Europe’s top talents again showcased their talents in the latest round of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup at Wierden in the Netherlands Germany won the Youth competition ahead of the Netherlands and Denmark Hannes Ahlmann and Max Haunhorst securing first place In the Juniors it was Ireland who hit the top spot ahead of Belgium and Germany thanks to Max Wachman We spoke to a member of each triumphant team with Germany’s Youth ace Matthis Westendarp and Ireland’s Max Wachman looking back on their Wierden wins and ahead to their hopes for this year’s FEI Jumping European Championship for Young Riders has just completed high school and is the only Jumping athlete from a Dressage family who run a breeding stable in northern Germany He has won numerous national and international medals including silver at last year’s German championships and first place in the 2019 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Junior Final in Opglabbeek is still in secondary school but completes much of his studies online so he can focus on competition and training under the watchful eye of Irish Olympian Cian O’Connor and Jan Distel His major achievements include double gold at the 2019 FEI European Youth Championships in Strezgom at Pony level while his weekend in Wierden was made all the more special individually by winning the Grand Prix Congratulations to both of you on your successes in Wierden We have known each other for a long time and get on very well All our German riders and horses performed very well “After the first round the team had a great result of only one penalty so we were one down in front of the next teams In the second round our first rider had one down so the pressure was high for the next riders but everyone kept their cool and we finished with one penalty ahead of the Netherlands Max: “We had a very good team in Wierden and we all played a role in the victory Caragh and my brother Tom all jumped super rounds to secure the win Our team manager James Kernan did a great job helping us all throughout the week and especially during the Nations Cup.” I was very happy with my performance and with Stalido Stalido was very motivated and jumped two incredible clear rounds the competition in Wierden went extremely well Even before the Nations Cup on Saturday it got off to a great start when I won the Grand Prix with Brooklyn de Hus on Friday.” How much do you enjoy the FEI Jumping Nations Cup format Matthis: “To ride the Nations Cup is a great honour and it’s always something very special to wear the red jacket and to represent Germany To give the best for the team and to cheer on every ride of the team is a lot of fun and when it ends so well with a victory we all are very proud To win a team competition is always great feeling.” Max: “I really enjoy competing in Nations Cups There’s nothing quite like putting on that green jacket and jumping for Ireland Team events obviously add more pressure as you don’t want to let the rest of the team down but they make the success sweeter as you can share it amongst your friends.” Tell us about the horses that took you to Nations Cup victory in Wierden He is intelligent and he has a very great personality He loves big arenas and the atmosphere of big championships My trainer Andreas Kreuzer brought us together in 2017 and since then we have been a team.” Max: “Dorette is a 12-year-old chestnut mare that I have had for just over a year now She has lots of blood and loads of scope.” What are your plans and targets for the coming year Matthis: “My plans for this year: first of all I hope we all stay healthy and my goal is to qualify for the European Championship for Young Riders this year.” Max: “My main goal for the rest of the year is to try and get picked on the Irish team for the European Championships for Juniors.” Tune into Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup action from St Gallen this Sunday (June 6) on FEI TV.. 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We look ahead to the Jumping and Dressage European Championships We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies The last class of the day was the 1m45 Youth Grand Prix here it was the British Allana Clutterbuck who took the gold medal.  The rider came in the arena with Bykinbay (by Quartz Du Chanu) and did one of the four clear jump-off in a time of 43.08 seconds which resulted in the winning title She was followed by the Polish Wiktoria Bedynska riding Lacoste 142 (by Guardus limbus) who went over the finish line in 44.91 seconds The top three was completed by Will Edwards with a time of 45.55 seconds riding Shw Candies B (by Chacco-Blue) The Dutch Sven Peters brought his Rascin offspring Channel in and finished a in 49.24 seconds Emilia Löser was the fastest with 4 faults with Kater Carlo 2 (by Christiano) Click here for all the results.  Tatiane Mauree - Horseabout Zibu (by Templebready Fear Bui)  Joyce Wolters - Karl Van Orchid's (by Kanshebber)  Hannah Barker - Ammanvalley Santino (by Gruglwyd Sant) Claudia Moore - Elando Van De Roshoeve (by Rebus G) Click here for all the results.  Naomi Himmelreich - Carnet's Adel (by Cornet Obolensky) Alicia Bocken - Dagma (by Tangelo Van De Zuuthoeve)  Paula Pahl - Easy Kolibra Mo (by Espatako)  Click here for all the results.  Jason Foley - Castlefield Cass (by Cassidee)  Jodie Hall Mcateer - Hello M'lord (by Krake Ask) Clara Hallundbaek - Hh Best Buy (by Baloubet Du Rouet)  Sönke Fallenberg - Vescovino (by Valentino 240) Niels Bulthuis - Chicarito LS (by Chapultepec)  Click here for all the results.  Roy Van Beek - Mia V/h Hulstenhof (by Zirocco Blue)  Aurelia Guisson - Corrychella Van Ter hulst (by Corrado I)  Jules Van Hoydonck - Minte Vd Bisschop (by Plot Blue)  Click here for all the results.  