Nutriment sponsors of Winning Team England at WAO

I think we have all just about come back down to earth following the World Agility Open Championships 2018. It was an amazing experience being part of an event with top dogs and handlers from 33 countries competing across 4 events.

We took a strong team to the event and they excelled!

Team England 2018 brought home 6 Medals

Pentathlon 600 Gold – Dave Munnings & Fame
Pentathlon 600 Silver – Anthony Clarke & Protest
Biathlon 400 Gold – Gemma Haycock & Ruby
Biathlon 500 Silver – Steven Richardson & Digit
Games 600 Silver – Dan Shaw & Geek
 Games 300 Bronze – Stacey Irwin-Burns & Sam

Team England have won a total of 50 medals at the World Agility Open since it began in 2011.

There were also some incredible top 3 results across the Championships:

Pentathlon Agility 2:

1st Place: 600 – Dave Munnings & Fame ,
2nd Place: 400 – Ashleigh Butler & Sullivan

Pentathlon Jumping 1:

3rd Place: 400 – Steven Richardson & Libby ,
3rd Place: 500 – Steven Richardson & Digit

Pentathlon Jumping 2:

3rd Place: 600 – Dave Munnings & Fame

Pentathlon Agility 2:

1st Place: 600 – Dave Munnings & Fame ,
1st Place: 400 – Ashleigh Butler & Sullivan ,
3rd Place: 400 – Cameron Bunce & Ziggy

Pentathlon Speedstakes:

1st Place: 600 – Dave Munnings & Fame,
3rd Place: 600 – Anthony Clarke & Protest

Biathlon Jumping:

1st Place: 400 – Ashleigh Butler & Sullivan,
1st Place: 600 – Dave Munnings & Fame,
3rd Place: 300 – Sarah Mclean & Milo

Snooker:

2nd Place: 600 – Dan Shaw & Geek

Gamblers:

1st Place: 600 – Mike Bendell & Spy

Team Agility 1:

1st Place: Nicola Garrett, Jenny Kimber, Dan Shaw.

Team Jumping 2:

3rd Place: Sarah Mclean, Marita Davies, Anthony Clarke.

Team Speedstakes Relay:

1st Place: Stacey Irwin-Burns, Nicola Garrett, Steven Richardson, Dan Shaw.

Bonus Speedstakes:

3rd Place: 600 – Annette Parker & Maze

The atmosphere was as phenomenal as ever, the team spirit and support for one another at the event makes all the difference.

Gamblers was a particular highlight for the team! This event was exciting as always, with fantastic performances from all Team England members. There were spectacular results from Mike Bendell and his dog Spy. They were the only partnership in the competition to achieve the 20 point gamble! The whole team were beaming with pride!

The planning for the 2019 Team has already begun and the first of the ‘win on’ spots is available at the Agility Open starting on 14 June 2018. http://theagilityopen.com

Team England 2018 are immensely grateful for Nutriment’s unwavering support and the huge part they played in building such a successful team!