HORSE Sport Ireland have named the Irish Dressage team for the FEI Dressage European Championships which take place at Hagen in Germany from September 7th to 12th.

In the press release, HSI said it was hoped to send a full team of four to the Championships, however due to the unavailability of some combinations, a team of three athletes and horses will compete.

The Irish team is:

Alex Baker with Dutchman – owned by Daniel Champion & Alex, Carol and Tim Baker

Carolyn Mellor and Gouverneur M – owned by Carolyn Mellor

Anna Merveldt and Esporim – owned by Mario Greco, Eleonore Higgins, Michael Higgins & Giovanna Mazza

Horse Sport Ireland Dressage High Performance Director Johann Hinnemann said: “I am very happy to send a team of three athletes to the European Dressage Championships in Hagen next month. This will be a great experience and learning curve for Carolyn Mellor and Alex Baker, which will stand to them in the future and combined with Anna Merveldt’s experience, I hope that we can achieve a good result for Ireland. We will also have a training camp in Germany the week before and I am looking forward to working with all athletes.”