Biography

It is the fourth consecutive visit for British rider Selina Milnes (50) who completed last year with Gelmer – her entry this year also.

Selina is a professional rider with her own training and competition yard near Clevedon in North Somerset.

Selina first attained 5* level with Overton Sunrise, with who she was successful at Burghley. Bodidily also enjoyed success there (2010). She enjoys producing young horses and in 2022 was 3^rd in the seven-year-old World Young Horse Championships at Le Lions with Cooley Snapchat. The pair enjoyed a successful 2023 season winning the 4*S at Bramham and was 4^th in the 4*L at Boekelo. In 2024 Snapchat completed his first 5* at Pau (15^th).

In September 2022 with Iron she was the winner of the Nations Cup 4* at Ballindenisk and in 2021 the combination was 8^th in the 5* at Pau.

Selina trains with Richard Waygood and Ian Woodhead.

Selina (nee Elliott) is married to Scott – an equine vet and clinical director at B&W Equine Vets – and the couple has an 11-year-old daughter who is ‘mad on showjumping’. Selina’s brother Grieg is a farrier for Team GB.

Gelmer is a 14-year-old KWPN registered gelding. He is by Carosso VDL out of a mare by Ahorn. He was acquired from Richard Sheane at Cooley farm as a just backed four-year-old. His owners are long-standings supporters of Selina.