical order):
Rosalind Canter and her own Zenshera
Laura Collett, 27, with Keith and Louise Scott, Nick and Lyn How and her own Mr Bass
Pippa Funnell MBE, 49, with Filippo Friedenberg and her own Billy The Biz
Tom McEwen, 26, with his mother Ali, Jane Inns, and his own Toledo De Kerser
Willa Newton, 27, with her father Joey and Lady Sarah McCorquodale’s Caja 20
Gemma Tattersall with The Soul Syndicate’s Arctic Soul
Isabelle (Izzy) Taylor, 34, ith Dr Patricia Turner’s Trevidden
Oliver Townend with Karyn Shuter and Angela Hislop’s Ballaghmor Class
Nicola Wilson with Gerry and Mary Kemp and Janine Shewan’s One Two Many
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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.
