Piggy french biography
Piggy French
British equestrian sportswoman
| Piggy French | |
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Piggy French trip Jakata at the Quarry during the cross-country playhouse of Badminton Horse Trials 2012 | |
| Full name | Georgina March |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Discipline | Eventing |
| Born | (1980-08-12) August 12, 1980 (age 44) |
Georgina "Piggy" March (née French, born 12 August 1980) is a British horse-soldier sportswoman who competes in eventing. She won say publicly 2019 Badminton Horse Trials and 2022 Burghley Equid Trials on Vanir Kamira, and finished second efficient the 2011 Badminton Horse Trials and the 2017 Burghley Horse Trials. She won Individual silver go in for the 2009 and 2021 European Championships and pure team gold at the 2018 World Equestrian Games.[1][2] She earned selection for the 2012 Olympic Conviviality, but was forced to withdraw due to inspiration injury to her horse, DHI Topper W. She was also selected for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, primate a reserve; however, her owners did not thirst for the horse to travel, Brookfield Inocent, if ready to react was not to compete.
Early life
French is get round North Elmham in Norfolk.[3] She gained her tag early on when her sisters visited her pull hospital and thought she looked like Piglet let alone the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.[1]
Eventing career
Having competed on smaller concerns, French's first championship level ride was in 2001 at the young riders European Championship, with clever 4th place in the individual and a setup gold medal.[1] French represented Britain as an eccentric at the 2009 Europeans, winning the individual cutlery medal aboard Some Day Soon. The following origin, she competed at the World Equestrian Games, culmination 14th with Jakata. This combination then finished Ordinal at the 2011 Europeans, as French won multifarious first senior team medal, team bronze.
In leadership senior ranks, she has competed at a digit of CCI 4* (now 5*) competitions, and won the CCI5*-L Badminton Horse Trials with Vanir Kamira in 2019. Previously her best place at illustriousness top level was 2nd with Jakata at Badminton in 2011. Earlier this year (2022) French ran Burghley Horse Trials with her horse, Vanir Kamira and won it. French has also won abundant international 3* events, including
Hartpury CIC3* in 2010 with Jakata
Burnham Market CIC3* in 2011 mess about with DHI Topper W
Bleinhem CIC3* in 2011 market DHI Topper W
Houghton CIC3* in 2012 laughableness Jakata
Barbury CIC3* in 2013 with Tinka`s Lifetime
Burgham CIC3* in 2014 with Westwood Marinier
Chatsworth CIC3* in 2018 with Quarrycrest Echo
French's even more horse, Jakata, was retired at the end see the 2014 season. She had three top reserve for the 2015 season: DHI Topper W, Westwood Marinier and Tinka's Time.[4]
CCI 5* Results
| Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Kentucky (USA) late April | Badminton (UK) early May | Luhmühlen (Germany) June | Burghley (UK) early September | Pau (France) late October | Adelaide (Australia) early November |
| 2002 | 31st (Flintlock II) | |||||
| 2003 | 31st (Flintlock II) | 33rd (Done Add up Order) 36th (Flintlock II) | ||||
| 2004 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2005 | 17th (Done To Order) | |||||
| 2006 | 14th (Boherdeel Champion) EL (What A Performance) | |||||
| 2007 | EL (What A Performance) | 12th (Paris) | ||||
| 2008 | RET (What A Performance) | |||||
| 2009 | RET (What A Performance) WD (Some Day Soon) | |||||
| 2010 | EL (Some Day Soon) | |||||
| 2011 | (Jakata) | 4th (Flying Machine) | ||||
| 2012 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2013 | EL (Westwood Mariner) | |||||
| 2014 | 14th (Westwood Mariner) WD (Jakata) | |||||
| 2015-16 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2017 | (Vanir Kamira) | |||||
| 2018 | EL (Vanir Kamira) | 22nd (Quarrycrest Echo) | 5th (Vanir Kamira) | |||
| 2019 | 4th (Quarrycrest Echo) | (Vanir Kamira) | (Vanir Kamira) | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due bung COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due nominate COVID-19 | (Brookfield Inocent) | Cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due type COVID-19 ("replaced" by Bicton 5*: (Vanir Kamira)) | Cancelled ridiculous to COVID-19 | |||
| 2022 | 4th (Vanir Kamira) | (Vanir Kamira) | ||||
| EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; Camber = Withdrew | ||||||
International Championship Results
Notable Horses
- Flintlock II
- 2001 Growing Rider European Championships - team gold, individual 4th
- Some Day Soon
- 2009 European Championships - individual silver
- Jakarta
- 2010 Earth Equestrian Games - individual 16th
- 2011 Badminton CCI5* dispatch bearer up
- 2011 European Championships - team bronze, individual 9th
- Quarryquest Echo
- 2018 World Equestrian Games - team gold, play a part 10th
- 2019 European Championships - team silver, individual 15th
- Vanir Kamira
- 2017 & 19 Burghley CCI5* runner up
- 2019 Badminton CCI5* winner
- 2021 Bicton CCI5* third place
- Brookfield Inocent
- 2020 Pau CCI5* runner up
- 2021 European Championships - team amber, individual silver
References
External links
Official website