Great Britain’s Jumping team took gold at the FEI European Jumping Championship for Children at Moorsele in Belgium over the weekend where Switzerland’s Larissa Notz claimed the individual title.
The gold medal winning team included Amy Inglis, 14 year old daughter of well-known British rider Duncan Inglis riding Happy Ending, 14 year old Laura Robinson riding Chashmire, 13 year old Ella Curley riding Lucky and James Shore who is just 12 years of age and son of another British veteran Keith Shore. James competed with Pascal IV. Together this talented side put the result beyond doubt when they picked up just four faults over the two rounds of competition. Shore was the only one to lower a fence in the first round, and although he collected nine second time out, that proved the discard when Inglis and Curley produced double-clear performances and Robinson dropped just a single fence.
It was a close-fought affair however as the host Belgium’s Jos Verlooy (Tia Maria), Victoire Delforge (Tina des Papillons), Valerie Vleugels (Amienka VH Westleven) and Vicky Van de Poel (Whisper) finished with only five faults on the board. At the halfway stage the Belgians were looking very strong indeed after clear rounds from all four riders, but a time fault for Verlooy added to four faults from Delforge and five from Vleugels ensured they had to settle for silver medal position.