FIRST QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR THE WORLD CLASS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES PLACE AT ADDINGTON’S PREMIER SHOW

The first qualifying competition for the World Class Development Programme Championship takes place on Friday, 27^th November at Addington’s Premier Show.

 

The competition, which is open to riders aged 23 years or under, brings to the fore some of the most talented young riders in the country and this first qualifying class bears testament to how popular this competition is with a significant number of entries already received.

 

There are a further six qualifying competitions being held at various venues throughout the country, from where the top twenty-two horse and rider combinations, based on points from that horse and rider combination’s best four results, will come forward to jump in the World Class Development Programme Championship and, it’s supporting competition, the World Class Development Programme Pathfinder. These will be held at The British Open Show Jumping Championships in Birmingham’s LG Arena (7-10^th April 2010). 

 

 

As part of its sponsorship the World Class Development Programme is also funding the first place prize money of £300 at the qualifying competitions, as well as Training Vouchers, awarded to the first six prize winning riders, currently eligible for British Team selection.

 

The World Class Development Programme is Lottery and Exchequer funded through UK Sport, and seeks to identify and develop talented athletes who have shown the potential to reach the world stage. The Programme underpins World Class Performance and, together with the Equine Pathway, they comprise the Equestrian World Class Programme, incorporating the three Olympic sports of dressage, eventing, show jumping and the Paralympic sport of para-equestrian dressage.

The Programmes work closely with the three British Equestrian Federation Olympic Member Bodies; British Dressage, British Eventing and British Showjumping, whose own training and competition programmes work hand in hand with the programmes run within World Class.

 

Addington Manor EC                                                     27^th November

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