TRETORN YOUNG RIDERS 1-2 IN WIERDEN GRAND PRIX

The Young Rider Grand Prix in Wierden, The Netherlands yesterday, saw Tretorn Young Rider International Squad members, Matthew Sampson and Joe Clayton take first and second places respectively.

 

Matthew, 18, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire riding the eleven year-old bay gelding Chianti Classico jumped the fastest of five double clears to take victory from fellow squad member Joe Clayton. Joe, 19, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire rode the ten year-old bay gelding Saveur, producing a double clear but crossing the finishing line a little over half a second slower than his team mate Matthew.

 

1st Matthew Sampson GBR Chianto Classico – 0/0 34.77 secs

2^nd Joe Clayton GBR Saveur – 0/0 35.52 secs

3^rd Tom Martens NED Audi’s Allouette van het Lambroeck – 0/0 38.59 secs

 

Earlier in the day Tretorn Junior International Squad member George Whitaker, 16, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire finished in fourth place in the Junior Grand Prix aboard the eleven year-old chestnut gelding Carnaval Path.

 

Results from Wierden can be viewed at www.dutchyoungsterfestival.nl.

 

The British Junior and Young Rider International Squads are kindly sponsored by Tretorn. Tretorn was founded in 1891 by Johan Dunkar in Helsingborg, Sweden. In 1904 Tretorn was manufacturing around one million rubber boots a year.  The manufacturing of rubber boots and tennis balls continued until 1991 in Helsingborg, when they moved the production overseas to Poland and other countries. Tretorn is today one of the leading manufacturers of rubber boots in Scandinavia as well the third biggest producer in Europe of tennis balls. The Tretorn riding boot was launched during 2007. Tretorn is today owned by PUMA AG.

 

The Squads are further supported by John Whitaker International with British Team branded riding hats, the British Show Jumping Association and the World Class Development programme which is Lottery funded through UK Sport.