Team Ireland Dressage

The Irish Dressage Squad need to raise funds to Travel to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Irish Dressage team qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam. All monies raised will be used to prepare the team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In particular the money raised will go towards dedicated training sessions, cost of sending equipment to Tokyo (tack, feed, rugs, etc.) and also towards the travel expenses involved in travelling both horses and riders to key competitions in the lead up to Tokyo.

Updates of the riders preparations will be shared here throughout their journey.

Get to know the riders:
There are 5 Irish dressage riders currently named on the High Performance Dressage Squad. Four of the below riders will travel to Tokyo, one of which will be named as reserve.

Judy Reynolds 
Age: 38
Horses: Vancouver K (KWPN) – 2002 gelding by Jazz (KWPN) out of Phantastia (KWPN) by Ferro (KWPN). Bred by G. M. Korver. Owner: Joe & Kathleen Reynolds; Leroy Naeldeborg (DWB).
County: Kildare.

Social Media: Instagram: Judy Reynolds Dressage Training (@judyreynoldsirl). Facebook: Judy Reynolds Dressage Training. Twitter: Judy Reynolds (@JudyReynoldsIRL).


Heike Holstein  
Age: 48.
Horses: Sambuca (BESIE) – 2009 mare by Samarant (HANN) out of Astoria (ISH) by Limmerick (HOLST). Bred by Heike Holstein, Co. Kildare. Owner: Jake & William Bell; Chameur (KWPN).
County: Kildare.

Social Media: Instagram: Heike Holstein Dressage (@heike_holstein). Facebook: Heike Holstein.


Kate Dwyer
Age: 36.
Horses: Snowdon Faberge (SHBGB) – 2006 gelding by Foxcourt Fabelhaft (RHEIN) out of Snowdon Daisy (SHBGB). Bred by Mr. Griffiths. Owner: Kate & Maureen Dwyer, Alan O’Connor.
County: Meath.

Social Media: Instagram: Kate Dwyer (katedwyer_irl). Facebook: Kate Dwyer.


Anna Merveldt 
Age: 47.
Horses: Esporim (LUSIT) – 2009 stallion by Pagao (LUSIT) out of Lequita (LUSIT) by Quiaz (LUSIT). Bred by Coudelaria Do Monte Velho. Owner: Mario Greco, Eleonore & Michael Higgins, Giovanna Mazza.
County: Kildare.

Social Media: Instagram: Anna Merveldt (@annamerveldt). 

Dane Rawlins 
Age: 63.
Horses: Espoire (WESTF) – 2009 gelding by Ehrenmann (WESTF) out of Shirley (KWPN) by Krack C (KWPN). Bred by Dane Rawlins. Owner: Dane, Anne-Marie & Maureen Rawlins, Greg Powell.
County: London, United Kingdom.


Social Media: Instagram: Dane Rawlins (@dane_rawlins_2019). Twitter: Dane Rawlins (@DaneRawlins1).

* Please note the support of Sport Ireland and the Olympic Federation of Ireland is hugely appreciated by the Irish Dressage squad however due to extraordinary costs for upcoming competitions and the travel costs to Europe additional funding is needed.