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Northern Ireland Under 14's Team
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Clodagh Barry 13

Hi I'm Clodagh Barry and I'm 13 years old. I have been riding for 8 years and doing games since I was 7! I have played games with Pony Club and this is my first year in MGA. My pony club team is mid antrim. My pony is called Matilda. This is my 5th year on her. She is a 12.2 grey mare. I can't wait for the europeans in wales

Matilda
Anneleise Horscroft 13

Hi I’m Anneliese Horscroft. I’m 13 years old and I live in Cushendall, Northern Ireland. I have been riding since I was 4 and doing games since I was 5. I have been apart of Mid Antrim pony club games team since then and I’m currently on the A team going to Lanark for the zones. I have been a member of MGA for three years and went to the Europeans in Germany 2008. I have also competed in pairs and county competitions at home. I am really looking forward to the Europeans this year.

 Penny
Keelan McCarthy 12

Hi my name is Keelan McCarthy and I'm 12 years old. I have been riding all of my life and have been doing games for as long as I can remember! I have played games with Pony Club and this is my second year in MGA. My pony club team is North Down. Other than games I play polo and polocrosse. My pony is called Libby and I started riding her last year. I am looking forward to meeting everyone in wales and having a good competition!

 Libby
Rebecca Surgenor 12

My name is Rebecca and I am 12 years old. I have been playing games for about 5 years now and I have ridden lots of different ponies. I have done mga for 2 years now and I also do pony club games. My pony club team is Mid Antrim. The pony I am using for the Europeans is called smartie and she is 12.2hh. I rode at the mini home international last year for Northern Ireland and loved every minute of it. I hope that wales is as much fun this year and I am really looking forward to riding for my country at the Europeans.

 Smartie
Josh Rowe 13 Hi I’m Josh Rowe and I’m 13 years old. I live in Portadown, Northern Ireland and I have been riding for as long as I can remember for Iveagh Pony Club. I started games at the age of 6 and I am on the Iveagh A team going to Lanark for the zones.This year is going to be my first year riding for Northern Ireland at mga and my first Europeans. My games pony is called Daisy and I have been riding her for three years. I’m really looking forward to the competition and meeting new people Daisy
Jake Rowe 11

Hi I’m Jake Rowe and I’m 11 years old. I live in Portadown, Northern Ireland and I have been riding since I was about 2 and I compete for Iveagh Pony Club. I started games when I was 4 and I am on the Iveagh pony club team.This year is my first year of mga and this is my first European championships. My games pony is called Rocky and I have had him for three years.

Rocky
Trainer

Willie Ferson is a well known pony club trainer in Northern Ireland, and going to try his hand at a bit of mga! Willie has trained the windsor team in pony club for the past couple of years and he was the trainer in Chepstow for the mini home international last year. Always raring to go Mr Ferson is sure to bring added fun to the competition.

 
Willie Ferson
Northern Ireland Under 17's Team
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Wilson McCoubrey 16             

Hi, my name is Wilson McCoubrey, I’m 16 and I live in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. I have been riding horses since I can remember and playing games from I was about 8. I have played games for East Down pony club for years and competed at Horse of the Year Show with them. I have competed for Northern Ireland at pony club level at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2007. I play games for County Down at county competitions and I have competed for Northern Ireland in Germany and France at the European Championships and in England at the World Team Championships last year.

Tiffany
Karl McCoubrey 14

Hi my name is Karl, I am 14 years old and I have been doing games for 7 years, and MGA since 2008. I have competed in 2 European championships in Germany and in France and this will be my 3rd. My pony is called buttons and this is my first year riding her after my brother rode her for several years in MGA and Pony club. She is 12.3 bay mare and this is also her third time with my family at the European championships.
I have rode for Northern Ireland at the Royal Windsor Horse Show twice now in 2009 and 2010, and rode for my PPC club team ‘East Down’ at HOYS in 2008.

