British Dressage announced new additions to the British Dressage team under the BD Youth and Sports Operations Technical Committees.
Joining our BD Youth Committee as the Coaching Representative will be Jo Swain, a UKCC level 4 coach, organiser and also currently BD Youth rep for Central Region. Jo will be looking to develop the senior coaches delivering to BD youth and also potential BD Youth members who wish to coach.
Jo will be working alongside Stephen Arnett to develop coaches. Stephen will also be looking at career development including the Young Professional Programme. Stephen is currently Regional Chair for BD Wales as well as being a UKCC L3 coach, judge and BD Rider Test Assessor.
Jo Lees, BD Youth Representative for the South West region, and Sioned Roberts BD Youth Representative for Wales, will be working together on the committee to look at recruitment, participation and fundraising. Jo is also a UKCC L3 coach, a BD Youth Rider Test Assessor and has trained and ridden to PSG. Sioned is also an organiser and her daughter has gone through BD Youth from U12 to International.
Nina Boex joins the committee as the link to liaising and developing with International teams,. Nina has gone through BD Youth herself and is currently Chef d’Equipe for the British Dressage Junior, Young Rider and Children on Horses teams. Nina is a BD Youth Rider Test Assessor and also a UKCC L2 coach.
Briony Cutler will join the committee as the BD Youth Ambassador representative. Once again Briony has gone through the BD Youth structure herself. She is a BHSAI and works as an equine lecturer. Briony is also a BD Judge and an organiser.
Hannah Moody will be looking at competition development and tests, including rider squad tests and assessors. Hannah has ridden from young horse level to Grand Prix and she is also a UKCC L3 coach.
Alice Oppenheimer will become our “senior” ambassador for BD Youth, encouraging participation and obtaining feedback from our riders at competitions. Alice has competed from grass roots to International Grand Prix and was also a member of the YR European Team.
Finally, Anne Ratcliffe will be focussing on Education and Horse and Pony Management. Anne has a degree in Equine Studies, BHS Stage 4 and 5 stable manger. She is Pony Club B and AH assessor and has also written horse care qualifications which have been successfully approved through examinations boards such as BTEC/Ed Excel and City and Guilds.
This is a very strong line-up that brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to support the development of our young riders, so we are excited to welcome all of these volunteers to the BD Youth Committee.
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