Hickstead Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Draw and GB Team
Thursday 31 July 2014
The re-draw for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2014 Europe Division 1 qualifier at CSIO5* Hickstead (GBR) has taken place, and the following is the order-of-go for tomorrow’s competition which begins at 14.15 hrs.
1. Sweden
2. USA
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. Netherlands
6. Ireland
7. Belgium
8. Germany
The team for Great Britain under the guidance of Rob Hoestra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager will be:
Jessie Drea, from Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Touchable, a 13 year-old chestnut mare owned by Lynne Humphries. Jessie and Touchable were key members of the young British Team that won the CSIO 3* Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup in Odense, Denmark. The combination produced a tremendous result in Rotterdam earlier on this month whilst making their debut appearance on a 5* Nations Cup Team jumping clear in the first round and just one fence down in the second.
Ben Maher MBE, World No.2 and London 2012 Team Gold medallist from Bishops Stortford will be riding Wings Sublieme, an 11 year-old bay mare owned by Stone Ridge Farms LLC.
Robert Whitaker, from Sidcup, Kent with his parents (John & Clare) 11 year-old brown stallion Catwalk IV with whom he jumped a double clear at their inaugural 5* Nations Cup last summer in Gijon. Robert and Catwalk IV recently won the Alltech Grand Prix for the Kingdom of Bahrain Trophy at the CSI Royal Windsor Horse Show. The combination was also part of the British team that won at St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Guy Williams from Canterbury Kent with Zaire, a 10 year-old bay gelding owned by Caroline Phillips. A member of the Rotterdam team in June they also appeared on the team at St Gallen where they jumped clear in the first round.
Live coverage of the event will be broadcast on Eurosport with highlights shown on Sky Sports later in the evening. For viewers outside of the UK – live coverage will also be streamed via www.feitv.org
A full broadcast schedule is available on the British Showjumping website on the following link: http://www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/media-television.cfm
Don’t forget that you can still watch Sky Sports even if you are not a current subscriber as Day Passes are available via NowTV which is powered by Sky at £9.99 for 24 hours of access.
Further information on the Royal International Horse Show can be found by visiting www.hickstead.co.uk
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