Last year's individual winner, Michael Jung, will be back at Strzegom this week
It was a busy afternoon day in Poland at the Strzegom Horse Trials as the horse trucks kept arriving from all over Europe. Linda Algotsson, Karin Donkers, Ingrid Klimke, Stefano Breciaroli and many more has already arrived or are on their way to this week’s event.
Last weekend´s winner in Luhmühlen 4*, Andreas Dibowski, has also arrived and tomorrow the event will welcome a man who has competed here many times, Michael Jung.
It will be a busy evening for the Strzegom team to make sure all 349 horses and 215 riders from 20 different nationalities horses and riders receive a warm welcome getting settled at the stables.
Lots of work has been put this year’s cross country course as preparations for next year’s European Championships have already started. A new water fence is in place and a few more new surprises as well as the Event Director and Course Designer Marcin Konarski and his team have made sure that the cross country is a proper challenge to horses and riders.
The Ground Jury Course Inspection is complete and the competition kicks off on Wednesday morning with the 1* and 2* dressage and the horse inspection.
The British team has already been announced with the squad as;
- Rosalind Canter (30) from Lincolnshire with her own and Miss Caroline Moore’s 11 year old gelding Allstar B
- Laura Collett (26) from Berkshire on Mrs Maggie Sargent’s eight year old gelding Cooley Again
- Izzy Taylor (33) from Oxfordshire and Mr Guy Avis’ 16 year old mare KBIS Briarlands Matilda
- Holly Woodhead (22) from North Yorkshire and Miss Carol Gee’s 10 year old gelding Fernhill Facetime
For those unable to be the Hippodrome in Morwa near Strzegom watching the action you can follow along online every day with the livestream on this link with the competition schedule listed below
ONLINE COVERAGE
WEDNESDAY, 22.06.2016
9.00 – Dressage CI-short 2* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
THURSDAY, 23.06.2016
08.00 – Dressage CI-short 2* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
09.00 – Show Jumping CI-short 1*/CI-short 2* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
11.30 – Dressage CI-long 3* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
FRIDAY, 24.06.2016
08.00 – Dressage CICO-short 3* - FEI TV
09.00 – Show Jumping CI-short 1*/CI-short 2* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
SATURDAY, 25,06.2016
9.00 – Cross Country CI-long 2* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl & FEI You Tube Channel
11.15 – Cross Country CIO-short 3* - FEI TV
15.00 – Cross Country CI-long 3* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
18.00 – Show Jumping CI-long 1* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
SUNDAY, 26.06.2016
10.30 – Show Jumping CI-long 2*& CI-long 3* - www.StrzegomHorseTrials.pl
14.30 – Show Jumping CIO-short 3* - FEI TV
