Ground Jury Appointed for the 2026 European Young Rider & Under 25 Championships

Sun, 02/22/2026 - 09:51
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Show organizer Arie Yom-Tov and judges Evi Eisenhardt and Eva-Maria Vint-Warmington at the 2020 European Youth Championships :: Photo © Astrid Appels

The FEI has appointed the ground jury for the 2026 European Championships for Young Riders and Under 25 Riders in Pilisjaszfalu (HUN) on 6  - 12 July 2026.

The event will be hosted at Arie Yom Tov's Stable Unikornis on the outskirts of Budapest. The venue has hosted a string of CDI's, CDI-W's and European young championships in the last decade.

For the 2026 Europeans  the ground jury includes:

Young Riders

  • Carlos Lopes (POR) - president
  • Sandy Phillips (GBR)
  • Eva-Maria Vint-Warmington (EST)
  • Sven Rothenberger (NED)
  • Nicole Nockemann (GER)

The reserve judge is Anne Prain (FRA)

Under 25

  • Raphael Saleh (FRA) - president
  • Katrina Wüst (GER)
  • Patricia Wolters (NED)
  • Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN)
  • Elisabeth Max-Theurer (AUT)

The reserve judge is Malgorzata Pawlowska (POL)

The foreign technical delegate will be Freddy Leyman (BEL), the chief steward is Diana Münnich (GER).

Evi Eisenhardt (GER) and David Hunt (GBR) will be the representatives for the Judging Supervisory Panel.

Photo © Astrid Appels

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Pilisjaszfalu Allocated the 2026 European Young Riders & Under 25 Championships