2010 Home International and Celtic Challenge
The 2010 Home International and Celtic Challenge teams were announced at the beginning of July. Team details and rider profiles can be found on linked pages.
The competitions are being hosted this year by Scotland and the venue in Burgie, Near Inverness over the weekend of 28th and 29th August 2010.
Home International Team - click for team member profiles
Helen McFarland - Just C'mall - 1 x 160km (100miles) 2 day
Thomas Roche - Mister Flint - 1 x 120km (75 miles) 2 day
Larry O’Neill - Bluebell - 1 x 80km ER (50 miles)
Jane Bruce - Holy Smoke - 1 x 80km (50 miles) 2 day
Jenni Cunningham - Breeze - 1 x 48km (30 miles) Junior
Tasha Anderson - Zeno - 1 x 40km (25 miles) Novice
Celtic Challenge Team - click for team member profiles
Robyn Catterall - Ellanora - 1 x 160km (100 miles) 2 day
Kate Russell - Spike - 1 x 80km ER (50 miles)
Sancha Talbot - Calypso - 1 x 80km (50 miles) 2 day
Hannah Catterall - Holly - 1 x 80km (50miles) 2 day Junior
Brona Kearney- Charmer - 1 x 48km (30 miles)
Edward Allen - Pepperjack - 1 x 40km (25 miles) Novice
| Cora Roche |
Chef d’Equipe |
The Boss |
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 Cora has been involved with horses for many years, having moved through the pony club to the riding club. She has been involved in dressage, showjumping, eventing, hunting and hunter trials. She switched to endurance riding 5 years ago. She has been a member of the Home International Team for the last 4 years and was on the winning team in 2009. This year she took a break from riding on the team and instead has agreed to act as Chef for the teams.
She is very excited at the thought of being involved in this way and is thrilled at the calibre of the teams which have been picked. She says "We hope to give the Scots, English, Welsh and Cornish a run for their money and retain the trophies. Of course we intend to have a lot of fun and camaraderie with the other teams as we challenge them for the trophies." |
The schedule below is from the SERC web site and is shown for information purposes only - it may be subject to change.
Saturday
Class 1: 2 day 160km ER (80k + 80k)
Class 2: 2 day120km ER (80k + 40k)
Class 3: 80km ER
Class 4: 2 day 80K Competitive(40k + 40k) - vettings x 2 on course
Class 5: 30K - Competitive
Class 6: PL/TR
Sunday
Class 1: 2 day 160kmER (second half)
Class 2: 2 day 120kmER (second half)
Class 4: 2 day 80K Competitive (second half)
Class 7: 50 Competitive – half way vetting on course
Class 8: 40 Competitive
Class
9: 30 Competitive
Class 10: PL/TR
Route: mainly forestry, disused railway, farm track, minimal roadwork, larger distances some moorland. | 
