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Championship first-timers

By Adele Severs

The FEI World Championships in Herning had seasoned competitors and first-timers alike competing for their countries on the international stage. We catch up with three Australians who debuted in Denmark.

JAYDEN BROWN

Jayden Brown and WillingaPark Sky Diamond (Sir Donnerhall x Loreana, by Don Schufro) – owned by Terry and Ginette Snow, and groomed by Lillie Connelly – competed on the dressage team, completing what was only the horse’s fifth ever Grand Prix test. They scored an equal-PB of 69.674% to finish 41st overall.

Reflecting on Herning, Jayden says he couldn't be happier with his first team experience. “Joining Lyndal, Simone and Mary, who have all done this before, was a great experience. ‘Beans’ was a star; from the moment he first walked into the stadium for training, I knew that he would be just like he is at any other show.”

Jayden says that six months ago, had he been asked about the likelihood of team selection, he would have said that he didn’t quite expect he'd have the time to get Beans fit and prepared – as the horse was new to the level and was returning to full fitness following time out due to injury. Besides the challenge of making the team, there was also the question of Beans’ one-tempi changes that had a tendency to be a little wild. “I was always quietly confident that I would get the ones organised,” says Jayden, who pulled them off cleanly in Herning. “We still have a bit more work to do, but he's a lot more confident with them now...”