Three Equestrian teams from Harrogate Grammar School have reached the prestigious National Championships and will compete in October.
Three Equestrian teams from a school in Harrogate have reached the National Championships.
Two dressage teams and one jumping with style team from Harrogate Grammar School have qualified for the final rounds of the prestigious event, whilst three students have also qualified individually. The students will now travel to Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire in October to compete.Julie Curran, the Biology teacher who runs the equestrian team, said:
[caption id="attachment_11044" align="alignnone" width="2560"] One of the Dressage teams at Harrogate Grammar School: Becky Weston, Beth Harrison, Megan Harrison, Layla Brown and Sophie Harris.[/caption]"This is our best ever equestrian achievement as a school and I’m exceptionally proud.
"It’s a reflection of the dedication of our students, who ride every day in all weathers, and of their parents, who put in so much time and effort to support them."
The dressage teams which qualified for the National Championships are: ‘HGS Stripes’ - Sophie Harris (Year 9); Becky Weston (Year 10); Chloe Harris (Year 13) and ‘HGS Red’ - Megan Harrison (Year 10); Becky Weston; Emily Gaskell (Year 11) and Beth Harrison (Year 11).
The 90/95cm Jumping with Style team is: Layla Brown (Year 9); Amelia Jesson (Year 10) and Becky Weston.
Emily Gaskell and Becky Weston also qualified as individual competitors in the dressage Preliminary Class, and Beth Harrison qualified as an individual competitor in the dressage Novice Class.
Headteacher Neil Renton added:
Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here."Congratulations to our equestrian teams in qualifying to represent Harrogate Grammar School at a national level, and to Dr Curran for helping them fulfil their ambitions to achieve excellence.
"The school will be cheering them on as they compete at the National Championships in October."