British Equestrian announces eventing nominated entries for FEI World Championships 2026
Friday, 26 June 2026
British Equestrian and the British Eventing Selectors can today confirm the 15 eventing athlete and horse combinations that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the FEI Eventing World Championship 2026, set to take place from 11–23 August in Aachen, Germany.
Nominated entries for the British Equestrian eventing team, in partnership with Agria, are listed in alphabetical order by athlete surname:
- Sarah Bullimore (53) from Keysoe, Bedfordshire, with Brett Bullimore, Christopher Gillespie, Susan Gillespie and Bruce Saint’s Corimiro (chestnut, gelding, 10yrs, 17hh, Amiro Z x Lovis Corinth, breeder: Brett and Sarah Bullimore GBR)
- Rosalind Canter (40) from Hallington, Lincolnshire with Archie and Michele Saul’s Lordships Graffalo (bay, gelding, 14yrs, 17hh, Birkhof’s Grafenstolz TSF x Rock King, breeders: Lordships Stud and Pennie Wallace GBR)
- Laura Collett (36) from Salperton, Gloucestershire, with Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and her own London 52 (bay, gelding, 17yrs, 16.3hh, Landos x Quinar, breeder: Ocke Riewarts GER)
- David Doel (33) from Chippenham, Wiltshire, with Mary Fox, Gillian Jonas and his own Galileo Nieuwmoed (dark bay, gelding, 15yrs, 17hh, Carambole x Harcos, breeders: J. W. and A. P. Jurrius NED)
- Caroline Harris (36) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, with Lucy Matthews, Fiona Olivier, Marie Anne Richards and Heather Royle’s D. Day (bay, gelding, 12yrs, 16.1hh, Billy Mexico x Dilum XX, breeder: Fiona Olivier GBR)
- Yasmin Ingham (29) based in Nantwich, Cheshire and originally from the Isle of Man, with Janette Chinn and The Sue Davies Fund’s Gypsie du Loir (dark bay, mare, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Herald 3 x Canaletto, breeder: Pierre Gouye FRA)
- Tom Jackson (33) from Godalming, Surrey with Michael Stenning’s United 36 (bay, gelding, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Ucello x Espiri, breeder: Heinrich Bohmke GER)
- Katie Magee (44) from Richmond, North Yorkshire, with Angela Hislop’s Treworra (bay, gelding, 12yrs, 17hh, Jaguar Mail x Tower of Magic, breeder: Preci Spark Ltd GBR)
- Tom McEwen (35) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, with John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn’s Brookfield Quality (bay, gelding, 17yrs, 16.2hh, OBOS Quality x Cavalier Royale, breeder: Sean Kelly IRL), and James and Jo Lambert and Deirdre Johnston’s JL Dublin (dark brown, gelding, 15yrs, 16.2hh, Diarado x Cantano, breeder: Volker Göttsche-Götze GER)
- Harry Meade (42) from West Littleton, Wiltshire, with Charlotte and Peter Opperman’s Cavalier Crystal (bay, mare, 16yrs, 16.3hh, Jack of Diamonds x Cavalier Royale, breeder: Thomas Horgan IRL)
- Selina Milnes (51) from Clevedon, Somerset, with Angela Rucker and William Rucker’s Cooley Snapchat (bay, gelding, 12yrs, 16.3hh, Kannan x VDL Arkansas, breeder: Alan Wheeler IRL)
- Gemma Stevens (41) from Horsham, West Sussex, with The Rex Syndicate’s Cooley Park Muze (bay, gelding, 10yrs, 16.1hh, Pollux de Muze Z x L’Arc de Triomphe, breeder: TJM Equestrian IRL) and Pru Dawes’ Flash Cooley (grey, gelding, 14yrs, 16.1hh, CSF Mr Kroon x OBOS Quality, breeder: Jim O’Neill IRL)
- Bubby Upton (27) from Newmarket, Suffolk, with Jane Dear, Susan de Zulueta, Susie Holland-Bosworth, The Duchess of Norfolk, Hilary Russell and her own Its Cooley Time (grey, gelding, 11yrs, 16.1hh, Quality Time TN x Heartbreaker, breeder: Ishennisnag Stud IRL)
At the time of release, the names of the grooms who will accompany the horses to Aachen have not been confirmed, but will be included in the final squad announcement.
Selection decisions are subject to the athlete and horse maintaining fitness and performance. The selected squad of five combinations to travel to Aachen, plus non-travelling reserves, will be announced at a later date.
The funding that the British Equestrian World Class Programme receives from the National Lottery and UK Sport is pivotal in preparing our teams for senior championships and supporting them on the ground.
British Equestrian is also extremely grateful for the support we enjoy from our partners – Agria, Bates Saddles, Dodson & Horrell, NAF, SEIB and Toggi – and team suppliers – Equi-Trek and Lotus Romeo. We’re indebted for the year-round support they provide to the World Class Programme and British teams, which helps us to best prepare for senior championships.