Britain wins out in eventing’s Nations Cup battle
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Great U.K. has won the 2013 FEI Nations Cup Eventing past times but ane indicate after an epic battle alongside in conclusion year’s champions, Germany.
The serial went correct to the wire at the concluding event, at Boekelo inward The Netherlands, at which Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany scored an emphatic squad victory, but the British receive got run a well-orchestrated get alongside a puddle of promising younger riders and, alongside the best 5 results to count, they secured the win.
The 2 countries, the alone nations to competition all half dozen competitions inward the series, receive got been neck-and-neck all season.
Britain started slow alongside 5th house at Fontainebleau (FRA) inward March, but this was the grade they would drib inward the concluding calculations. They thence established a pattern of consistency alongside wins at Houghton Hall (GBR) inward May, in addition to Montelibretti (ITA) in addition to Waregem (BEL) in conclusion month, addition 2nd places at Aachen (GER) inward July in addition to at Boekelo.
“We made a large seek alongside the serial this year, thence we’re absolutely thrilled to come upwardly out on go past times inward what was a rattling exciting destination to a successful concept,” said Britain’s squad manager, Philip Surl.
“The Germans receive got been vivid in addition to taken to a greater extent than or less beating, but I intend we’ve shown consistency alongside our younger riders who receive got all worked difficult in addition to got into the spirit of the competition, in addition to I promise it volition hand us plenty to produce on for the future.”
Germany, the gallant runners-up, won at Fontainebleau in addition to Aachen every bit good every bit at Boekelo, in addition to were 2nd at Houghton Hall (GBR) inward May, but they had to count ane of their tertiary places at Montelibretti in addition to Waregem inward the concluding tally, in addition to that was plenty to hand U.K. the edge.
“We knew that the serial was going all the means to the wire, thence nosotros seat every bit adept a squad together every bit nosotros could from the riders entered at Boekelo,” said High German squad trainer Christopher Bartle.
“We receive got surely been riding the moving ridge this year, but nosotros know that nil lasts forever in addition to nosotros don’t receive got that large a puddle of riders to select from, thence we’ve been experimenting alongside unlike combinations inward our teams this year.
“We had Peter Thomsen in addition to Horseware’s Barny every bit our anchors at Boekelo, but it was rattling pleasing to run into how good Michael in addition to Ingrid’s immature horses went in addition to to receive got a younger rider, Julia Krajewski, coming upwardly through the ranks.”
As anticipated, the pop Dutch fixture at Boekelo, the alone CCIO3* of the serial (the other legs are CIC3*s) was the virtually hotly contested of the season, alongside xiii nations sending teams, including Russian Federation for the get-go time.
Ireland finished third, French Republic quaternary in addition to Italy fifth, alongside alone the go past times 5 teams managing to destination alongside 3 or to a greater extent than riders in addition to avoid incurring a 1,000-point penalty.
The three-rider New Zealand squad finished inward in conclusion house every bit none of them completed the competition, but Lizzie Brown, took the private honours alongside her non-team horse, Henton Attorney General.
A combination of moisture footing, the upshot of torrential rain, in addition to class designer Sue Benson’s (GBR) clever twists, turns in addition to endless diverseness of accuracy tests, made for an exciting in addition to challenging day’s Cross Country at Boekelo.
Germany was the alone patch to receive got all iv riders complete, alongside Peter Thomsen, riding Horseware’s Barny, finishing best, inward private 2nd place.
Olympic, World in addition to European Champion Michael Jung, on an exciting novel immature horse, the eight-year-old mare FischerRocana FST, was eighth, in addition to European argent medallist Ingrid Klimke was 9th on Hale Bob 3.
Both riders achieved the optimum fourth dimension of 10 minutes thirty seconds but later on picked upwardly 12 faults apiece inward the jumping phase. But Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany was far plenty ahead of U.K. for it non to impact the squad standings.
Britain was alone 5 penalties inward arrears after dressage, but began to sideslip behind every bit cross province fourth dimension penalties piled up.
Kitty King was the highest placed of the quartet, finishing 5th on the stallion Persimmon, in addition to Laura Collett (Allora 3) was 17th. Izzy Taylor (KBIS Starlet), who had been the discard grade after dressage, was ane of alone iv riders to hit the optimum cross province fourth dimension for 19th place.
Anchorwoman Gemma Tattersall, who could receive got closed the gap alongside Germany, was eliminated for a autumn when Chico Bella P landed steeply at the drib into the 2nd H2O complex at ground 18.
Sweden was tertiary after dressage, but Niklas Lindback, the private leader on Cendrillon, brutal at ground sixteen in addition to Anna Hilton parted companionship from Matrix westward at ground 18.
Alice Naber-Lozeman (NED), a fellow member of the ninth-placed Dutch team, finished 13th on Peter Parker in addition to took the Dutch national title.
The FEI’s Eventing Director, Catrin Norinder, confirmed that the serial volition hold inward 2014 in addition to that the FEI is hoping to denote the arrival of a sponsor inward the close future.
“Congratulations to the British in addition to High German teams for well-planned campaigns in addition to for travelling to all half dozen events to arrive such a thrilling finish,” she said.
“Several other nations made slap-up efforts to come inward into the spirit of the competition in addition to it was an exciting competition this year. The serial is clearly working every bit good every bit nosotros hoped it would, in addition to nosotros are already planning for adjacent season. We volition receive got tidings of adjacent year’s calendar in addition to hopefully a sponsor soon.”
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