The World Class Performance Plan
The British Equestrian Team are underpinned by The World
Class Performance Plan. The overall aim of this Plan is to win
more medals on the World Stage in Dressage, Eventing, Para-
Equestrian Dressage and Show Jumping.
The programme aims to:
• Identify talent
• Maximise potential
• Deliver success
The Programme is funded by UK Sport, who receive their
funding through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
primarily from the National Lottery.
The programmes work closely with the three British Equestrian
Federation Olympic Member Bodies; British Dressage, British
QUESTION: How does your
Eventing and the British Show Jumping Association. Their own
training and competition programmes work hand in hand with
sport fund its talent programmes?
the programmes run within World Class.
The World Class Programme is the logistical and funding
The Plan comprises three programmes:
management behind sending the British Equestrian Team to the
Games. It also directly supports, financially and through training
• World Class Performance
and other support, the riders expected to be selected to the
• World Class Development
British Team
• The Equine Pathway
Overall the plan is about identifying the most talented riders and
horses and working with them to ensure that they reach their
TASK: Go to
maximum potential and deliver their best possible results at
http://www.uksport.gov.uk/pages/world_class_performance and
make notes on the World Class Programme
World level and Olympic or Paralympic Games.
46 Sport IQ : September 2008