Squad for Aachen 5* Furusiyya Nations Cup Announced
Monday 03 June 2013
Rob Hoekstra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced his squad of five that will be travelling to Aachen, Germany to compete in the CSIO 5* Furisiyya Nations Cup event.
The squad are as follows:
Tina Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxon with Hello Sailor, a 14 year-old chestnut gelding owned by Lady Pauline Harris.
Ben Maher MBE from Hertfordshire with Cella, an 11 year-old grey mare owned by Jane F Clark.
Guy Williams from Canterbury, Kent with Titus II, a 13 year-old gelding that he jointly owns with Charlotte Baines.
Nick Skelton OBE from Warwickshire with the Team Olympic Gold Medal winning horse Big Star, a 10 year-old stallion owned by Beverley Widdowson.
Robert Smith from Warwickshire with his own 10 year-old bay mare Voila.
The FEI Nations Cup takes place on Thursday 27th June at 19:30hrs local time and the Grand Prix takes place on the 30th June at 13:30hrs local time. Further information on the show, start lists and results can be found by visiting www.chioaachen.de
The British Showjumping Teams are strongly supported by the UK Sport Lottery funded BEF World Class Programme.
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