British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5*
Tuesday 10 July 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5*. The competition takes place between the 26th – 29th July 2018 at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. This will be the fourth point scoring leg of the series for the British Team in Europe Division 1.
Scott Brash MBE from Peeblesshire, Scotland with Hello Shelby, a 9 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Kirkham and Lady Harris
Amanda Derbyshire from Leyland, Lancashire with Luibanta BH, a 10 year-old bay mare owned by Gochman Sport Horse LLC
William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey with Billy Buckingham, a 10 year-old British bred chestnut gelding owned by Billy Stud
Holly Smith from Loughborough, Leicestershire with Hearts Destiny, a 9 year-old British bred bay gelding owned T J Hall Limited, Graham Smith and Holly
William Whitaker from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with Utamaro d’Ecaussines, a 14 year-old bay stallion owned by Ludwig & Yasmine Criel
The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5* competition takes place on Sunday 29th July at 14:15 hrs local time and the Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup will be on Friday 27th July at 14:15 hrs local time. The Chef d’Equipe accompanying the team will be World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping, Di Lampard.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway, visit www.hickstead.co.uk. Full information in respect of the FEI Nations Cup series can be found by visiting www.fei.org. Sky Sports Action will once again be televising the action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon. FEI TV will also be showing live footage from the event. To access this please visit www.feitv.org.
British Showjumping would like to thank NAF, title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Children, Junior, Young Rider and Veteran teams.
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The GBR showjumping teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme, funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery. The Programme focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage.
