Great Britain: Olympic heroes on Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup squad

24 July 2013

Three of the four members of the gold-medal winning Olympic showjumping team will make up the British squad for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain, at Hickstead, West Sussex. Scott Brash (Ursula XII), Peter Charles (Murka’s Odie de Frevent) and Ben Maher with his Olympic ride Tripple X III will line up for Britain for this prestigious team competition, held on the Friday of the Longines Royal International Horse Show (30 July – 4 August).

The other squad members are William Funnell (Billy Congo) and William Whitaker (Fandango), with the final team of four to be announced closer to the event. The home team will be hoping to repeat their success from Greenwich last summer, but they’ll face stiff competition from teams from France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the Ukraine, the USA and last year’s winners Ireland. The teams are aiming to pick up points in order to qualify for the first ever Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup final in Barcelona.

Source: Hickstead