Phillips Heads World Class Riders

Reigning World Champion Zara Phillips heads a strong contingent of British World Class Programme riders heading for Portugal this week.

Barroca d’Alva will play host to a series of international events culminating in a CIC*** and CCI*** next weekend (1st and 2nd March). Zara's World Games ride Toytown will compete in the CIC*** whilst Tsunami II will contest the CCI***.

Fellow World Class Programme rider Lucy Wiegersma takes four horses including her Blenheim fifth placed ride Woodfalls Inigo Jones in the CCI*** and Granntevka Prince, World Young Horse Championships tenth place in the CIC***. Gemma Tattersall takes her Badminton/Burghley 07 and Young Rider Gold Medal partner, Jesters Quest, into the CIC***.

GB riders taking part include;

Miranda Carey (36) from Madrid, Spain and her own 14 yr old Bay Mare, Rinte Van D (CIC***)
Julia Crowson (32) from Marlborough, Wilts with Robin Dunlop's Sonic Boom (CIC***) and Stamford Stone

Zara Phillips (26) from Minchinhampton, Glos with BGC Partners and Associated Companies including Cantor Index and Rider's Toytown (CIC***), Gleadhill House Stud Ltd's Glenbuck (CIC***), Melanie Duff and Rider's Tsunami II (CCI***)
Gemma Tattersall (22) from Hailsham, East Sussex with Clare Heron & Rider's Jesters Quest (CIC***)
Lucy Wiegersma (30) from Beaworthy, Devon with Geraldine Mills' Granntevka Prince (CIC***) and Ginnie Lyne & Hendrick Wiegersma's Woodfalls Inigo Jones (CCI***)

For event information and up to date results please see www.completobarroca.no.sapo.pt

Photo: Ian Lamprell