FALSTERBO NATIONS CUP TEAM ANNOUNCED
Monday 05 July 2010
World Class Showjumping Performance Manager Rob Hoekstra has named his team who will represent Great Britain in this Friday’s Meydan FEI Nations Cup taking place in Falsterbo, Sweden.
The team is as follows:
Hampshire based Mark Armstrong will ride his and his wife’s (Emma) fourteen year old bay mare Thesaura.
Tina Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxfordshire will partner Pauline Harris’ eleven year old chestnut gelding Hello Sailor.
Dorking based William Funnell with the Billy study’s nine year British Bred brown stallion Billy Congo.
Twenty Five year old and former European Young Rider gold medallist Gemma Paternoster from Surrey with her own fourteen year old bay gelding Osiris.
Twenty Five year old and former European Young Rider gold medallist Gemma Paternoster from Surrey with her own fourteen year old bay gelding Osiris.
Northampton based 2008 OlympianTim Stockdale will partner Fresh Direct Kalico Bay a nine year old bay gelding belonging to long standing owner Colin Garratt.
The Falsterbo Meydan FEI Nations Cup will take place on Friday 9th July at 13:30 and will be streamed online by FEI TV (www.feitv.org). The Grand Prix will take place on Sunday 11th July at 14.00. Television broadcast from the event will also be shown on both Eurosport and Horse & Country TV (Sky 280). Please visit www.britishshowjumping.co.uk and click on ‘Whats on TV’ for broadcast times.
For start list and results please visit www.falsterbohorseshow.com
Great Britain are currently lying in second place on the Meydan FEI Nations Cup leaderboard, with France taking the top spot on a score of 33.5. For all the latest news, information, standings, results and more information on the Meydan FEI Nations Cup please visit www.meydanfeinationscup.org.
The British Showjumping Teams are strongly supported by the UK Sport Lottery funded BEF World Class Programme.
