Listed below is the Young Horse Academy cohort for 2026
The Young Horse Academy supports the development of six, seven and eight year-old horses in British Eventing.
The academy year commences on 1st January and candidates are identified at the Cornbury House Horse Trials in September from their appropriate age championship class. Those candidates are then assessed at ‘Development Days’ prior to being invited to join the academy for a twelve month period commencing in January each year.
Combinations already on the programme who meet the age group performance levels remain on the programme for the forthcoming year.
| Horse name | Year of birth | Colour | Gender | Rider | Owner | |
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| Ballygriffin Odysseus | 2018 | Bay | Gelding | Amy Tough | Amy Tough and Kate Griffiths |
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| Castleconnell Eye Catcher | 2020 | Chestnut | Gelding | Maja Hullah | Maja Hullah |
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| Coolaw Mr Duke | 2018 | Grey | Gelding | Roșie Bradley-Hole | Mrs Jill Mitchinson |
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| Cortada | 2020 | Bay | Mare | Willa Newton | Mrs Jo Clevely |
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| Direct Flo Jo | 2019 | Bay | Mare | Georgina Holland | Georgina Holland and Heather Bell |
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| Future Cloudy Pleasure | 2019 | Grey | Mare | Sean Henderson | John Mcgrandle and Wendy Mcgrandle |
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| Graf Leopold | 2019 | Dark Bay | Gelding | Melissa Joannides | Caroline Collins |
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| La Belle Au Bois | 2019 | Bay | Mare | Sam Gillespie | Laura Davis |
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| Lady Uno LH | 2019 | Bay | Mare | Ellie Newbert | Sarah Reeve |
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| Little Lion Man | 2020 | Bay | Gelding | Harriet Mitchell | Harriet Mitchell, Fiona Mitchell and Alan Mitchell |
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| Obama | 2019 | Dark Bay | Gelding | Willa Newton | Jackie Taylor, Mark Hogan and Carmen Pierce |
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| Odelia | 2019 | Bay | Mare | Cerys Macaulay | Cerys Macaulay and A Roberts |
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