Buttons
Rachel Graham 16

Hi my name is Rachael Graham, I’m 17 and I live in Ballymena and I started games when I was 8. I played games for Mid Antrim pony club for 7 years and competed on my pony Diamond at the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2008 on the Northern Ireland games team. I rode at the Europeans in France and play games for Antrim at county competitions. Other than MGA I enjoy showjumping, polocrosse and hunting.

Diamond
Tom Getty 16

Hi, my name is Tom Getty, and I am 16 years old. I have been playing games for 6 years. I started in pony club and have recently moved up to MGA where my team is County Down. This is my first season on my new pony, Tingeling and I am really enjoying riding her.This is the first time competing at the European Championships and I hope to enjoy it and possibly to come back next year.

Tingeling
Catherine Moss 17

Hi, my name is Catherine. I’m 17 and I live in Antrim, Northern Ireland. I go to school at Belfast Royal Academy where I am in Lower Sixth. I started games when I was 8 for East Antrim Pony Club and rode for Northern Ireland at Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2006 & 2007. I started MGA 3 years ago and I have competed for Northern Ireland in Germany & France at the European Championships. Other than games I enjoy playing hockey and Show jumping, both for my school and clubs.

Poppy
Natalie Burns 16

Well Im Natalie Burns, 16. this is my fourth year doing games. My games pony is called Pal, i also do eventing and showjumping on him. I have two other horses with i compete in eventing.I go to Wallace High School, im in fifth year.

I also do althletics and attempting (but failing) to persue motocross
 Pal
Trainer    
Paul Adcock
Northern Ireland Open Team
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Brian Kennedy 26

A regular member of the Northern Ireland International team since 1999. I have competed in the World Championships for Northern Ireland 7 times and this is my 2nd European Championship. I also currently play for Leicestershire MGA Team. My pony is called Allie, a 12 year old chestnut mare in her second season of games.

Alli
Rory Prime 27  I have been riding from before i could remember and playing games for just as long. Starting off my Mounted Games career with The Iveagh Pony club where my grandmother trained the team, it didn’t take me long to become aditicted to the sport. I joined the MGA when i was 16 and competed at my first worlds in Belgium 1999 and haven’t looked back since. I have competed at several world team championships and European championships since then with our best result of third at the Europeans in Germany 2008. 
I have had my pony Corrie from a foal and she has been playing games for 6 years now.
Corrie
Andy Jordan 24 

Hi my name is Andy and I am 24 years old, I have been doing games for 17 years, and MGA since 1999, making this my 11th year on board! I have competed in 7 World Team championships and this will be my 4th European Champs. My pony is called Pogo 14.2  bay mare.. as a partnership we have competed since 2005.

I Won Windsor Pony club championship with Northern Ireland in 2000, and went on to compete on the GB team that went to Kentucky in 2002.

 Pogo
Heather McKay  18

Hey Guys, I'm Heather, 18 years old and i am from Ballymena in Northern Ireland.  I ride a pony called William who has been in MGA a long time.  I have been a member of MGA for 4 years now and before i was a member of Mid Antrim Pony Club for 7 years where i competed at Windsor and The Belfast International Horse Show also in mounted games.  I have represented Northern Ireland on many occasions.  This is my second time competing at the Europeans.  The first time was in Germany in the junior NI team.  So i am looking forward to this competition as it is my first year up in the Opens!  I ride for County Antrim.  I absolutely love MGA and i have made so many friends within the club so i'm looking forward to seeing everyone again.  It will be good overall in while playing the games and the social side.  Outside of MGA i enjoy running, swimming and playing hockey to keep fit.  See you all soon.

William
Wilson McCoubrey  16

Hi, my name is Wilson McCoubrey, I’m 16 and I live in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. I have been riding horses since I can remember and playing games from I was about 8. I have played games for East Down pony club for years and competed at Horse of the Year Show with them. I have competed for Northern Ireland at pony club level at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2007. I play games for County Down at county competitions and I have competed for Northern Ireland in Germany and France at the European Championships and in England at the World Team Championships last year.

Tiffany
  Lizzie Graham

 

 
Trainer    
Paul Adcock

 

 

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