News from the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Excitement is mounting for the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 23-27 September with a thrilling line-up of 18 nations who have nominated riders, of which 11 could form teams.
France is renowned for its stylish international events, but this is the first time the internationally popular venue of Fontainebleau, with its splendid, historic chateau, has held a Senior Eventing Championship since the “alternative Olympics” in 1980.
The European Championship, held biennially, began in 1953, and since its inception, Great Britain has been the most successful nation, winning 20 team golds – including the last seven – and 17 individual golds.
Despite this lengthy dominance, the Brits will have a serious fight on their hands from the Germans, the reigning Olympic and World Champions. Germany has not won team gold for 40 years, an anomaly they will be out to correct and are seen as the strong favourites.
Even though France has won team silver 7 times since 1993 and individual gold with local hero Nicholas Touzaint in 2007, they have yet to win team gold. With the added motivation of being on home ground, they will be doing everything in their power to thrill their audience and go for team gold.
Giles Morgan, Group Head of Sponsorship at HSBC commented, “HSBC is proud to be a Platinum Partner of the FEI and the title sponsor of the European Eventing Championship 2009 in Fontainebleau. This is the first year HSBC has supported the Europeans and we are looking forward to a great competition which brings together nations from around Europe.”
The nations with nominated entries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Spain and Sweden.
The Ground Jury at Fontainebleau is headed by President David Lee (IRL) assisted by Anne Mette Binder (DEN) and Michel Asseray (FRA) and anticipation is building about the new-look cross-country course designed by French maestro Pierre Michelet.
Start List
- AUT AMBROS, Harald : O-FELTIZ
- AUT AMBROS, Harald : QUICK 2
- AUT APPELT, Margit : OFF LIMITS XX
- BEL BOUCKAERT, Carl : RAMPANT LION
- BEL CAULIER, Virginie : KILO
- BEL DONCKERS, Karin : GAZELLE DE LA BRASSERIE CH
- BEL DONCKERS, Karin : S. S. JETT
- BEL VAN RIJCKEVORSEL, Constantin : OUR VINTAGE
- BEL VAN SPRINGEL, Joris : BOLD ACTION
- BUL ASENOV, Nikolai : NILMA
- CZE VESELOVSKY, Petr : MONARCHA
- DEN FLARUP, Peter T. : SILVER RAY
- DEN LARSEN, Laerke : CALYPSO SUN
- ESP HERMOSO FARRAS, Albert : OBELIX
- ESP HERMOSO FARRAS, Albert : BORN AGAIN
- FIN SILTAKORPI, Sanna : LUCKY ACCORD
- FRA BOITEAU, Arnaud : EXPO DU MOULIN
- FRA DE ZUCHOWICZ, Stanislas : QUIRINAL DE LA BASTIDE
- FRA DHENNIN, Didier : ISMENE DU TEMPLE
- FRA GUYON, Lionel : METISSE DE LALOU
- FRA LAGHOUAG, Karim Florent : HAVENIR D'AZAC
- FRA LEROY, Pascal : GLENBURNY DU LEOU
- FRA LYARD, Cedric : JESSY MAIL
- FRA SCHERER, Rodolphe : MAKARA DE MONTIEGE
- FRA SOULLEZ, Geoffroy : MADIRAN DU LIOT*HN
- FRA TEULERE, Jean : ESPOIR DE LA MARE
- FRA TOUZAINT, Nicolas : TATCHOU
- FRA VIGEANEL, Eric : CORONADO PRIOR
- GBR COOK, Kristina : MINERS FROLIC
- GBR FOX-PITT, William : IDALGO
- GBR FRENCH, Piggy : SOME DAY SOON
- GBR TOWNEND, Oliver : FLINT CURTIS
- GBR WIEGERSMA, Lucy : WOODFALLS INIGO JONES
- GBR WILSON, Nicola : OPPOSITION BUZZ
- GER DIBOWSKI, Andreas : EURORIDINGS BUTTS LEON
- GER JUNG, Michael : LA BIOSTHETIQUE - SAM FBW
- GER KLIMKE, Ingrid : FRH BUTTS ABRAXXAS
- GER MEIER, Kai-Steffen : TSF KARASCADA M
- GER OSTHOLT, Franck : AIR JORDAN 2
- GER SCHRADE, Dirk : GADGET DE LA CERE
- IRL GLYNN, Ciaran : KILLOSSERY KRUISITA
- IRL O'CONNOR, Austin : POCKET ROCKET
- IRL PEMBLE, Sacha Louise : I'VE BEEN DUN
- IRL POWER, Elizabeth : KILPATRICK RIVER
- IRL RYAN, Michael : OLD ROAD
- IRL RYAN, PATRICIA : FERNHILL CLOVER MIST
- ITA BORDONE, Susanna : BLUE MOSS
- ITA BRECCIAROLI, Stefano : OROTON
- ITA CERULLI IRELLI, Francesco : SUNNY SIDE UP 3
- ITA GARCIA, Juan Carlos : IMAN DU GOLFE
- ITA GIUGNI, Alberto : JAKATA
- ITA ROTATORI, Roberto : DELLA MALASPINA IRHAM DE VIAGE
- LTU VITKAUSKAS, Aistis : AK’S GALOPPER
- NED KOOREMANS, RAF : VADROUILLE EN SOLO
- NED LIPS, Tim : VAN SCHIJNDEL’S OWAOLA
- NED PEMEN, Iris : ROOSJE EMBREGTS
- NED VAN BEEK, Jan : BRIDGET
- POL KAZMIERCZAK, Lukasz : OSTLER
- POL SPISAK, Pawel : WERIUSZ
- POR SEABRA, Duarte : BRAVE HEART
- RUS MARKOV, Alexander : PAUL VOM GAU
- RUS MARKOV, Alexander : GO-AHEAD
- RUS NASTENKO, Mykhailo : FIBRA
- SWE ALBERT, Dag : TUBBER REBEL
- SWE ALGOTSSON, Linda : STAND BY ME
- SWE HILTON, Anna : L´ESTER DE LA PREE
- SWE LARSSON, Malin : PICCADILLY Z
- SWE LINDBÄCK, Niklas : MISTER POOH
- SWE NORLING, Katrin : PADORA EMM
- IRL WATSON, Sam : HORSEWARE BUSHMAN
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