Australia at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games

Australia at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games
in Normandy
Competitors	41 in 23 events
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1
FEI World Equestrian Games appearances
1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Australia is scheduled to compete at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games in the region of Normandy, France.^[1] Switzerland will be represented by forty-one athlete competing in the dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, para-dressage, reining and vaulting events.

Dressage

Australia has qualified one team of four riders in dressage.^[2][3] Maree Tomkinson was initially selected for the team after Briana Burgess' horse La Scala failed to pass the vet check at the second selection event in Deuville, France. Burgess won her appeal on that decision and was reinstated in Australian team.^[4] On August 14, Tomkinson was brought back to the team after Burgess withdrew due to La Scala's injury.^[5]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Grand Prix		Grand Prix Special		Grand Prix Freestyle
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Technical	Artistic	Score	Rank
Mary Hanna	Sacette	Individual	70.929	29 Q	69.314	29	Did not advance
Kristy Oatley	Ronan		63.771	86	Did not advance
Lyndal Oatley	Sandro Boy		70.600	32	Did not advance
Maree Tomkinson	Diamantina		69.300	43	Did not advance
Mary Hanna Kristy Oatley Lyndal Oatley Maree Tomkinson	See above	Team	210.829	10	N/A

Driving

Australia has qualified one team of two athletes in driving.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Dressage		Marathon			Obstacle Cone
		Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank
Boyd Exell	Individual	35.51	2	90.32	125.83	3	0.00	125.83
Gavin Robson		62.36	33	129.31	191.67	39	15.64	207.31	38
Boyd Exell Gavin Robson	Team	97.87	4	219.63	317.50	9	15.64	333.14	9

Endurance

Australia has qualified one team of four athletes in endurance.^[7]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final
			Result	Rank
Sasha Laws-King	Qacima du Sauveterre	Individual	10:48:53	33
Sarah McLaughlin	Tonki Dee Boo Shania		DNF
Alexandra Toft	Charlotte Te		10:11:23	19
Penny Toft	Dream Dancer Te		DNF
Sasha Laws-King Sarah McLaughlin Alexandra Toft Penny Toft	See above	Team	EL

Eventing

Australia has qualified one team of four and two additional athletes in eventing.^[8]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank
Chris Burton	Jamaimo	Individual	52.80	46	Withdrew			Did not advance
Sam Griffiths	Paulank Brockagh		53.30	48	18.40	71.70	17	4.00	75.70	17
Bill Levett	Shannondale Titan		44.70	12	27.60	72.30	18	Withdrew
Shane Rose	Qualified		61.70	76	26.80	88.50	30	24.00	112.50	35
Paul Tapner	Kilronan		47.00	20	19.60	66.60	13	8.00	74.60	14
Stuart Tinney	Pluto Mio		48.30	25	15.60	63.90	11	8.00	71.90	11
Chris Burton Sam Griffiths Shane Rose Paul Tapner	See above	Team	153.10	9	73.70	226.80	3	36.00	262.80	4

Jumping

Australia has qualified one team of four athletes in jumping.^[9]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final								Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
		Individual
	See above	Team	N/A

Para-dressage

Australia has qualified one team of four athletes in para-dressage.^[10]

Individual

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Nicole Blanks	Vledder	Individual championship test grade IV
		Individual freestyle test grade IV
Joann Formosa	Worldwide PB	Individual championship test grade Ib
		Individual freestyle test grade Ib
Chelsea Higgins	Holstein Park Comedian	Individual championship test grade III
		Individual freestyle test grade III
Elizabeth Sobecki	Hatero de PB	Individual championship test grade III
		Individual freestyle test grade III

Team

Athlete	Horse	Event	Individual Score			Total
			TT	CT	Total	Score	Rank
Nicole Blanks	See above	Team
Joann Formosa
Chelsea Higgins
Elizabeth Sobecki

* Indicates that score counts in team total

Reining

Australia has qualified one team of four and one additional athlete in reining.^[11]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification		Repechage		Final
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Martin Larcombe	Wimpys Cute Tune	Individual	218.5	12 Q	Bye		219.5	14
Shauna Larcombe	La Bigia Sailor		217.5	16 q	214.0	11	Did not advance
Bill Norwood	Quinberry		212.5	39	Did not advance
Shaun Saunders	Sparkin Tinsel		217.0	18 q	214.5	9	Did not advance
John Wicks	Top Flash Cody		213.0	35 q	211.0	18	Did not advance
Martin Larcombe Shauna Larcombe Bill Norwood Shaun Saunders	See above	Team	N/A				653.0	5

Vaulting

Australia has qualified eleven athletes in vaulting.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Qualification					Final
		Compulsory Test		Free Test			Technical Test		Free Test
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Zac Singlehurst	Men's	7.326	14	6.668	6.997	16	Did not advance
Anna Betts Lucy Betts Jean Betts Emily Kleier David Waller Sarah Grayson Jess Masterton Carlee Roberts	Team	6.100	13	4.791	5.446	17	Did not advance

References

1. "Nominated entries confirm record number of nations for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2014". fei.org. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. "Australian Team Selected for 2014 World Equestrian Games". eurodressage. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. "Definite Entries - Dressage". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
4. "Burgess Wins Appeal, to Replace Tomkinson on Australian WEG Team if La Scala Passes Vet Check". eurodressage. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
5. "Burgess Withdraws from Australian WEG Team, Tomkinson Back on Team". eurodressage. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. "Definite Entries - Driving". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
7. "Definite Entries - Endurance". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
8. "Definite Entries - Eventing". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
9. "Definite Entries - Jumping". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
10. "Definite Entries - Para-dressage". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
11. "Definite Entries - Reining". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
12. "Definite Entries - Vaulting". 31 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.