British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for the home CSIO5* Division 1 Nations Cup at Hickstead
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Great Britain’s fourth and final leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Division 1 Nations Cups™ will be held at on home turf at The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead between the 27th-31st July. The following squad have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF.
Ben Maher MBE, from Bishop Stortford in Hertfordshire, with the 12-year-old bay stallion Faltic HB owned by Oakingham Stud.
Ellen Whitaker, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, with Tilly Shaw’s 10-year-old black mare Equine America Spacecake.
Harry Charles, from Alton in Hampshire, with the 12-year-old bay gelding Casquo Blue, owned by Stal Zet.
Jodie Hall McAteer, from Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, with 13-year-old chestnut gelding Salt’n Peppa, owned by Mandy Hall.
John Whitaker, from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, with his own and wife Clare Whitaker’s 14-year-old bay gelding Equine America Unick Du Francport.
The Nations Cup competition takes place on Friday 29th July at 1415hrs (BST), and the Grand Prix will be on Sunday 31st July at 1415hrs (BST). The Chef d’Equipe for Team NAF will be Di Lampard.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway, visit www.hickstead.co.uk. Watch the Nations Cup and Grand Prix competitions live on ClipMyHorse and see it all unfold in photos at www.instagram.com/fei_jumping_ and www.instagram.com/hicksteadevents. Click here to see the full broadcast schedule.
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 Occurring 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.
