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FEI Nations Cup™
Eventing 2015

FEI Nations Cup™
Eventing 2015


Launched in 2012

7 events - 7 countries

1. Fontainebleau (FRA)
2. Ballindenisk (IRL)
3. Houghton Hall (GBR)
4. Strzegom (POL)
5. Aachen (GER)
6. Waregem (BEL)
7. Boekelo (NED)


15 Participating nations

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, & USA


1 Winning team
Great Britain

The final standings

1 Great Britain 52 Points
2 Germany 44 Points
3 Australia 40 Points
4 France 39 Points
5 Netherlands 32 Points
6 Ireland 27 Points
7 Belgium 17 Points
8 New Zealand 17 Points
9 USA 17 Points
10 Sweden 11 Points
11 Spain 6 Points
12 Poland 4 Points
13 Canada 4 Points
14 Japan 2 Points
15 Brazil 0 Points

Team spirit & great rivalries
FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2015: in a nutshell

Great Britain has been committed to the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing since the concept started in 2012, always drawing from a pool of younger riders who have not had senior team experience. In 2015, they won at Ballindenisk (IRL) and Strzegom (POL) and were disappointed not to triumph on home ground at Houghton Hall (GBR) where they were beaten by Germany.

They were also third at Fontainebleau (FRA) and fourth at Waregem and, by contesting all seven legs of the season, were able to discard their eighth place at Aachen (GER) in the final scoresheet.

Germany have been Britain's great rivals in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, topping the leaderboard in 2013 and 2014. They won three times in 2015, in Houghton Hall, Aachen and Waregem (BEL), but missed Fontainebleau and Ballindenisk, which is reflected in the scores at the end of the season – Great Britain in the top spot followed by Germany 8 points behind.

Series basics

The FEI's team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg, and runs under FEI Eventing rules at CICO and CCIO 3* level with riders accumulating points under a dedicated system detailed here.

What they had to say about it...

 

Team experience

The FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing continues to be an excellent series, especially now that so many countries are beginning to realise the benefits it offers in terms of giving championship and team experience to young horses and riders."
Catrin Norinder, FEI Director Eventing and Olympic Games

Team selections

"It was good practice for the pressure stakes (...) The riders were all very professional. This is quite a pivotal weekend for us, as we have 12 places at Blair Castle [the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships in September 2015] as host nation, and will be announcing the longlist of riders soon."