Jonelle Price and Faerie Dianimo move into the top ten. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
With the World Equestrian Games coming up next summer in Tryon, NC, National Federations the world over will be carefully monitoring the training and competition activity of their top eventing combinations.
Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) has recently named their 2018 High Performance Eventing Squad:
Blyth Tait and Bear Necessity V, owned by the rider and Ronnie Bartlett
Clarke Johnstone and Balmoral Sensation, owned by the Johnstone Family
Jonelle Price and Classic Moet, owned by the rider and Trish Rickards, and Faerie Dianimo, owned by the rider and Trisha Rickards
Sir Mark Todd and NZB Campino, owned by the rider and New Zealand Bloodstock, and Leonidas II, owned by the rider and Diane Brunsden and Peter Cattell
Tim Price and Ringwood Sky Boy, owned by the rider, Robert Taylor, Varenna Allen and selwood.com, Bango, owned by Numero Uno Syndicate, and Xavier Faer, owned by the rider and Trisha Rickards and Nigella Hall.
Blyth, Toddy and husband and wife dream team Tim and Jonelle are based in Great Britain while Clarke is based in New Zealand. Eventing High Performance Manager Graeme Thom said, “It is extremely encouraging that many names of New Zealand-based riders have been added (across the squads), which portends for continued strength and success in the upcoming years.”
ESNZ has developed a pipeline for eventers with varying levels of riders recognized on several official lists each year. Click here to view the 2018 ESNZ High Performance Futures Squad, Future Potential Recognition Squad, Talent Development and Talent ID Squad.
