GB Pony Driving Team

James Broome and the GB Team recently returned from Germany for the 2009 World Pony Driving Championships.

The British may not have won any medals at this year's World Combined Pony Driving Championships, but the Team GBR members have been very supportive to one another and learned a lot from their experiences.

Individual singles driver and Worlds first-timer Sue Mart finished best of the Brits taking seventh place overall. A marvellous result for her, especially as she only found out she was coming here three weeks ago. In the team ranking,

Sue Denney's 4.93 penalties in cones (5th in the phase) counted towards the final score and she rose six places to 22nd individually. Sadly for Sue, yesterday's penalties robbed her of individual silver.

Julie Camm finished 17th in the combined competition having collected 15.61 penalties this morning. Dutch driver Melanie Becker won the class with her Dutch-bred New Forest pony Ostara's Sandor.

In pairs, James Broome, another Brit contesting his first World Championship, had two cones down to climb five places to 22nd. His marks counted towards the team total, but Anna Grayston slipped to 11th having gained 14.69 penalties. Home drivers Daniel Schneiders, Stephan Koch and Steffen Abicht took the top three places, three of the seven medals won by Germany.

In the fours division, won by Germany's Tobias Bucker, Faith Szczuka, also at her first Worlds, finished 21st in cones. Her completion meant Britain had a finishing score, unlike Sweden, whose only fours driver was eliminated yesterday. Team GBR finished eighth overall, with Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium taking the top three places.

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