Following Ulla Salzgeber's recent visit to Australia, and her assessment of the current state of the sport in this country, it has been decided to radically alter the National Dressage Squad structure and criteria to take a longer view for the future of the sport.
Now that the Athens Olympic Games has come and gone, it is time to focus on the major objective in 2006 - the World Equestrian Games in Aachen. 2006 is also an opportunity for Dressage to lay the foundation for success at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and to sow the seeds for the next generation of elite athletes and coaches through a nationally-coordinated approach to athlete and coach development.
The recruitment of an internationally-recognised trainer is a key part of the overall High Performance strategy for the Equestrian Federation of Australia.
The new squads are as follows:
A Squad
Centaur - Ann Serrao
Crisp - Ricky MacMillan
Greenoaks Dundee - Heath Ryan
Amoucheur - Kelly Layne
Holding List
Don Bolero - Kristy Oatley-Nist
Quando Quando - Kristy Oatley-Nist
B1 Squad
Cinderella - Matthew Dowsley
Neversfelde Feuer - Maurice Bruce
APH Romarn - Denise Rogan
B2 Squad
Port Said 10 - Mary Hanna
Glencoe Manhattan - Nicole Tough
Donna Carrera - Rozzie Ryan
Welfenadel - Lesley-Ann Taylor
Weltklasse - Lesley-Ann Taylor
Classico II - Glennis Barrey
Northern Invader - Vicki Robertson
The selectors reserve the right to add and subtract from the squads at any time. Selectors will be watching the results of the coming CDI-W at Melbourne and the CDI*** at Sydney.
Related Links
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