The Children’s squad representing Great Britain, under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF got underway to a good start at the Dutch Youngster Festival at Wierden in The Netherlands earlier today when 12 year-old Noora von Bülow took 2nd in the CSIOCh Grand Prix It was an initial field of forty one starters that came forward with fifteen of them jumping clear in the first round to qualify for the jump off it was a tremendous performance that she put in with the ground-covering 12 year-old grey mare Dabelle owned by Sharifa Al-Homaizi to take an early lead putting pressure on those to come behind her Pressing forward from the off it was clear their time was always going to be fast but with some solid turns added to this and no penalties to add it was enough to see them edge  ahead of those who had set the standard before them and set the time to beat of 30.02 seconds.  The only person that managed to catch them was Seppe Wouters (BEL) who took the eventual win with the 3rd and 4th positions being settled by a mere fraction of a second between them such was the strength of the competition Junior and Young Rider Squads who also contested their respective Grand Prix competitions this afternoon.  Tomorrow the Junior and Young Rider Nations Cup competitions will take place with Sunday playing host to the Children and Pony Nations Cup competitions British Showjumping’s Youth Team Manager Clare Whitaker said “Noora rode a very good round today.  She was quick but also controlled and watching her across both rounds you can really see how much she has come on during the past year.  We have had a good start to the show and are now focussing on continuing it across the weekend ahead with the four nations cup competitions to come.” For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway visit www.dutchyoungsterfestival.com   British Showjumping would like to thank NAF title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Pony The GBR showjumping teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery The Programme focuses on identifying talent developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage The British Showjumping Association is a Limited Company registeredin England and Wales with the registration number 210797 Privacy Policy | Registered office: Meriden Business Park Site designed and managed by ideasBarn Europe’s top young athletes are ready for a fabulous few weeks of international competition hundreds of youths will be competing in big events across the continent This week sees the staging of events in the Czech Republic and Netherlands with many bright hopes travelling from a number of countries to enjoy the thrill of competition This week also sees the start of the FEI Dressage European Championships for Youth (U25 which are taking place in Pilisjaszfalu in Hungary until August 27 Both Jumping events at CSIO Zduchovice and CSIO Wierden were due to be part of this year’s FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth series but while the series itself will not be held this year organisers were determined that they would still put on their shows The great news is that fans from around the world can tune in to watch these young stars in action via the FEI’s YouTube and Facebook channels A record 144 athletes and 249 horses representing eight countries are on the start list for this week’s competitions at the picturesque Czech venue Youngsters from the host nation as well as Austria While the annual event is well established 2020 was due to be the first time that Zduchovice was part of the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth series Fans and athletes can look forward to great competition in 2020 and enjoy some fabulous Czech hospitality “The atmosphere in the whole riding centre seems to be great,” said Barbara Hassova the beautiful location and also the many different nationalities that make the whole experience culturally richer “We expect the Nations Cup and the Grand Prix tours to be the most interesting and suspenseful we pride ourselves by having really good Czech food in our restaurant we hope that this will also be a highlight for all the participants.” which was due to take place in April but postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak Organisers have been in close contact with the health authorities and have followed FEI rules very strictly with every person entering the area having to fill in a COVID-19 attendance form So it’s just left to enjoy the fun and the competitions – although while there’ll be plenty to celebrate social distancing rules mean there’ll be no shaking hands on the podium this year She said: “We are happy that the current COVID-19 situation in Czechia is good and therefore we were able to go ahead and create such an exciting and big event “This year we definitely have more international participants and more teams we are happy to welcome the Croatian and Italian teams for the first time We hope that the number of participants and the variety of nationalities will continue to grow in the future.” It’s a milestone year for the Dutch Youngster Festival in Wierden close to Twente in the east of the Netherlands Juniors and Young Riders competitions with the entries to be confirmed later on Wednesday Germany won the Young Riders competition with Great Britain triumphing in Children Despite the challenges of staging an international event in the current climate organisers pulled out all the stops to ensure it could take place safely in 2020 “We have had very close contact with the authorities about safety and they have checked that we comply with the rules but we are very happy that the show is happening in these strange times,” said show secretary “It is important that there is a CSIO in 2020 so we are happy to start the show today with the vet check not all countries that usually attend the show are here now because of the pandemic Juniors and Young Riders) at a CSIO the Nations Cup is the biggest highlight the final in Opglabbeek in Belgium in September is scheduled to take place in September in which all national federations can start The scheduled events in Wierden, Zduchovice, Ciekocinko (POL), Fontainebleau (FRA) and Lamprechtshausen (AUT) will still take place but not be part of the series. Tune in to upcoming events via YouTube and Facebook… We look at an action-packed calendar throughout the new year.. All the news from the second round of Jumping.. We continue our review of 2018 with a look at the year in Jumping We speak to young Swiss Bryan Balsiger at the start of the series.. Germany's Matthis Westendarp and Ireland’s Max Wachman look back on their time at Wierden.. They pinned the USA into runner-up spot by a single-fault margin How does an equestrian legend prepare for one of the biggest moments of his career Back-to-back Stuttgart wins for Belgium's Pieter Devos and two in a row for Sternlicht in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ this weekend.. