ESNZ Welcomes Increased High Performance Funding

Changes to ESNZ’s High Performance Programme over the past two years have been acknowledged by SPARC with a significant increase in High Performance investment until 2012 announced Friday.

ESNZ’s HP investment for the next 2 year period will increase by the largest percentage of any sport. ESNZ HP Director, Sarah Harris, welcomed the increased funding noting “the ESNZ HP programme is robust in terms of leadership and result focus and the extra funds will ensure the sport does whatever is required to bridge the gap to the Olympic podium by London 2012”.

Eventing HP investment will rise from $525k (received in 2009 & 2010) to $900k in 2011 and $1m in 2012. This is a major increase and reflects both improved Eventing results in 2010 (including bronze medals at WEG) and also SPARC's faith in the new direction ESNZ has implemented within the HP programme. These funds can only be expended on activity which impacts on Eventing's medal winning capability for the London Olympics in 2012.

ESNZ also welcomes the return of investment to Showjumping with the performances of leading riders at Kentucky convincing SPARC to invest $50k in the process of qualification to the London Olympics via the regional Olympic qualifier in Germany, July 2011.

ESNZ will also receive significant levels of investment in service credits for use by elite riders with the NZ Academy of Sport, Performance Enhancement Grants and PM Scholarships.

Jim Ellis, ESNZ Chief Executive, reflected positively on the funding outcome, “ESNZ’s more robust approach to High Performance has been vindicated both by results in 2010 and now by increased SPARC investment for which the sport is very grateful. Both Eventing and Showjumping must continue to improve their elite performances to justify the new funding levels and ESNZ’s HP team will work closely with our leading riders, horses, coaches and owners to achieve this aim”.

SPARC will no longer invest in Eventing’s Talent Development 2016 Squad which will require ESNZ to consider alternative solutions to maintain this invaluable programme.

 

Click here for a youtube clip of featuring high performance team members Lizzie Brown and Jock Paget at Puhinui last weekend.

 

For further information and/or comment contact:

Sarah Harris     ESNZ High Performance Director       027 663 1977

Jim Ellis             ESNZ CEO                                           027 4776 786

 

NOTE:ESNZ High Performance – Eventing Squad Announcement

Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) has completed the following selection review of the horse/rider combinations which have been selected for the ESNZ High Performance Programme Eventing 2012 and 2014 Squads:

 

2012 Squad

Combinations with competitive 4 star results, tracking towards, and capable of, contributing to Team Medal winning performance at London Olympic Games 2012.

 

Rider	Horse
Andrew Nicholson	Nereo
Andrew Nicholson	Avebury
Andrew Nicholson	Mr Cruise Control
Andrew Nicholson	Armada
Mark Todd	NZB Grass Valley
Mark Todd	Major Milestone
Jonathan Paget	Clifton Promise
Clarke Johnstone	Orient Express
Caroline Powell	Mac MacDonald

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combinations are committed to:

·         Medal winning performance as a Team at London 2012

·         personal best performance at targeted competitions

·         working with HP Leader and Team Management to ensure IPP outcomes are achieved

·         attendance at targeted competitions and team trainings

·         respecting Team and behaving in an appropriate manner when representing NZ

·         maintain regular two-way communication with Team Management

 

2014 Squad

Combinations with competitive 3 star CCI and CIC results, tracking towards, and capable of, contributing to Team medal winning performance at the World Equestrian Games 2014.

 

Rider	Horse
Lucy Jackson	Animator II
Lizzie Brown	Henton Attorney
Jonelle Richards	Flinstar
Joe Meyer	Clifton Lush
Joe Meyer	Sanskrit
Neil Spratt	Upleadon
Mark Todd	NZB Landvision
Mark Todd	NZB Mouse
Andrew Nicholson	Shady Gray
Andrew Nicholson	Oplitas
Caroline Powell	Boston two Tips

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combinations are committed to:

·         Medal winning performance  as a Team at World Games 2014

·         personal best performance at targeted competitions

·         working with HP Leader and Team Management to ensure IPP outcomes are achieved

·         attendance at targeted competitions and team trainings

·         respecting Team and behaving in an appropriate manner when representing NZ

·         maintain regular two-way communication with Team Management

 

Notes:

·      Combinations can be added to, or removed from, either squad by the Selectors based on performances during 2011.

·      2012 and 2014 Squads will be reviewed three times in 2011: June (NZ and UK), November (UK), December (NZ).

·      Squad horses can be maintained within the Squad but placed on “hold” during injury breaks.  This decision will be made by Eventing HP Leader.