Team NAF’s Juniors take sixth place in the Nations Cup at Zuidwolde
Friday 03 June 2022
Today at the Jan Broek Stables the Junior Nations Cup competition took place as part of the CHIO Youth Spring Tour in Zuidwolde. Twelve teams tackled the 1.40m twelve fence course, with Great Britain, riding under the banner of Team NAF, being drawn eighth to go. The team of four finished on a total of 16 faults combined to secure sixth place.
Great Britain’s pathfinder was Iwan Carpenter, aged 18 years old from Clwyd in Wales, with the 11-year-old bay stallion, Merllyns Chocca Nova, owned by Morgan Carpenter. A foot in the water and a roll of the last fence resulted in 8 faults in the first round. The second round saw them lower the back bar of the penultimate fence.
Lauren Caroline, aged 16 years from Horsham in West Sussex, was next up with the 11-year-old bay gelding Gait L, owned by Lee Caroline. The penultimate fence causing the combination a problem in both rounds, lowering the back bar in round one and the front bar in round two.
Amelie Gachoud, aged 17 from West Horsley in Surrey posted immaculate clear rounds in both rounds with the 11-year-old bay gelding Hello Franklin, owned by Mandy Hall, being one of just four in the competition.
Last to go for Great Britain was Jennifer Billington, aged 17 years from Wrexham in Wales, with the 11-year-old bay gelding, Flipper Darco UK Z, owned by Paul Billington. A roll of the pole in the middle element of the combination in the first round and a lowering of the back bar of the penultimate fence in the second round left the partnership on a total of 4 faults in both rounds.
Great Britain’s Junior team finished on a cumulative score of 16 faults. Team Netherlands took the victory on a total of 8 faults, while Spain finished on 12 faults and in second place. Belgium finished a close third with 13 faults.
Full results can be found here.
Great Britain’s Young Rider team finished in seventh place in their Nations Cup this afternoon. The team, made up of Nicole Lockhead-Anderson with Miss Aragona PS, Ava Vernon with Billy Trysil, Daisy Mckinlay with Darjeeling Desir and Elizabeth Baker with Uno Du Thot, finished on a combined total of 32 faults. Belgium were the winners with a total of 16 faults. Netherlands were second with 18 faults, while Norway finished on 20 faults in third place.
Full results can be found here.
