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Nations Cup squads announced for dressage, eventing and showjumping

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

With a number of FEI and EEF Nations Cup fixtures taking place over the coming weeks, our dressage, eventing and showjumping squads will be in action across Europe. Here’s a round-up of who will be competing where and when…

Dressage

The FEI Dressage CDIO5* Nations Cup gets underway at Compiègne, France on 19–22 May. Under the leadership of British Equestrian’s Dressage Performance Manager, Caroline Griffith, the squad will comprise of…

  • Fiona Bigwood with Penny Bigwood and her own Hawtins Delicato
  • Charlotte Fry with Van Olst Horses’ Glamourdale
  • Dan Watson with Barbara Marceau’s Butterfly IV

The Grand Prix is scheduled to take place at 10:00 BST on Saturday 21 May, while the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle will follow on Sunday 22 May at 08:00 BST and 12:00 BST respectively. Britain will be sending a number of individual competitors to contest the CDI3* incluiding an international debut for Charlotte Dujardin and her newest star, Imhotep, owned by Coarl Ingham and Carl Hester and an eagerly awaited return to top level competition for Gareth Hughes and Classic Briolinca.

Times and results - click here

Eventing

The British leg of the FEI CCIO4*S Eventing Nations Cup returns to Houghton International, Norfolk, on 25–29 May. Representing the home side under the leadership of Nations Cup Chef d'Equipe Philip Surl will be:

  • Heidi Coy with David Ottewell’s Russal Z
  • Phoebe Locke with her own Bellagio Declyange
  • Piggy March with John and Chloe Perry and Alison Swinburn’s Brookfield Quality
  • Tom McEwen with Fred and Penny Barker’s Bob Chaplin

The dressage phase will take place from 9:00 BST on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May, with the showjumping start at 13:35 BST on Saturday 28 May and the cross-country getting underway at 10:00 BST on Sunday 29 May. 

For further information on the event, click here and for full results once the competition is underway, click here.

Tickets for Houghton International can be purchased here.

Showjumping

The FEI Jumping CSIO5* Nations Cup in Rome, Italy takes place between the 25–29 May at Piazzale delle Canestre. The following British squad has been selected to compete under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF:

  • Donald Whitaker with Reigsportanlage Dagobertshausen GmbH and CO.KG’s Di Caprio
  • Ellen Whitaker with Tilly Shaw’s Equine America Spacecake
  • Holly Smith with TJ Hall Ltd’s Fruselli
  • Joseph Stockdale with Joy Cocklin and Laura Stockdale’s Equine America Cacharel
  • James Wilson with Heather Larson’s Imagine de Muze

The Chef d’Equipe for the team will be Di Lampard, Showjumping Performance Manager for British Equestrian’s World Class Programme. Competition starts on Friday 27 May at 13:30 BST, with the Grand Prix on Sunday 29 May at 12:00 BST. Show info, timetable and results - click here.

That same weekend, Britain will kick off their EEF Series campaign at CSIO3* Lisbon, Portugal at Hipodromo do Campo Grande. The following squad has been selected to compete under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF:

  • Karl Robins with his own Equine America G Camille HBF
  • Oliver Fletcher with Lady Pauline Harris and Lady Pauline Kirkham’s Hello William
  • Scarlett Charles with Hill House Equine’s Chicago’s Boy
  • Sienna Charles with Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein’s Ornellaia
  • William Fletcher with John Walton and his own Ginadina PP

Tony Newbery will lead the team in his role as Nations Cup Chef d’Equipe. The competition starts on Friday 27 May at 17:00 BST, with the Grand Prix on Sunday 29 May at 14:00 BST. Show info, timetable and results - click here

Great Britain’s first competition of Longines FEI Jumping Division 1 Nations Cup takes place is set to take place at 3–6 June at the CSIO5* Nations Cup in St Gallen, Switzerland, at Equestrian Stadium Gruendenmoos. The following squad have been selected to compete under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF:

  • Harry Charles with Ann Thompson’s Romeo 88 or Stall Zet’s Casquo Blue
  • Jack Whitaker with Michael Whitaker’s Equine America Valmy De La Lande
  • James Wilson with Heather Larson’s Imagine de Muze
  • Joseph Stockdale with Joy Cocklin and Laura Stockdale’s Equine America Cacharel
  • John Whitaker with Clare Whitaker and his own Equine America Unick du Francport

The team will be led by chef d’equipe Di Lampard. The Grand Prix will be on Saturday 4 June at 16:30 BST and the Nations Cup competition takes place on Monday 6 June at 13:30 BST. Show info, timetable and results - click here.

The same weekend, Tony Newbery will lead the British squad at the second leg of EEF Series, taking place at CSIO3* Madrid, Spain at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid. Competing under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF will be:

  • Ellen Whitaker with Tilly Shaw’s Equine America Spacecake
  • Karl Robins with his own Equine America G Camille HBF
  • Oliver Fletcher with Lady Pauline Harris and Lady Pauline Kirkham’s Hello William
  • Scarlett Charles with Hill House Equine’s Chicago’s Boy
  • Sienna Charles with Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein’s Ornellaia

The Nations Cup competition takes place on Saturday 4 June at 16:00 BST, while the Grand Prix will be on Sunday 5 June at 17:30 BST. Show info, timetable and results - click here.