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines including that of Matamau's Terence Murphy have been adopted by Immanuel School students Dannevirke and Districts RSA members will be selling poppies in the lead up to Anzac Day commemorations for the first time there will be New Zealand poppies on the grave of his uncle Terence Austin Murphy and three others killed when their Stirling bomber was shot down over Holland in 1943 Russell originally contacted Kathryn Mulinder of Dannevirke RSA asking if she would be able to supply four poppies but the request then grew as he learned more about his uncle's ultimate resting place and his sister Helen eventually gathered the 50 poppies required "I've been on an amazing journey of discovery uncovering Uncle Terry's World War II history was killed in 1943 when his Stirling BK604 was shot down over a village in Holland," Russell told the Dannevirke News from Brisbane 1943 the Stirling took off at 18:23 hours - their target was Hamburg Shot down by a German fighter flown by ace Hauptmann (Captain) Wolfgang Thimmig the Stirling crashed at 20:13 hours at Enter the son of Patrick and Adelia Crimlin Murphy of Matamau Four survived and were taken as prisoners-of-war "My parents are the late Lawrence and Norma Murphy who farmed on Te Ohu Rd after taking over the farm from my grandparents "As kids we didn't know much because Dad and Granddad never talked so I wrote to the New Zealand Defence Force for Uncle Terry's war records We never knew anything and always thought he was buried in France but thanks to Margaret Marks of the New Zealand War Graves Commission we uncovered valuable information through a 75th Squadron New Zealand website and over time we have had a lot of contact and become friends." From there the Murphy family's research snowballed "I received a lot of information about Uncle Terry from Kay Hewitt at Dannevirke High School," Russell said who was very involved in the Liberation of Enter 70th anniversary in 2015 "Kees has been very involved in the Wierden Historical Society and as recently as 2008 remains of crew of a Lancaster bomber were found and traced to their respective families using DNA "This is the reason I ultimately needed 50 poppies as students from the school adopted 25 Commonwealth war graves and they've visited them every year since the end of the war so I wanted the students to have their own New Zealand poppy too." Terence Austin Murphy of Matamau - Lest We Forget: he played rugby for the school's 1st XV and the 1st 11 cricket teams * He was employed as a herd tester for the Wellington and Hawke's Bay Herd Improvement Association he applied for war service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force * He was enlisted for aircrew training on June 7 he went to Canada for training under the Empire Air Training Scheme he was promoted to sergeant and two days later on January 5 he was posted to No1 Air Navigation School 1942 he arrived in England and was posted to No3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit in Cumberland on April 25 * On August 18 he was posted to No75 New Zealand Squadron as a bomb aimer of Wellington and Stirling bombers he took part in 20 operational flights including attacks on Saarbrucken and Genoa in Italy and Lorient (2) in France along with five missions laying mines in enemy waters The Saturday closure comes amid a proposal to shut Napier Library for at least two years Riding under the title sponsored umbrella of Team NAF this afternoon at the Dutch Youngster Festival in Wierden the British Young Riders put in some superb performances to claim two of the top three places in their respective Grand Prix.  This saw them follow the lead of the Pony riders who had done the same earlier in the day It was 19 year-old Allana Clutterbuck from Upminster Essex with Sally Lane’s 11 year-old bay gelding Vykinbay that set the field alight when they posted a jump off in a time of 43.08 seconds to claim the win.    Their time was one that others just couldn’t even come close to with their nearest rival coming in the form of Wiktoria Bedynska (POL) with Lacoste 142 who crossed the finish line almost two seconds slower at 44.91 fresh from his Young Rider victory at the British Showjumping National Championships last week also ensured his place high up in the line-up when he delivered a clear in 45.55 seconds.  Riding the 10 year-old SHW Candies B owned by his father Carl he posted an impressive clear to secure his 3rd place finish.   British rider Antonia Platt with Marvin van de Waterhoeve also made it through to the eight-strong jump-off with her first round clear saw her move down the line-up to finish in 7 Tomorrow will see the start of the Nations Cup competitions take place in addition to the Junior Grand Prix. For full results visit https://results.scgvisual.com/2020/dyf/r13.html and for further information on the show https://www.dutchyoungsterfestival.com/ A teenage Shrewsbury horse rider has claimed two multi-national awards with her team of showjumpers and her team of four sponsored by NAF took first prize representing Britain in the Wierden Children’s Nations Cup Aimee and the other three girls from around the UK won their gold medals just weeks after taking second place in the Children’s FEI Nations Cup at Lamprechtshausen in Austria The team of four riders were all making their debut appearance in the Nations Cup Aimee is on a sports scholarship at Wrekin College in Wellington Aimee's older sister Sarah Wicks said: "She is over the moon to win a Nations Cup thrilled with her horse Zoverla and very grateful to British Showjumping her team mates and everyone who has made it possible "She is very humble and she would never do any shouting about it she is in school most days 8am to 4pm then she rides every day after that