British para-riders prepare for World Equestrian Games
The British para-dressage team is heading to Norfolk tomorrow (Thursday 2 September) as part of its preparation for the World Equestrian Games (WEG).
Grade Ia riders Anne Dunham, Sophie Christiansen, Emma Sheardown, grade Ib riders Lee Pearson and Ricky Balshaw, grade II Jo Pitt and grade IV Sophie Wells will all be going to Kentucky later this month for WEG.
As part of their training they will stay at Easton College in Norfolk for two days (2-3 September).
On Friday night they will take part in a competition among themselves, performing their WEG tests in front of British Dressage judges.
“We’re really lucky to have them visit,” said Easton College equestrian centre manager Hilary Francois.
“It’s great to get our para-riders to East Anglia. We have 400 people coming to watch the competition on Friday, it will be a totally different atmosphere for the riders and good preparation for WEG.”
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.