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Success for Australian Carriage Drivers


Boyd Exell at Sandringham
Boyd Exell at Sandringham 2008
Photograph:Mike Watts
Nicola Turner, Friday, 4 July 2008

Victory for Australia at Sandringham Horse Driving Trials, and Boyd Exell is currently in 4th place in Aachen.

Boyd Exell won the Horse 4-in-hand event at Sandringham Horse Driving Trials, a national competition in the UK, on 28-29 June.
Fellow Australians, Jessica Meredith won the Pony Pairs and Graham Heath came second in the Novice Horse.

On 05 July Boyd Exell was coming 4th in the Wohnwelt Pallen Marathon 4-in-Hand competition at Aachen CHIO after the Dressage phase on a score of 71.60%.  Unfortunately, Boyd's carriage overturned at obstacle 7 on the marathon course.  Boyd's groom suffered minor injuries to his face and was kept in hospital overnight.

The competition was won by 28-year-old German driver Michael Brauchle. The Dutch driver Koos de Ronde came second ahead of the French driver Benjamin Allaud. Ijsbrand Chardon finished fourth.

Driving Dressage Aachen CHIO - Results

Boyd Exell at Sandringham

Graham Heath at Sandringham

Jessica Meredith at Sandringham

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