Team GBR

Robert Whitaker is no longer able to compete at CSIO5* Abu Dhabi UAE to be held 3 – 6 February 2010, his place will now be taken by Robert Smith with Raging Bull Vangelis S (Owned by:  Raging Bull & Sharon Baldwin).  The full squad is as follows:

Ben Maher from Elsenham in Hertfordshire with Mike and Emma Phillips’ twelve year old bay gelding Robin Hood W

Robert Smith from Shrewley in Warwickshire with Raging Bull and Sharon Baldwin’s twelve year-old bay stallion, Raging Bull Vangelis S

Ellen Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire with Dawn Makin and Steven Whitaker’s fourteen year-old chestnut gelding Equimax Ocolado

Guy Williams from Canterbury in Kent with his own fourteen year-old bay gelding Torinto van de Middelstede

Chef d’Equipe:  Tim Stockdale

Team Vet:  Robrecht Cnockaert

The President of the UAE Showjumping Cup will take place from the 3rd – 6th February at the spectacular Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club in Abu Dhabi.  The Club boasts an impressive 2000 seated grandstand along with six polo fields and an 1800 metre fibre turf grass racetrack.

Boasting a total prize fund of half a million euro’s, the 100,000€ Nations Cup takes place on Friday 5th February with a whopping 300,000€ on offer in the Grand Prix on Saturday 6th February.

The British Nations Cup Team is kindly sponsored by Champion.  Champion’s sponsorship of the British Nations Cup Team is the result of the brand’s deep-seated belief in the importance of continual development, dedication and professionalism, together with a desire to offer British equestrian talent every possible opportunity to reach the very top of competitive show jumping.

The British Showjumping Teams are strongly supported by the UK Sport lottery funded BEF World Class Programme.