FEI Nations Cup the standout event this week
We’ve reached that stage of the week where we look ahead to the big events on the showjumping calendar. We start our preview with the CSIO5* Hickstead in Great Britain where teams will be in action for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup for the European Division One. In addition to the hosts, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Italy will be competing for points with the latter making their way to Britain in good spirits after an excellent victory in the previous leg in Dublin.
The major event comes just one week before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio and gets underway on July 29. The hosts will be taking to the field with the following line-up: Scott Brash with Hello Guv’nor, Ben Maher with Diva II, Jessica Mendoza with Spirit T, Tim Stockdale with Fleur d’Aube and Michael Whitaker with Viking. Three of the aforementioned riders are in the Britain Olympic Team: Ben Maher, Michael Whitaker and Jessica Mendoza in the role of reserve.
The other big competition at the CSIO5* Hickstead is the Longines King George V Gold Cup worth 200.000 euros. See here to find out more from the British equestrian extravaganza: www.hickstead.co.uk
Moving on, France is staging the CSI5* Jumping International de Dinard and you can read more about the event here: www.jumpingdinard.com
Not too far away, athletes will be in action at the CSI3* Lier ( www.azelhof-horse-events.be ) and the CSI3* Varberg in Sweden ( www.varbergsummerhorseshow.se ). Further afield, Canada is hosting the CSI3*-W Bromont and here is the official website of the event: www.internationalbromont.org
Youth will be taking centre stage meanwhile in Millstreet, Ireland for the FEI Youth European Championships for show-jumping: www.millstreet.horse
Another interesting event scheduled is the CSI4* Casas Novas ( www.csicasasnovas.com ) where the following trio will be representing Italy: Giulia Martinengo Marquet, Paolo Paini and Riccardo Pisani.
Finally, a reminder that you can find the link for online streaming by clicking the Streamhorse.tv icon on the HSJ website.
