British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* FEI Nations Cup

Tuesday 10 November 2020

British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for Vejer de la Frontera CSIO3* FEI Nations Cup

Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO3* FEI Nations Cup in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, the following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 25th – 29th November 2020 at the Dehesa Montenmedio.

Matt Sampson from Sheffield, South Yorkshire with his own 9 year-old British bred chestnut gelding Cristo Beech

Holly Smith from Loughborough, Leicestershire with Denver, a 12 year-old bay gelding owned by Ian Dowie

Joe Stockdale from Roade, Northamptonshire with either Cacharel, a 9 year-old bay mare owned by Joy Cocklin or Don Diego de Plata, an 11 year-old bay gelding owned by Christian Matthews

Alexandra Thornton from London with Cornetto K, a 14 year-old dark bay gelding owned by Dunwalke Ltd

The Nations Cup competition takes place on Friday 27th November and the Grand Prix will be on Sunday 29th November. 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.sunshinetour.net

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.


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