My road to my first Junior Selection
I somehow managed to completely bypass Pony Trials, probably because I moved onto a 16.3hh when I was 13… The u18 Championships 2015 When I was 15, Brian and I…
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Junior European Championships
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Competing for Team GB at the Junior European Championships is the ultimate goal for many teenagers. I was lucky enough to be selected for the GB Junior Eventing squad in 2017 and 2018.
I competed as an Individual on Playtime in my first European Championships in Millstreet in Ireland. In 2018 I was part of the silver medal winning GB Junior team. Playtime and I came 5th individually.
Junior Europeans 2018
The European Championships for Juniors (under 18s) and Young Riders (under 21s) is held once a year in different locations around Europe. Each year a squad of up to 6…
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European Championship Diary – Day 1
Sunday On Sunday morning we finished polishing everything and packing it all in our lorry. After Smarty had spent a few hours in the field we booted him up, put…
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European Championships – Day 2
Monday Although eventing is the thing that can gets me up and out of bed very early, the 3:30am alarm on Monday morning was definitely met begrudgingly. Having crawled out…
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European Championships Day 3
Tuesday We woke up excited and ready for our first proper day at the Championships. We arrived at the venue and ate our very French breakfast of fresh croissants. Then…
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European Championships Day 4
Wednesday After waking early on Wednesday we all headed to the site ready for a very busy day. First, we went for a photo shoot with Adam Fanthorpe. The Junior…
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European Championships Day 5
Thursday Dressage day for me and Elicia! As soon as my alarm went off I began my dressage prep. I lay in bed running through the test in my head,…
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European Championships Day 6
Friday I got a lie in! The first thing for me to do on Friday was not until 10:15, so Tessa very kindly said I could lie in instead of…
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European Championships Day 7
Cross-Country Day! I woke up to some very uplifting positive tunes from the speaker and the 5 of us sung our way around the house, the energy was buzzing. There…
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European Championships Day 8
Sunday On Sunday I woke up stressed, but also excited. I always find SJ the most nerve-wracking and it has always been my weakest phase. Having worked very hard at…
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