New
Zealand Names Six to the Squad for the WEG
to Travel to Aachen.
The
Team and Individuals for Aachen:
Alex
De Luca Oliveira, (Waikato) Clifton Checkers - 14th in Advanced Section "L"
at Aston Le Walls, July 22.
Joe Meyer, (Masterson & UK) Ease
On Fire
Andrew Nicholson, (Waikato & UK) Lord Killinghurst -
14th at the Mitsubishi 
Motors
Badminton CCI**** in May and 1st in Advanced Section "L" at Aston Le
Walls, July 22nd; or Tankersville, 3rd in Advanced Section "L"at Aston
Le Walls, July 22nd. (Andrew and Lord Killinghurst are pictured at the right
jumping into The Lake at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton CCI****.)
Caroline
Powell, (Canterbury & UK) Lenamore - 36th at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton
CCI**** in May.
Donna Smith, (Waikato & USA) Call Me Clifton
- 17th at the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in April; 3rd at the Fork CIC-W*** in April..
Heelan
Tompkins, (Taranaki) Glengarrick - 10th in Advanced Section "L"at
Aston Le Walls, July 22nd.
The
following appeared on the New Zealand Equestrian Federation web site regarding
Donna Smith's addition to the Squad:
"Eventing
Team Manager Blyth Tait said
the injury (to Daniel Jocelyn's Silence) was a blow for Jocelyn but the selectors
were able to announce a strong replacement.
"The
new rider (added to the six member Squad when Daniel Jocelyn's Silence was injured
at Aston Le Walls, in the UK) is Donna Smith formerly from Te Kauwhata;
but, now based in the United States. (Donna and Call Me Clifton are pictured
jumping "the Coffin" at the Rolex Kentucky CCI***.)
"Smith
has been working with former USA Olympic Champion David O'Connor and his
wife Karen in the US and will ride Call Me Clifton a 10 year old New Zealand
Thoroughbred owned by Auckland's Frances Stead. This is the second horse
named into the New Zealand Team for Stead who also owns Clifton Checkers
ridden by Alex de Luca Oliveira.
"Smith and Call Me
Clifton successfully completed the international Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event
in May.
"Call
Me Clifton was then kept in full work in the event of being required and Smith
said he was fit and ready to travel to Europe."
Withdrawn from the Squad:
Emily
Butcher, Southern
Ben
Matthew
Grayling, NMR Gordon
Dan
Jocelyn, Silence Injured at Aston Le Walls and Forced to withdraw from
the Squad.
Jonelle
Richards, Mazetto
Blair
Richardson, Maximum Overkill
