Abingdon para-equestrian dressage rider Molly Bowen-Morris is hoping to secure acceptance on to a second elite talent programme as she builds towards the Winter Championships.

Bowen-Morris is one of the country’s brightest teenage prospects, having won the 2014 British Dressage Young Para-Rider Development title and the RDA Nationals this year.

Her potential has already been recognised by Jaguar Land Rover Academy of Sport, which supports 50 of the country’s finest up-and-coming talents, and now the 16-year-old hopes to make it on to the British Equestrian Federation’s Excel Talent Programme.

The two-year programme provides those selected with access to top equestrian specialists, including international coaches, physiotherapists and psychologists via a series of performance camps.

Bowen-Morris will find out if she has made the cut in October but the St Helen and Katharine School pupil says she is just concentrating on the moment.

“I had a new ride last year so at the moment I’m just going out and competing as often as possible. I’m also doing able-bodied riding,” she said.

“I’ve just applied for the Excel squad which I hope will give me more support going forward to the Winter Championships next year.”

Bowen-Morris has already reaped the benefit of expert advice after being accepted on to the Jaguar Land Rover Academy of Sport.

The initiative is a world class mentoring programme which also provides bursaries to some of the country’s most talented young athletes.

Bowen-Morris recently attended a workshop hosted by Rugby Union World Cup winner Lewis Moody and also included guests lectures from the likes of Sharon Davies and Maggie Alphonsi And, while she says the expert advice was of great use, she also found it beneficial to be surrounded by up-and-coming stars of other sports.

Bowen-Morris said: “It’s great to have the opportunity to talk to people in similar positions to you. Obviously everyone is of a similar age, so we have exams and things like that which affects our time management."

“Having the opportunity to speak to people who are doing what you are doing, they can give you advice.”

Molly Bowen-Morris attended the Jaguar Land Rover Academy of Sport workshop, mentored by ambassadors Lewis Moody and Maggie Alphonsi and SportsAid patrons Danny Crates, Bryan Steel and Kerri-Ann Payne. For more information visit sportsaid.org.uk