SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR FALSTERBO

Tuesday 03 July 2012

The squad that will be representing Great Britain in Falsterbo on the 6^th leg of the FEI Top Level Nations Cup series on the 13^th July will be as follows:

Oxfordshire based Tina Fletcher with Ursula XII an 11 year-old bay mare jointly owned by Lady Pauline Kirkham and Lady Pauline Harris.

Warwickshire based Robert Smith with his own 10 year-old bay mare Voila IV

William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey with Julie Slade’s 9 year-old British Bred chestnut gelding Billy Angelo

Alexandra Thornton who bases herself in France with her own 10 year-old bay gelding Caballero 84

Essex based Daniel Neilson with Celia Mason’s 10 year-old chestnut gelding Varo M

The FEI Top Level League is a series of eight 5* Nations Cups in which official teams representing qualified nations compete against each other in their teams of four horse and rider combinations. The eight events take place across two rounds at eight of the most prestigious venues competing for a minimum of €200,000 at each. Last year Great Britain finished in 3^rd position in the final league standings.

The venues and dates for the series in 2012 are as follows:
La Baule               10-13^th May (11^th May Nations Cup)
Rome                    24-27^th May (25^th May Nations Cup)
St Gallen              31^st May – 3^rd June (1^st June Nations Cup)
Rotterdam            20-24^th June (22^nd June Nations Cup)
Aachen                 3-8^th July (5^th July Nations Cup)
Falsterbo              12-15^th July (13^th July Nations Cup)
Hickstead            19-22d July (20^th July Nations Cup)
Dublin                  15-19^th August (17^th August Nations Cup)

For 2012 the eight nations contesting the series are Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

For further information on the CSIO5* show at Falsterbo please visit www.falsterbohorseshow.com

The Nations Cup takes place on the 13^th July at 14:30hrs local time and the Grand Prix on the 15^th July at 14:30hrs local time.

FEI TV will be showing live footage from the event. To access this please visit www.feitv.org The programme will also be shown at a later date on both Eurosport and Horse & Country TV. Please visit www.britishshowjumping.co.uk and click on ‘whats on tv’ for broadcast times.

The British Showjumping Teams are supported by Exchequer and National Lottery funding via UK Sport.

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