Jonelle Price and Classic Moet
Equestrian Sports New Zealand has announced its revised eventing squads for 2017, with some changes made to the squad structure and those feeding into the top tier.
The High Performance Squad, which consists of combinations being aimed towards the upcoming 2018 World Equestrian Games, consists of nine combinations from riders Sir Mark Todd, Tim and Jonelle Price, Blyth Tait, Clarke Johnstone and Caroline Powell.
Todd is on with his 2012 London Olympic Games team bronze medal-winning horse NZB Campino, who has four top 10 CCI4* finishes to his credit and his 2016 Olympic mount Leonidas II who finished 7th in Rio and 4th at Badminton last year.
Jonelle Price has Classic Moet, who was fourth individual at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and has had three top 10 CCI4* finishes, including third at Burghley in 2016. She is also on squad with her Rio Olympic Games horse Faerie Dianimo, who was also second at Luhmuhlen CCI4* in 2015 and fourth at Pau CCI4* in 2014.
Tim Price has his Rio horse on squad in Ringwood Sky Boy, who was fourth at both Burghley and Luhmuhlen last year and second at Burghley in 2015. He has also been named with Bango who has competed at both Burghley and Kentucky.
Rio reserve Blyth Tait is in with Bear Necessity V who has completed Burghley, Badminton and Pau. Clarke Johnstone, New Zealand’s best-placed individual at Rio, is on squad with Balmoral Sensation, who was fifth on début at Badminton and third at Adelaide. Caroline Powell re-joins the squad with Onwards and Upwards, who placed eighth at Burghley last year.
The High Performance Futures Squad replaces the former High Performance Accelerator Squad and will consist of combinations that have proven 3* performances in an international field, with the potential to podium in an international 3* field. These combinations are being aimed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The new Future Potential Recognition Group recognises riders with the skill, knowledge and expertise to produce a horse to high performance level, who are actively training and competing horses of future potential but are yet to attain the performances required of the High Performance Squads.
The Performance Programme which has evolved significantly over the past three years under the leadership of Penny Castle, continues to consist of the Talent ID and Talent Development squads. The Performance Programme is targeted at New Zealand-based riders only, given the significant camp-based component of these programmes.
High Performance Squad
Sir Mark Todd - NZB Campino owned by New Zealand Bloodstock and Todd
Sir Mark Todd - Leonidas II owned by Diane Brunsden, Peter Cattell and Todd
Jonelle Price - Classic Moet owned by Trisha Rickards and Price
Jonelle Price - Faerie Dianimo* owned by Trisha Rickards, Jacky Green and Price
Tim Price - Ringwood Sky Boy owned by Robert Taylor, Varenna Allen, Price and selwood.com)
Tim Price - Bango owned by Numero Uno Syndicate
Blyth Tait - Bear Necessity V owned by Ronnie Bartlett and Tait
Clarke Johnstone - Balmoral Sensation owned by the Johnstone family
Caroline Powell - Onwards and Upwards owned by Cameron and Mary Crawford and Powell
High Performance Futures Squad
Jonelle Price - Cloud Dancer* owned by the Marley and Me Syndicate
Tim Price - Xavier Faer owned by Trisha Rickards and Price
Sir Mark Todd - Kiltubrid Rhapsody owned by Niki Ryan and Dr Elizabeth Donald
Jesse Campbell - Cleveland owned by Jesse Campbell
Jesse Campbell - Amsterdam 21* owned by Gary Harding
Dan Jocelyn - Dassett Cool Touch owned by Therese Miller and Jocelyn
Jock Paget - Angus Blue owned by Joe Gianamore
Future Potential Recognition Squad
Lucy Jackson
James Avery
Megan Heath
Lizzie Green
Neil Spratt
Donna Edwards-Smith
Amanda Pottinger
Joe Meyer
Samantha Felton
Ginny Thomson
Talent Development Squad
Abby Lawrence
Andy Daines
Tayla Mason
Sarah Young
Ashleigh McKinstry
Talent ID Squad
Abigail Long
Danielle Wheeler
Jackson Bovill
Vicky Browne-Cole
Renee Faulkner
Beth Wilson
Lucy Turner
