British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for CSIO5* Nations Cup in Rome
Wednesday 04 May 2022
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* Nations Cup in Rome (ITA), the following squad have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 25th-29th May at Piazzale delle Canestre.
Donald Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire with the 11-year-old bay stallion Di Caprio owned by Reitsportanlage Dagobertshausen GmbH & CO.KG.
Ellen Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire with Tilly Shaw’s 10-year-old black mare Spacecake.
Holly Smith from Loughborough, Leicestershire with the 12-year-old chestnut stallion Fruselli owned by TJ Hall Limited and Holly Smith.
Joe Stockdale from Roade, Northamptonshire with the 11-year-old bay mare Equine America Cacharel owned by Joy Cocklin and Laura Stockdale.
James Wilson from Frome, Somerset with the 14-year-old black mare Imagine de Muze owned by Heather Larson.
The Nations Cup competition takes place on Friday 27th May at 14:30 hrs local time and the Grand Prix will be on Sunday 29th May at 13:00 hrs local time. The Chef d’Equipe for the team will be Di Lampard.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway, visit www.piazzadisiena.it/en/. Watch the event unfold in photos at www.instagram.com/fei_jumping_ and www.instagram.com/piazzadisiena/.
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.
