Already champions

If they start early riding horses, children can learn the hard law of sport, but also quickly the joy of medals. Among the show jumping ”starlets” a young French girl has already made a name for herself: Camille Conde-Ferreira. Vice-World Children Champion, Team Gold and individual Bronze medalist at European Championships for Children, she already displays, at only 15 years, an amazing hit list! 3rd in the Nations Cup of Deauville last year, 7th in the Grand Prix, she’s returning this year with the intention to stand out further. After several years in Children and ponies, Camille will ride in Deauville his first Junior Nations Cup.

On the visitors’ side, Deauville is proud to welcome two great champions: Lisa Nooren (NED), bronze individual and team medalist at the European Junior Championships 2013, and Laëtitia du Couëdic (SUI), the current Swiss National JuniorChampion.

A solidarity event

As part of the annual partnership between the International Horse Center of Deauville and the humanitarian organization JustWorld international, activities will take place during the event. Friday late afternoon, the riders and their families will be offered equestrian ’Olympiads’ – gymkhana, skill game, race – where teams of a rider in each age category will compete but … this time on foot! The registration fee will be donated to the charity, working for a decade with poor children.

The association is represented by more than 500 rider ambassadors around the world, and some of them will be in Deauville, such as Laëtitia du Couëdic (SUI), Lisa Nooren (NED) and Damien de Chambord (FRA). More infos onwww.justworldinternational.org.

Highlights

Friday 23 May

·        13h00 Juniors Nations Cup

·        16h30 Young Riders Nations Cup - Trophy of the Regional Council of Low Normandy

Saturday 24 May

·        13h00 Children Nations Cup

Sunday 25 May

·        10h30 Grand Prix Children

·        13h00 Grand Prix Juniors of the Calvados departmental Council

·        15h30 Grand Prix Young Riders City of Deauville

FULL SCHEDULE: CLICK HERE.

Ireland, driven by Helen Kearney and Geraldine Savage in the Grade Ia class, after three days of competition found themselves on the podium alongside winners Great Britain and runners-up Denmark.

In Friday’s Nations Cup Grade 1a test, Helen Kearney took second place with Mr. Cool on scores of 70.522 per cent and 71.261, with Geraldine Savage close behind in third on Blue Tip Top Too, scoring 69.565 per cent and 68.261.

In Grade IV James Dwyer and Orlando were also seventh on 67.310 and 66.048, with Rosemary Gaffney and Aldham Mill Dubloon in eighth, scoring 67.095 and 66.81. Ireland’s top three performances were counted for the Nations’ Cup.

In the Grade III test Kate Kerr Horan and Terence Hill, competing individually for the first time at the more demanding Grade III level, had a creditable seventh placed finish on 61.447 per cent, while in Sunday’s Freestyle test Helen Kearney took second on 75.900 per cent, with Geraldine Savage fifth on 71.750 with Blue Tip Top Too.

Participation in the Deauville competition is part of the Horse Sport Ireland Para Equestrian High Performance plan, in preparation for the Para Equestrian Dressage European Championships at Herning in Denmark on 19- 25 August 2013.

Colin McClelland, Horse Sport Ireland Release