Paris Olympics Review with Dickie Waygood and Tom McEwen Sunday 23rd Febuary at 6:30pm (GMT)9/2/2025 We are delighted to be hosting a Zoom event with Dickie Waygood and Tom McEwen, along with Adam Short to tell us about their success with the British Team in Paris last year.
If you would like to join us then please fill out the google form below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YrmTdtvZYrf9P3xviXNNJ8qUrOdsC5ba99In-yj5q70/edit If you are not a member of the HTSG we kindly ask that you donate £5 to access the zoom link, this goes directly to support the British Teams in 2025 and beyond! The link to pay is below. Horse Trials Support Group Paris Olympics Review
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Dear Members,
We are delighted to be writing our first letter to you all as your new team at HTSG. As the outgoing committee members have already said their goodbyes, we want to thank them all for their hard work and dedication over the years and acknowledge that we have large shoes to fill! Our first exciting piece of news is to let you know that Rosemary Barlow has agreed to take on the role of President. She is delighted that a new committee has been assembled and has offered her continuing support for which we are extremely grateful. In addition, we are also pleased to say that Ginny Elliot will be staying with us but in a new capacity as Vice President along with Jane Holderness-Roddam. We know that they need no introduction to you, and we are bolstered by their desire to stay involved with HTSG under our new stewardship. You are all very familiar with Spencer who has agreed to wear the Chairman’s hat. The rest of us are by no means as instantly recognisable but we are all looking forward to introducing ourselves, and we are excited for Badminton so that we can meet as many of you as possible. As we bask in the reflective glory of an outstanding summer of eventing culminating in Olympic team Gold and an Individual Bronze medal, we as a committee are energised to continue HTSG’s involvement in supporting Team GB. Last year’s donation of £12,500 made by the outgoing committee to that Paris team may just have made all the difference! Fulfilling that purpose has left a minimal amount in our fundraising account so we will be putting every effort to replenish funds over the next Olympic cycle so that we are in a strong position to continue supporting Team GB all the way up to LA in 2028 and beyond. To achieve this, we will be focussing on increasing our fundraising endeavours and have some fun ideas in the pipeline. Our main source of funds however remains your membership fee, so we need to ensure that at the very least, we retain your valuable membership, whilst we work hard to recruit new members. We are pleased to say that there will be no increase in the membership fee for 2025. The fee enables you to contribute to team GB funding as well as benefit from having a full season car pass and a warm dry base at Badminton which we feel we are so lucky to be able to enjoy. We are extremely grateful to the Badminton team for continuing to subsidise this and make room for us. We are full of energy, determination and goals so will keep you posted on some new initiatives and events in the New Year. In the meantime, we can confirm that your new committee is full steam ahead with the organisation of the wonderful Badminton tent. We hope you’ll all continue to join us as all as your new jockeys take up the reins. With very best wishes Spencer and all the new committee members Spencer Sturmey Jeanette Nielson Deborah Walter Marie Ryan Harriet I’Anson Fi Harper Hayley Dunstan Sarah Taylor ![]() We are delighted to invite you to join Zip Travel’s tour to the FEI Eventing European Championship at Haras du Pin! Once again Zip Travel have agreed to work with HTSG to bring you this incredible experience. For just the second time in its 70-year history, the European championship returns to the iconic French National Stud. In the idyllic Normandy countryside the British team will be trying to re-capture the gold medal (and indeed all the individual medals!) they won so emphatically in Avenches in 2021. As well as being an exciting competition in its own right, this year’s event will also serve as a fascinating indicator of who the leading contenders may be when the Olympics arrive just down the road in Paris next year. The Zip Travel tour includes VIP Pavilion season tickets, travel from the UK, daily transfers and accommodation in the historic city of Caen. A welcome reception, course walk, National Stud tour and, of course, a Calvados tasting is also part of the package. As ever, there will be expert Zip Travel representatives leading the tour and answering any questions you may have. Join them between 8 - 14 August 2023 in their 18th year of running an eventing tour. Prices per person start from £1,795 for a shared double/ twin room and £2,395 for a single. To book email [email protected] or call 01926 888797 and don't forget to mention that you are a HTSG member. Find out more at www.zip-travel.com Following the changes both to the HTSG annual membership structure and the changes at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials we have been able to agree a 25% discount on the usual season membership pass for all fully paid up HTSG members. Members will be able to apply for tickets direct to the Box Office with a validation code. We really appreciate Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials working with us to be able to provide this benefit and are sure it will be appreciated by the members visiting Burghley for the first time in two years
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History was made today when British quartet Nicola Wilson, Piggy March, Kitty King and Ros Canter secured the team gold medal in Avenches, adding to the World and Olympic titles already held.
It was a clean sweep on the individual podium, too, with Nicola and Piggy taking gold and silver, and compatriot Sarah Bullimore taking the bronze. It was the seventh time Britain has taken all four medals on offer in 35 editions of the FEI European Eventing Championships. All six riders on the team received funding support through our "Let's Make a Difference" donation to British Equestrian, which of course was only possible thanks to our members continued support. Final British individual placings Gold - Nicola Wilson and JL Dublin, 20.7 Silver - Piggy March and Brookfield Inocent, 23.3 Bronze - Sarah Bullimore and Corouet, 23.6 9th - Kitty King and Vendredi Biats, 28.9 10th - Izzy Taylor and Monkeying Around, 31.9 46th - Ros Canter and Allstar, 77.0 Final full results BBC 2 is showing a highlights programme on Monday 27 September 15:30–17:15.
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The eventing combinations who will be joining Team GB at Tokyo 2020 have been announced and all four of the chosen riders benefited from our Let's Make a Difference funding donation.
Laura Collett with London 52 Owners: Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and Laura Collett Groom: Matilda Sayburn-Hughes Tom McEwen with Toledo de Kerser Owners: Fred and Penny Barker, Jane Inns and Ali McEwen Groom: Francesca Gorni Oliver Townend with Ballaghmor Class Owners: Karyn Shuter, Angela Hislop and Val Ryan Groom: Jess McKie Piggy March with Brookfield Inocent (travelling reserve) Owners: John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn Groom: Amy Phillips For the HTSG it is particularly exciting to see Laura Collett selected as she was one of our scholars in 2018 and has continued to represent the HTSG over the last few years as an ambassador. Also her horse London 52 is partly owned by our vary own Hon Treasurer Karen Bartlett. Full story here: https://bit.ly/3AeQmQl |
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