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National Dressage Trophies for Erin!

A proud Erin with her dressage trophies

At the recent British Dressage National Convention, Sheffield High School’s Erin Williams was awarded both the Lucan Trophy and the BDSC Pony Trophy for her outstanding achievements in dressage.

Erin received the prestigious Lucan Trophy for her superb performances for Great Britain at the European Championships in Poland in July and the BDSC Pony Trophy for her success in the British Dressage Premier League in 2011.

Erin, 14, from Barlow in Derbyshire, was both the highest scoring and also the youngest member of team Great Britain at the European Championships in Jaszkowo, Poland in July 2011. Riding her German-bred gelding Danny Boy B and her German mare Dynasty, she has dominated the British pony scene, being placed in the top two in every national and international competition this year. With Danny Boy B she won the British International Tournament held at Addington Manor in Buckinghamshire and came second on Dynasty at the French International held in Compiègne in June. Erin and Dynasty concluded a superb season by being crowned British Pony Champions after they won the Under-25 Championships in Lincolnshire in August, with Danny Boy B taking the second place slot.

Year 9 pupil Erin is trained by Derbyshire-based International rider Sonia Webster-Baines and Great Britain pony team trainer, Olympian Peter Storr.