The Development Programme, comprising of Start & Potential, underpins the BEF's World Class Performance Plan funded by the National Lottery through UK Sport. Identifying and nurturing Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic riders in order to win Gold medals is the key objective of the Development plan, which is in keeping with Government aims.
The Development Programme provides talented young riders, between the ages of 14 and 30 (approx) with the best opportunity to maximise their competitive potential through individually tailored training and management programmes.
At this level, riders are nurtured, developed and inspired to become good competitors. The focus is a balanced approach between skill acquisition and physical conditioning to ensure the skill and competencies required to compete at the highest level are developed. Find out how the squad is selected.
Riders on the programme will have two main sources of guidance and advice. They will have input from their own local trainer and from central or regional sessions run by the WC Coach and other specialists. The regional sessions will focus more on sports science, developing the rider technically and mentally and generic riding / training skills rather than on competition skills.
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Whose on the World Class Development Squad?
The Potential Squad:
Dressage
Lisa Hopkins
Simone Ward
Sarah Millis
Darryl Thickitt
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Para Dressage
Denise Shawns
Natasha Baker
Emma Sheardown
Sophie Wells
Emma Kent
Felicity Coulthard
Erin Orford
Toby Pawson
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Eventing
Lucy Wiegersma
Ruth Edge
Emily Baldwin
Kitty Boggis
Piggy French
Chris King
Laurence Hunt
Gemma Tattersall
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Show Jumping
Ben Maher
Paul Barker
Charlotte Platt
Richard Robinson
Jackson Reed-Stephenson
William Whitaker
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The Start Squad:
Dressage
Anne-Marie Perry
Henry Boswell
Charlie Hutton
Natalie Allen
Lara Griffith
Keri Bates
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Para Dressage
Alex McNamara
Natalie Povey
Daniel Manning
Anna Gill
Stephen Wagland
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Eventing
Laura Collett
Ben Hobday
Georgie Spence
Amy Young
Izzy Taylor
Sienna Myson-Davies
Libby Soley
Chloe Kirkpatrick
Eleanor Barnes-Graham
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Show Jumping
James Billington
Chris Fraser
Gemma Paternoster
Jemma Kirk
Hannah Paul
Louise Saywell
Stuart Neads
Matthew Sampson
Daniel Neilson
Jason Smith
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