Britain has named a real powerhouse of a short list for the European Eventing Championships in France next month. That’s a heads-up for the U.S. on what kind of competition it will face at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
At the 2022 world championships, the U.S.won silver to qualify for Paris. For obvious reasons, the U.S. won’t be competing in the European championships.
World champion and British star Yasmin Ingham with Banzai du Loir. (Photo © 2023 by Nancy Jaffer)
Those named to the British short list include Ros Canter and 2023 Badminton winner Lordships Graffalo, Laura Collett with 2022 Badminton winner London 52, who also was tops at Luhmuhlen; World Champion Yasmin Ingham (Banzai du Loir) and Tom Jackson with Capels Hollow Drift, second at Burghley last year and fifth at Badminton this spring. The others (all were named in alphabetical order) are Kitty King, a member of the 2021 Europeans gold medal team (Vendredi Biats) and Tom McEwen, second in the Land Rover Kentucky 5-star on JL Dublin.
The team of four will be selected from the short list closer to the event. Kentucky 5-star winner Oliver Townend was named as a reserve with Ballaghmor Class. He had four knockdowns at last year’s world championships, which dropped Britain from the podium to fourth place.