British Equestrian Federation [BEF] has today confirmed the equestrian athletes and horses they have submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale [FEI] as the Nominated Entries list for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Only athletes and horses listed on the Nominated Entries list can be put forward to the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association for selection.
Great Britain has qualified the following number of athletes to compete in the equestrian events at the Games:
- Dressage – 4 athletes
- Eventing – 4 athletes
- Jumping – 4 athletes
- Para-Dressage – 5 athletes
Athletes selected to compete for Team GB in Dressage, Eventing and Jumping will be announced 5 July 2016 and athletes selected to compete for ParalympicsGB will be announced 14 July 2016.
Nominated entries are listed in alphabetical order, by athlete surname.
Nominated entries: Dressage
Henriette Andersen with her own Flavio
Fiona Bigwood with Penny Bigwood and Neils and Lis Dahl’s Atterupgaards Orthilia
Richard Davison withGwendolynMeyerand his own Bubblingh
Charlotte Dujardin with Anne Seifert-Cohn and Carl Hester’s Barolo
Charlotte Dujardin with Rowena Luard, Anne Barrott and Carl Hester’s Valegro (pictured)
Michael Eilberg with Ferdi Eilberg’s Marakov
Michael Eilberg with Ferdi and Geri Eilberg and Lynne Crowden’s Woodlander Dornroeschen
Lara Griffith with Dr Wilfried and Ursula Bechtolsheimer’s Rubin Al Asad
Carl Hester with Jane De La Mare and his own Nip Tuck
Carl Hester with Coral Ingham’s Wanadoo
Gareth Hughes with Rebecca Hughes, Julia Hornig and his own [Classic] Briolinca
Anna Ross with Jane Sewell’s Die Callas
Laura Tomlinson with Dr Wilfried and Ursula Bechtolsheimer’s Rosalie B
Hayley Watson-Greaves with her own Rubins Nite
Spencer Wilton with Jennifer Goodman and his own Super Nova II
Nominated entries: Para-Equestrian Dressage
Natasha Adkinson with her own Sweet Caledonia
Natasha Baker with Christian Landolt, Phil and Lorraine Baker and Dorothy Alder’s Cabral
Heather Bennett with her own Zavailantika
Sophie Christiansen with Diane Redfern’s Athene Lindebjerg
Sophie Christiansen with her own Janeiro 6
Deborah Criddle with the Lady Joseph Trust’s [LJT] Akilles
Anne Dunham with the Lady Joseph Trust and Henrietta Cheetham’s [LJT] Lucas Normark
Nicky Greenhill with Gary Greenhill and her own Gregorian Chant
Suzanna Hext with Pammy and Charlie Hutton’s Abira
Erin Orford with Annabel Whittet’s Dior
Lee Pearson with David and Lynda Pearson, Gillian Chinn and his own Zion
Sophie Wells with Charlotte Hogg’s C Fatal Attraction
Sophie Wells with her own Valerius
Click here for the full FEI list of all nominated para dressage horses.
For the full Team GB list click here