British Eventing announced today, June 23, the four riders who will represent Great Britain at the Great Meadow International CICO*** in The Plains, Va., for the fifth leg of the FEI Nations Cup Eventing series. The event will take place July 8-10. The United States and Canada are also fielding teams.
The team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:
Jodie Amos, 32, from Great Britain, with Nicola Coates and her own Wise Crack
Rosalind Canter, 30, from Great Britain, and her own Zenshera
Justine Dutton, 35, who’s based in Pennsylvania, on Patricia Weiser and her own Huck Finn or Kathleen Cuca and her own Jak My Style
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Ben Way, 27, from Great Britain, with Posy Kopanski and Peter Finer’s Willows Tipster
The U.S. fixture is the first eventing Nations Cup leg to be hosted outside of Europe and is the first Nations Cup call up for both Ben Way and U.S.-based British rider Justine Dutton.
“We are very grateful to the organizing committee at The Plains for supporting the FEI Nations Cup eventing and to offer this fantastic opportunity,” said Philip Surl, chef d’equipe for the British Nations Cup squad. “We as a team are looking forward to contesting the first leg outside Europe.”
