British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for St Gallen CSIO5* Nations Cup
Thursday 20 May 2021
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* Longines FEI Nations Cup of Switzerland the following squad have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 3 – 6 June 2021 at St Gallen and is a point scoring leg of the series for the British Team in Europe Division 1.
Scott Brash MBE from Peeblesshire and based in Horsham, West Sussex with Hello Senator a 12 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Pauline Kirkham and Lady Pauline Harris
Harry Charles from Alton, Hampshire with the 12 year-old bay stallion Romeo 88 owned by Ann Thompson.
William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey with the Billy Stud homebred and owned 11 year-old chestnut gelding Equine America Billy Diamo.
Holly Smith from Loughborough, Leicestershire with Denver XI a 13 year-old bay gelding owned by Ian Dowie.
The Grand Prix takes place on Friday 4 June at 16:30 hrs local time and the Nations Cup will be on Sunday 6 June at 12:15 hrs local time. The Chef d’Equipe for the team will be Di Lampard, the World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway visit www.csio.ch
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.
