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07
Jun 2021
Harrogate school reaches national equestrian championships
Three equestrian teams from Harrogate Grammar School have reached the final of the national championships.
Two of the school’s dressage teams and one Jumping with Style team qualified for the final rounds of the event, and three students qualified individually.
They will now travel to the national championships at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Buckinghamshire, in October.
The event is run by the National Schools Equestrian Association.
Julie Curran, the biology teacher who runs the equestrian team, said:
Headteacher Neil Renton added:
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The dressage teams which qualified for the national championships are:
HGS Stripes — Sophie Harris (Year 9); Becky Weston (Year 10); Chloe Harris (Year 13)
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.
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