Heelwork to Music Team GB sets off for European Open Championships
STOP PRESS: Dateline 24 October 2011
Double Gold!
Massive congratulations to the HTM Team GB members, who have returned from Denmark with the Gold medal in the Team Heelwork to Music event and Gold in the Individual Heelwork to Music competition (won by Karen Sykes and Fly) - as well as a superb fourth place in the Team Freestyle, and fourth place in the Individual Freestyle (won by Leslye Neville and Angus).
Original Press Release
The Kennel Club has joined Heelwork to Music (HTM) enthusiasts across the country in wishing good luck and bon voyage to the Heelwork to Music Team GB as they set off for Denmark to compete in the first HTM European Open Championships this weekend (22nd – 23rd October 2011).
The British team will consist of the current individual HTM World Champion, Kath Hardman (team manager), who will be competing with her Border Collie, Amber and her crossbreed Spice; Leslie Neville with her Bearded Collie, Angus; and Karen Sykes with her Working Sheepdog, Fly.
The Championships, hosted by the Danish Kennel Club in Sorø, Denmark, will offer competitions for teams and individuals in both Heelwork to Music and Freestyle, and are open to all dogs, both pedigree and crossbreed. The judges for the Championship will be Jackie Clarke from England, Anja Magnussen Schüller from Norway and Emmy Marie Simonsen from Denmark.
Raising funding and sponsorship
In addition to training and preparing their dogs for the Championship, team members and supporters have been active in raising funding, donations and sponsorship. Major sponsors include Canine Freestyle GB, Pedigree Pet Foods and Top Lodge Dogs, as well as Matlock County Hall who provided a team flag, and many individual donations showing widespread support from Heelwork to Music clubs, societies and individuals throughout the country.
“We are very, very grateful for all the help and support we have received, and we will be working our hardest in Denmark to make our supporters as proud of us as we are of them,” said Kath Hardman.
Caroline Kisko, Communications Director for the Kennel Club, said “We wish the team all the best as they travel to Denmark and hope that all their hard work and dedication to Heelwork to Music will pay off. The team is strong and will be fantastic representation for the country at the competition”.
Details of Heelwork to Music Team GB for the European Open Championships 2011
Heelwork To Music Team:
Karen Sykes – Iatka Spring Spangle HTM A Ex (Fly)
Kath Hardman – Stillmoor Lady In Red FCI HTM WCh 2010, HTM A Es, FS I Ex (Amber)
Lesley Neville – Choxxstart Dream Angus FS A Ex, HTM A Ex (Angus)
Freestyle Team:
Lesley Neville – Choxxstart Dream Angus FS A Ex, HTM A Ex (Angus)
Kath Hardman – September Spice FS A Ex (Spice)
Kath Hardman – Stillmoor Lady In Red HTM A Es, FS I Ex (Amber)
Read the Heelwork to Music Team GB blog
Details and results of the Heelwork to Music European Open Championship can be found on the official HTM EO blog
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