Team GBR could not function without its ‘team behind the team’ who work tirelessly behind the scenes - some work across all disciplines and some specialise in supporting a particular sport. The team are constantly looking at human and horse sports science and medicine, to give our athletes the best chance of success at elite level. We also have Team Managers for each discipline, farriers, vets, doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists - for both horses and humans - to name but a few!
This team of people are very important to the success of Team GBR. Get to know some of them in this section and find out more about what they do.
Will Connell
Equestrian Performance Director
Sarah Armstrong
World Class Programme Manager
Sophie Thomas
World Class Performance Assistant and Anti-Doping Liaison Officer
Debbie Lee
World Class Development Programme Assistant
Yogi Breisner
Performance Manager, Eventing and Lead for World Class Programme Coach & Staff Development
Rob Hoekstra
World Class Showjumping Performance Manager
David Hunter
Performance Manager, Para-Equestrian Dressage
Richard Waygood
Programme Manager, Dressage
Philip Surl
Assistant to the Eventing Performance Manager
Sarah Verney
Development Discipline Co-ordinator, Eventing
Tina Goosen
Development Discipline Co-ordinator, Showjumping
David Hamer
Development Discipline Co-ordinator, Para Equestrian Dressage
Caroline Griffith
Development Lead and Discipline Co-ordinator, Dressage
Dr Peter Whitehead
Chief Medical Officer and Team Doctor
Dr Sally Matthews
Assistant Medical Officer & Performance Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Doctor
Andy Thomas
Human Sport Science and Medicine Lead Practitioner
John McEwen
Director of Equine Sports Science & Medicine
Tracie Robinson
Performance Dressage (Eventing) Coach
Peter Murphy
Performance Showjumping (Eventing) Coach
Michel Assouline
Head Coach Para-Equestrian Dressage
Lucy Bell
Chef d'Equipe British Equestrian Vaulting
Haydn Price
Lead farrier for World Class & Performance Dressage and Showjumping Team
Brendan Murray
Performance Eventing - Team Farrier
Ian Hughes
Performance Para Equestrian Dressage, Team Farrier
Mark Fisher
Saddler
Liz Brown
Performance Eventing Team Vet
Dr Rachel Murray
Assistant Dressage Team Vet
Robrecht Cnockaert
Performance Showjumping Team Vet
Rod Fisher
Performance Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Vet
Karen Robertson
Performance Para-Equestrian Dressage Osteopath (Equine and Human)
Vicky Spalding
Performance and Development Equine Physiotherapist
Helen Mathie
Performance and Development Para-Equestrian Dressage Physiotherapist
Jennifer Lamon
Team Equine Physiotherapist, Showjumping
Joce Brooks, MPhil
Performance Para Equestrian Dressage Sports Psychologist
Nick Burton
Development Dressage (Eventing) Coach
Angela Tucker
Gill Watson
Development Showjumping (Eventing) Coach
Nina Venables
Development Para Equestrian Dressage Coach
Erik Mackechnie
Development Para-Equestrian Dressage Coach
Angela Weiss
André Buthe
Development Dressage Vet
Jenny Hall
Development Eventing Vet
Peter Milligan
Development Assistant Eventing Vet
David Rowlands
Development Para-Equestrian Dressage Vet
Andrew Bowyer
Development Para Equestrian Dressage Farrier
Ben Benson
Development Eventing Farrier
Dean Bland
Development Showjumping Farrier
Jennie Killilea
Development Sports Psychologist
Kate Goodger
Performance Psychologist
Julia Scott-Douglas
Sports Dietitian
Carys Jackson
Development Strength and Conditioning Coach
Corinne Bracken
Equine Pathway Manager
Ferdi Eilberg
Team Staff - Dressage Equine Pathway
Russell Guire
Performance Analysis
Jenny Ellis
Grooms' Education
Jackie Potts
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