Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontain. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
14 months after the announcement of the selections, 28 pairs of riders and horses are already identified by the federal sports management team and accompanied by the FFE both on the sport side and on all organizational and career management aspects. The objective: to facilitate and professionalize the preparation of riders and their horses to accompany their rise in power until the Games.
Thanks to its status as the host nation of the Olympic Games in 2024, France is directly qualified in the four equestrian disciplines and will therefore present a team in show jumping, dressage, dressage, dressage and para-dressage.
These lists are built on objective criteria of performance and sporting potential for the specific format of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, such as the format of the events without “drop score” or the configuration of the courses, including the cross of the complete competition. These lists will evolve over the months that separate us from the Olympic and Paralympic deadline according to the results of the couples. They will tighten as the event approaches to lead to the final selection that should be announced at the end of June/early July 2024.
Sophie Dubourg, National Technical Director, FFE: “We are happy to have confirmed the long lists of the French team in each discipline. These couples are the elite of tricolor horseback riding. We have built a very solid team with a strong experience. Now, our goal is to value our champions and continue to move forward together. In this period, the challenge is now high for them: perform to be the best in 2024 and integrate the selection. Preparing for the major championships is very difficult, physically and psychologically. The training is intensive and the pressure is high.”
The pairs selected to the eventing long list are:
- Thomas Carlile and Darmagnac de Béliard, owned by S.C.E.A. DE BELIARD and Jean-Jacques Montagne.
- Sébastien Cavaillon and Elipso de la Vigne, owned by the Elipso Paris 2024 union
- Luc Chateau and Cocorico de l’Ebat, owned by Caroline Queval and her rider.
- Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontaine, owned by Philippe Lemoine, Guy Bessat, S.A.R.L. ECURIE KARIM LAGHOUAG and Camille Laffite.
- Karim Laghouag and Embrun de Reno, owned by S.A.R.L. ECURIE KARIM LAGHOUAG, Guy Bessat, Camille Laffite and Philippe Lemoine.
- Stéphane Landois and Chaman Dumontceau, owned by S.C.E.A. BLUE CHERRY SQUAD
- Gireg Le Coz and Aisprit de la Loge, owned by Frédérique Grand and Augustin Grand.
- Héloïse Le Guern and Canakine du Sudre Z, owned by Bénédicte Le Guern and Philippe Le Guern.
- Camille Lejeune and Dame Decoeur Tardonne, owned by Sarah Gospodnetic and her rider.
- Maxime Livio and Api du Libraire, owned by S.d.f Api Club.
- Maxime Livio and Carouzo Bois Marotin, owned by S.C. Sixty-six and company, Gilles Saiagh and Céline Fronteau.
- Benjamin Massié and Edition Fonroy, owned by Jean-Luc Van Hoenacker and his rider.
- Gaspard Maksud and Zaragoza, owned by Jane Young and Martin Thurlow.
- Astier Nicolas and Alertamalib’Or, owned by Aliette Forien, Pascal Ravery, Nicolas Paul and his rider.
- Nicolas Touzaint and Absolut Gold*HDC, owned by Haras des Coudrettes.
- Nicolas Touzaint and Diabolo Menthe, owned by Mézard Sports and Françoise Niclaus.
You can read the full press release with the list of combinations named for all Olympic disciplines here.
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