British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for CSIO3* EEF Nations Cup in Gorla Minore
Thursday 26 May 2022
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO3* Nations Cup in Gorla Minore (ITA), the following squad have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF.
The competition forms a part of the EEF Series but is not a counting leg for the British team who look to gain points from CSIO3* Lisbon and CSIO3* Madrid in the next two weeks. The competition at Gorla takes place between the 15th-19th June at Equieffe Equestrian Centre ASD.
Meet the Squad
Amy Inglis from West Sussex with the 14-year-old chestnut mare Wishes, owned by Claire Inglis.
Joseph Fernyhough from Stonehouse in Gloucestershire with the chestnut gelding Calcourt Particle, owned by Rowland Fernyhough.
Joe Whitaker from Barnsley in South Yorkshire with the 10-year-old chestnut gelding Hulahupe, owned by Jessica Crane.
Oliver Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxfordshire with Lady Kirkham’s and Lady Harris’s 10-year-old bay gelding Hello William.
William Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxfordshire with John Walton’s and his own 11-year-old bay mare Ginadina PP, or the 11-year-old bay gelding Valento, owned by Graham Fletcher.
The Nations Cup competition takes place on Friday 17th June at 11:00 hrs local time and the Grand Prix will be on Sunday 19th June at 13:30 hrs local time. The Chef d’Equipe for the British team will be Tony Newbery.
About the EEF
The EEF series, launched by European Equestrian Federation, is designed to support European nations in developing their horses and riders in high-level competition to help bridge the gap to the Division 1 series. The series encourages the participation of younger developing talents by requiring at least one member of the team to be under 25 years of age. More information on the series can be found here.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway, visit https://equieffe.it/.
Team Support
British Showjumping would like to thank NAF, title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Pony, Children, Junior, Young Rider and Veteran teams.
NAF’s premium range of Five Star brands include Superflex, Superflex Senior, PROFEET, Optimum, Magic, Oestress and Respirator Boost with quality at the heart of everything they do. They are a UFAS (Universal Feed Assurance Scheme), GMP+ (International Feed Assurance Scheme) and BETA NOPS (Naturally Occuring Prohibited Substances) accredited company and this enables them to guarantee full traceability on all the natural ingredients they utilise in their formulations, which are also selected in compliance with the FEI guidelines for Clean Sport. For further information, visit www.naf-equine.eu/uk/index.jsp.
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. The teams are further supported by LeMieux, who supply the teams with saddlepads and rugs.
