National Jumping Squads announced

Tom McDermott and CP Romantic Dream at the 2012 Australian Show Jumping Championships 
Photograph:Julie Wilson

Equestrian Australia is pleased to announce the National Jumping Squads for 2013.

Included on the ‘Normandy 2014’ and ‘Rio 2016’ squads are those horse and rider combinations which have been identified as having the talent to represent Australia at the 2014 World Championships, and potential to develop for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The National Selection Panel has nominated 9 combinations from the 2012 Futures Squad, who have demonstrated the ability to continue their pathway, to be part of the Rio 2016 Squad.

The Futures Squad is made up of horses aged between 5 and 7 year old and assessed as having the potential to be further developed and supported by the High Performance Program.

Horse and rider combinations listed on the 2013 Futures Squad were selected from the recent round of Talent Identification Days and or have shown potential to be future members of the ‘Rio 2016’ squads. Members of the 2013 Futures Squad which were not able present to a Talent Identification Day will be re-assessed when the Futures Squad holds its first clinic for 2013. 

Congratulations to the following rider and horse combinations included as part of the 2013 National Jumping Squads.

Normandy 2014 Jumping Squad

Rio 2016 Jumping Squad

2013 Futures Squad

 The national elite and A squads for dressage will be announced once selector positions for dressage and the national performance director position for dressage have been filled. Please stay tuned to the EA website for further updates.