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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| Opalus B | 2018 | Bay | Mare | Lucy Sugden | Mr Paul Barker |
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| Oxer | 2019 | Bay | Mare | Sam Gillespie | Christine Baxter, Sarah Gillespie and Kevin Gillespie |
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| Pallazo DD | 2020 | Bay | Gelding | Evie Gaskell | Evie Gaskell |
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| SVS Zobolensky | 2019 | Bay | Gelding | Fin Marsden | Fin Marsden |
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| Tysons Upto Trix | 2019 | Chestnut | Gelding | Lizzie Baugh | Lizzie Baugh and Ann Slight |
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