The Equestrian Sports NZ (ESNZ) has named the NZ Team  for next month's World Equestrian Games in Kentucky......

-  Samantha McIntosh (Waikato/Belgium) & Loxley 38,
- Katie McVean (Mystery Creek) & Dunstan Delphi
- Guy Thomas (California) & Peterbilt 
- Maurice Beatson (Dannevirke) & Apollo van Evendael

“Potentially this is the best team I have ever had anything to do with, and reflects the new direction the ESNZ High Performance Programme has taken, to ensure that those selected have the ability to achieve the high targets set,” says  Richard Sunderland ( SJing high performance leader ).

 “We've got three who are consistently jumping clear at 1.6m and a fourth with a young horse coming into his own now.”

 Sunderland said that while Apollo was the most inexperienced horse, Beatson was a superb horseman with top international experience and of course a past Olympian.

QNZH's  would like to congratulate all 4 riders  on selection and wish them all the best for the WEG at end of September  !!!!