Seven Australian riders in British Eventing Top 20

Lucinda Fredericks and Flying Finish both feature in the BE Top 20        Photo: Libby Law

There’s a lot of talk in Australia about losing our top riders who go to live overseas in order to compete. Looking at it from another point of view, it must be pretty annoying for local eventers in the UK when the Aussies and New Zealanders invade en masse. At the moment seven of Australia’s top riders and four New Zealand riders feature in the current British Eventing Top 20

From Australia Lucinda Fredericks is in 4^th place, Paul Tapner in 5^th, Chris Burton 6^th, Bill Levett 8^th, Andrew Hoy 10^th, Clayton Fredericks 11^th and Sam Griffiths 16^th. From New Zealand Andrew Nicholson has the number one position (yes, William Fox-Pitt is in third!), Caroline Powell in 9^th, Mark Todd in 15^th and Lucy Wiegersma in 18^th.

Australian riders’ horses are doing pretty well too with Lucinda Fredericks’ Flying Finish in top spot, Andrew Hoys’ Rutherglen 2^nd, Paul Tapner’s Inonothing in 11^th, Wendy Schaeffer’s Koyuna Sun Dancer in 12^th and Chris Burton’s Haruzac in 16^th.

Points are earned at Novice level and above for horses and riders and a tally kept; at the end of the year the Top 100 horse and rider lists are published by British Eventing.

Some British riders must be wondering when they’re all going home!

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