Club S New JETS to Groom Young Equestrian Stars - the Hong Kong Jockey Club

Biographies The Hong Kong Jockey Club Junior Equestrian Training Squad 2013/14

Ashley BANG (方賢瑛) Age : 15 Sex : Female Date of birth : 16 October 1997 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : Hong Kong International School Start riding at : age 8 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage and Jumping Awards and achievements : Dressage  First in the Preliminary Dressage of the FEI World Dressage Challenge 2011, Hong Kong  Champion in the Preliminary Placing of the Dressage Horse of the Year 2012, Hong Kong Jumping  Second in Horse of the Year Jumping Show (90-95cm) 2012, Hong Kong  Champion in the Show Jumping Equitation (60-80cm) of Hartpury Interschool Equestrian Challenge 2012 (Advanced Category, Preliminary Round), Hong Kong Why likes equestrians :  I like the challenge and thrill of working in tandem with horses to produce a single, harmonious result. It is endlessly exciting because one day is always different from the next.

Nathaniel CHAN (陳彥佑) Age : 13 Sex : Male Date of birth : 11 November 1999 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : King George V School Start riding at : age 8 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage and Jumping Awards and achievements : Dressage  Champion of dressage competition (junior) of Hong Kong Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2012 Jumping  Champion of the team competition and third in a competition (70cm) of Horse of the Year Jumping Show 2012, Hong Kong  Champions in several local competitions (80 to 100cm) in 2012 Why likes equestrians :  Enjoy the discipline and sportsmanship required to be successful Patricia CHAN (陳思蓉) Member of the HKJC Junior Equestrian Team since 2009 Age : 17 Sex : Female Date of birth : 7 January1996 Place of birth : USA School : King George V School Start riding at : age 6 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage and Jumping Awards and achievements : Dressage  Gold medal in final dressage competition (advanced) of Hartpury College Inter- school Equestrian Challenge 2012, Hong Kong Jumping  Silver medal in Children’s Competition of the German Friendship 2011  Represented Hong Kong to compete in FEI CSI Junior Competition in Korea in 2011 and FEI CS1 J-B Junior Competition in Malaysia in 2012  Placed in SML tour (up to 140 cm class) in Gera, Germany 2012 Why likes equestrians :  Enjoy the partnership and discipline with a horse to achieve high results

Lennard CHIANG (蔣景麟) Member of the HKJC Junior Equestrian Team since 2010 Age : 15 Sex : Male Date of birth : 14 August 1997 Place of birth : Germany School : German Swiss International School Start riding at : age 6 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage, Jumping and Eventing Awards and achievements : Dressage  Champions in both preliminary test (children) and elementary test (children) of FEI World Dressage Challenge 2012, Hong Kong Jumping  Champions in several competitions (115cm to 125cm) in Germany in July 2012  Placing in several competitions (110cm and 120cm) in Hong Kong from October 2012 to February 2013 Why likes equestrians :  I like working with horses. For me there is no other sport in which you depend so much on partnership and mutual trust. It is a very special relationship. Florence FU (傅筱晴) Age : 13 Sex : Female Date of birth : 29 December 1999 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : South Island School Start riding at : age 9 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage and Jumping Awards and achievements : Dressage  Champion of Preliminary Dressage competition of Cheong Lee Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2013, Hong Kong  Won the Ann Baron Memorial Cup for Hartpury Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2012, Hong Kong Jumping  Silver medal of jumping competition of Hartpury College Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2012, Hong Kong  Champions in several local competitions (60-80cm) 2012 Why likes equestrian :  Horse riding made me confident and I love it much

Oi Man LEUNG(梁藹文) Member of the HKJC Junior Equestrian Team since 2010 Age : 16 Sex : Female Date of birth : 25 April 1996 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : German Swiss International School Start riding at : age 6 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage, Jumping and Eventing Awards and achievements :  Junior Rider of the Year in Hong Kong in 2010, 2011 and 2012  The Overall Horse of the Year Award in 2012  Champion for 3 consecutive years in the Hartpury College Inter-school Equestrian Challenge from 2010 to 2012, Hong Kong Dressage  The Dressage Horse of the Year Awards in 2010 and 2011  Champion of the FEI World Dressage Challenge Adult’s Elementary Test in 2012 in Hong Kong  Champion of the FEI World Dressage Challenge Children’s Elementary Test in 2011 in Hong Kong  Champion of the FEI World Dressage Challenge Team Competition in 2010 Jumping  Placed (1st-3rd place) in numerous local competitions (100-120 cm) Eventing  Placed in numerous local eventing competitions (100-110cm) in 2012-2013  Champion of the Eventing Horse of the Year Show in 2011 (80cm) Why likes equestrians :  It is challenging to train a horse, however, I found it rewarding when I get good results as all the hard work and training has paid off.

Michelle LI (李梓盈) Member of the HKJC Junior Equestrian Team since 2011 Age : 15 Sex : Female Date of birth : 4 April 1997 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : St Rose of Lima’s College Start riding at : age 9 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage, Jumping and Eventing Awards and achievements : Dressage  Champion of FEI Preliminary Test 2011, Hong Kong Jumping  Champion in team competition (100cm) of FEI Children’s International Classics Final 2011  Silver medals in both team competition (100cm) and sponsored individual competition (100cm) of FEI CS1* CSI Junior Seoul 2012.  Both champion and silver medal for the Horse of the Year Jumping Show (100cm) in 2012 Why likes equestrians :  I love partnering with horses as they are incredible thousand pound muscled creatures whose ears never lie.

Natalie WALKER Age : 14 Sex : Female Date of birth : 24 January 1999 Place of birth : Hong Kong School : Discovery College Start riding at : age 7 Equestrian disciplines : Dressage and Jumping Awards and achievements : Dressage  Champion of Preliminary Dressage in local competition in 2013 Jumping  Silver medal of jumping competition of Hartpury College Inter-school Equestrian Challenge 2011, Hong Kong  Champion in Hong Kong Pony Club Phillip Day Memorial Bowl 2012 Why likes equestrians :  Riding is the most complete and satisfying sport as the rider must control herself and the horse as well as watching the weather and ground conditions. There is nothing better than the sense of achievement when horse and rider perform well together as one.