Hughes' 2019 British EC Team Ride Briolinca Withdrawn from Olympic Contention Fri, 05/07/2021 - 10:10 Great Britain Gareth Hughes has withdrawn his number one Grand Prix horse, Briolinca, from British Olympic team contention. The horse is not fit to compete at highest level. Briolinca is a 15-year old Dutch warmblood mare by Trento B x Royal Dance. She is bred by the Van der Steen brothers in The Netherlands and owned by Hughes in partnership with Julia Hornig. Gareth and Rebecca Hughes scouted her as a 3-year old. She was first ridden by Rebecca as a youngster, before Gareth took over. Five Years on the Rise