Amanda Pottinger moves up to the High Performance Futures Squad
The New Zealand eventing selectors have announced the 2019 ESNZ Eventing High Performance Squads, to be reviewed on a six-monthly basis leading up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Clarke Johnstone and Balmoral Sensation remain the only New Zealand based combination on the High Performance Squad along with three UK based riders and their various horses; Sir Mark Todd with NZB Campino, Leonidas II, Kiltubrid Rhapsody and McClaren, Tim Price with Ringwood Sky Boy and Bango and Jonelle Price with Classic Moet and Faerie Dianimo.
Tim also has horses Xavier Faer and Ascona M on the High Performance Futures Squad. Amanda Pottinger and Just Kidding, who finished second in the CCI4* in Adelaide in 2018, have made the step up to the squad along with Dan Jocelyn on Grovine de Reve, Caroline Powell with On the Brash, Jesse Campbell on Amsterdam 21 and Blyth Tait aboard Havanna.
The High Performance Potential Squad (previously known as the Future Potential Recognition squad) features new members Hayley Frielick (based in Australia), Monica Oakley and Abby Lawrence, who join James Avery, Samantha Lissington (nee Felton), Ginny Thompson, Joe Meyer, Nick Brooks, Donna Edwards-Smith and Bundy Philpott.
The Performance Squads – the Talent Development and Talent Identification squads – were announced earlier in the year.
High Performance Squad
Rider | Horse | Owners |
Clarke Johnstone | Balmoral Sensation | Johnstone Family |
Jonelle Price | Classic Moet | Trisha Rickards and Jonelle Price |
Jonelle Price | Faerie Dianimo | Trisha Rickards and Jonelle Price |
Sir Mark Todd | NZB Campino | New Zealand Bloodstock and Sir Mark Todd |
Sir Mark Todd | Leonidas II | Diane Brunsden, Peter Cattell and Sir Mark Todd |
Sir Mark Todd | Kiltubrid Rhapsody | Dr Elizabeth Donald & Niki Ryan |
Sir Mark Todd | McClaren | David and Katherine Thomson |
Tim Price | Ringwood Sky Boy | Robert Taylor, Varenna Allen, Tim Price and selwood.com |
Tim Price | Bango | Numero Uno Syndicate |
High Performance Futures Squad
Rider | Horse | Owners |
Amanda Pottinger | Just Kidding | The Pottinger Family |
Blyth Tait | Havanna | Katherine Corich, Jane Lovell-Smith, John Ormiston |
Dan Jocelyn | Grovine de Reve | Therese Miller, Jo Preston-Hunt, Philip Hunt and Dan Jocelyn |
Caroline Powell | On The Brash | Sarah Tobey and Sue Smiley |
Jesse Campbell | Amsterdam 21 | Gary and Linda Harding |
Tim Price | Xavier Faer | Trisha Rickards, Nigella Hall and Tim Price |
Tim Price | Ascona M | Suzanne Houchin, Lucy and Ben Sangster and Sir Peter Vela |
High Performance Potential Squad
Abby Lawrence
Buddy Philpott
Donna Edwards-Smith
Ginny Thompson (UK)
Hayley Frielick (Australia)
James Avery (UK)
Joe Meyer (USA)
Monica Oakley
Nick Brooks
Samantha Lissington (nee Felton)
