Equestrian Australia has this evening announced the dressage team for the FEI World Championships.
The four-combination team features six-time Olympian Mary Hanna with her Paris Olympic reserve horse Ivanhoe, two-time Olympian Simone Pearce with Will Marq, Paris Olympian Will Matthew with the young Grand Prix mare Faye 43, and championship team debutant Warwick McLean with the up-and-coming Grand Prix horse Le Special.
Australian team:
Mary Hanna and Ivanhoe (Desperado x Jazz)
William Matthew and Faye 43 (Fuerst Wilhelm x Aljnao)
Warwick McLean and Le Special (Grey Flanell x Sir Oldenburg)
Simone Pearce and Will Marq (Rio Marq x Lanciano)
Reserve: Jemma Heran and Total Recall (Totilas x Sandro Hit)
Congratulations to all riders and their teams, bring on Aachen!
Quincy B withdrawn from contention
The sixth combination on Australian’s long list (Nominated Entries) was the Paris Olympic combination of Jayden Brown and Quincy B. Willinga Park announced earlier today that Quincy B is for sale, while Jayden Brown stated this evening that the decision was made by Quincy’s owners on 10 July to withdraw him from team eligibility and Equestrian Australia were advised that he would be unavailable for selection.
