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British Equestrian announces nominated entries for FEI Para Dressage European Championship 2025

Friday, 04 July 2025

British Equestrian and the British Dressage Para Selectors can today confirm the eight para dressage athlete and horse combinations that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the FEI Para Dressage European Championship 2025, set to take place in Ermelo, The Netherlands, from 3–7 September.

Nominated entries for the British Equestrian Para Dressage Squad, in partnership with Agria, are listed by classification grade and then in alphabetical order by athlete surname, with horses for each athlete then listed by alphabetically:

Grade 1

• Gabriella Blake (32) from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, with Gavin and Estelle Blake and her own Strong Beau (grey, gelding, 16yrs, 15hh, Spinway Blackthorn x Balda Beau, Breeder: Ms S. Amos GBR)

• Mari Durward-Akhurst (31) from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, with Diane Redfern, Nick Durward-Akhurst and Rob Waine’s Athene Lindebjerg (black, mare, 18yrs, 17hh, Gribaldi x Diamant, Breeders: Ulla and Kristian Bech DEN)

Grade 2

• Jemima Green (36) from Alresford, Hampshire, with her own Fantabulous (chestnut, gelding, 7yrs, 16.1hh, Foundation 2 x Furst Romancier, Breeder: Rainer and Angelika Ahlers GER)

• Lee Pearson (51) from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with Jenson Guest, David and Lynda Pearson and his own Breezer (bay, gelding, 14yrs, 16.1hh, s. Barcardi, Breeder: Lee Pearson GBR)

• Georgia Wilson (29) from Abergele, North Wales, with Geoff and Julie Wilson and her own Faside Got The Love (bay, gelding, 9yrs, 16hh, Grey Flanell x San Amour I, Breeder: Mrs V Sandison GBR)

Grade 4

• Nicola Naylor (64) from Ashford, Kent, with Rosalind Emery Kay and her own Humberto L (bay, gelding, 13yrs, 16.2hh, Cachet L x Haarlem, Breeder: J. Lamers NED) and her own Moulin Rouge (chestnut, mare, 8yrs, 16.2hh, Ferdinand x Dorado, Breeder: P. Buwalda NED)

Grade 5

• Sophie Wells (35) from Harby, Lincolnshire, with The Lady Joseph Trust’s LJT Egebjerggards Samoa (black, mare, 9yrs, 16.1hh, Blue Hors St Schufro x I. P. S. Gribaldi, Breeder: Anders Green Hansen DEN)

At the time of release, the names of the travelling grooms who will accompany the horses to Ermelo have not been confirmed but will be included in the final squad announcement. 

Selection decisions are subject to the athlete and horse maintaining fitness and performance. The selected squad of four combinations to travel to Ermelo, plus non-travelling reserves, will be announced on or around Monday 21 July.

The funding that the British Equestrian World Class Programme receives from the National Lottery and UK Sport is pivotal in preparing our teams for senior championships and supporting them on the ground.

British Equestrian is also extremely grateful for the support we enjoy from our partners – Agria, Bates Saddles, Dodson & Horrell, NAF, SEIB and Toggi – and team suppliers – Equi-Trek and Lotus Romeo. We’re indebted for the year-round support they provide to the World Class Programme and British teams, which helps us to best prepare for senior championships.