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British Showjumping squad announced

31st July 2019
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Olympic medallists hunt for Great Britain’s Olympic qualification.

The British Equestrian Federation has today, 31 July 2019, announced the UK Sport National Lottery funded showjumping squad which will compete at the FEI Longines European Championships in Rotterdam, Holland (19–25 August 2019).

Two Olympic gold medallists, currently Britain’s highest FEI-ranked showjumpers, are included in the strong squad that heads to Rotterdam to try to secure Team GBR a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

In alphabetical order, the selected squad has been named by British Showjumping selectors as:

• Scott Brash MBE with Lady Pauline Kirkham & Lady Pauline Harris’ Hello M’Lady (Groom – David Honnet)

• Amanda Derbyshire with Gochman Sport Horse LLC’s Luibanta BH (Groom – Lesley Veall)

• Ben Maher MBE with Poden Farms’ Explosion W (Groom – Cormac Kenny)

• Laura Renwick with Arabella Prior’s Dublin V (Groom – Ludo Langton)

• Holly Smith with TJ Hall Ltd and her own Hearts Destiny (British Bred) (Groom – Catherine Dodd)


The European Championships this year are absolutely crucial if we are to qualify for the Olympic Games at Tokyo next year. I have full faith that the selection panel have put together a very strong team who could not only secure a qualifying ticket for Tokyo but also medal in both the Team and Individual Finals. 

I would like to personally thank all the owners that have made their horses available and of course the riders who are as committed as I am to delivering for Great Britain.

In addition I extend my thanks to the dedicated support team at the BEF and British Showjumping who also play a vital role.
Performance Manager Di Lampard 


British Showjumping Chief Executive Iain Graham commented “We go forward to Rotterdam with a strong team in whom I have full confidence. In Ben and Scott we have two London 2012 Team Gold medallists who have also held the top spot individually on the world ranking lists.

Both Holly and Amanda have proven themselves as Championship Team riders and Laura Renwick has been having consistent success at top level.

I would like to congratulate the entire team on their selection and also thank the owners who have generously made their horses available for the British campaign as we set our sights on Tokyo.”

The British senior teams are supported by the BEF’s UK Sport National Lottery funded World Class Programme.

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