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Woollen, Daley and Munday Win British Dressage's Talent Search

October 27, 2004

After two days of competition at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire Laura Woollen, Megan Daley and Timothy Munday were announced as the winners of the BDSC Talent Spotting Final 2004.

Laura, 15, from Ledbury in Herefordshire was named as the Pony rider winner after riding and assessing horses in front Chief Pony Selector Maureen Newall, Trainer Hannah Moody and FEI International Judge Jane Kidd.

Junior winner Megan Daley, 15, from Ludlow in Shropshire was assessed by Norwegian International Judge Kjell Myhre, Trainer Paul Fielder and Selector Rachel Hillier, and Young Rider winner Timothy Munday, 19, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, was judged by all six previous assessors.

Talking about the winners Maureen Newall said: " All the finalists were of a very high standard and showed a great deal of talent. The winners were particularly impressive, producing excellent results from each of the horses they rode and giving good verbal assessments."

Each winner was awarded a £250 training grant, a bridle kindly donated by the Worshipful Company of Saddlers and a trophy.

Previous winners include Olympic dressage rider Joanna Jackson, Hannah Esberger-Shepherd and Daniel Sheriff.

British Dressage would like to thank the British Dressage Supporters Club (BDSC) for proving the training grants and all the owners who allowed their horses to be used for the BDSC Talent Spotting Final - Mrs P Hutton, Mr S Day, Miss M Allen, Mr I Woodhead and Mrs F Allen.

Results

Pony Riders
1st, Laura Woollen
2nd, Philly Roberts
3rd, Becky Barton
4th, Faye Pressly
5th, Natalie Everall
6th, Natasha Leak

Junior Riders
1st, Megan Daley
2nd, Rupert Garnsey
3rd, Emma Jablonski
4th, Jessica Dunn
5th, Shelley Bishop
6th, Catriona Meikle

Young Riders
1st, Timothy Munday
2nd, Aaron Guy
3rd, Lucy Gatensbury
4th, Michelle Daughney
5th, Nicole Mellors
6th, Laura Ferrier

Source: British Dressage
Image depicts: Lorna Edmonds on her pony Manitu M. British pony talent who is now a successful young rider.

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