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2008 National Squads Announced

The AOC has published the Australian Olympic Team Selection and Nomination Criteria for Equestrian

2008 Australian Olympic Team Selection Criteria - Equestrian

2008 Squads announced

Eventing 

There are three squads forming the National Eventing High Performance Squad:

 

• The Elite Squad - Olympic Shadow Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• The National A- Squad for well-performed younger up-and-coming horses that have the potential to make the elite squad.
• Youth Development Squad (Previously known as Young Rider Squad) – For identified promising young riders up to the age of 21. This will be announced at a later date.

Holding List

The Holding List is a sub-section of the elite squad and is activated from time to time for horses that have previously been on the elite squad but that are temporarily not competing at international level due to reasons of soundness or illness.

 

 

Dressage

 

There are three squads forming the National Dressage High Performance Squad:

 

• National Elite Squad - Olympic Shadow Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• National Development Squad - in principle for combinations moving from the small tour to Grand Prix level.
• Youth Development Squad (Previously known as Young Rider Squad) – For identified promising young riders up to the age of 21.

        The 2008 Youth Development Squad will be announced in early February. 

Jumping

 

There are three squads forming the National Jumping High Performance program:

 

• National Elite Squad - Olympic Shadow Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• The "Development Squad" is to identify and encourage up and coming horse and rider combinations that have achieved noteworthy performance.
• Youth Development Squad (Previously known as Young Rider Squad) – For identified promising young riders up to the age of 21.