The teams for the CSIO4* Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup, presented by Edge Brewing Barcelona, that takes place at Ocala, Florida on February 19 have been announced. For the second consecutive year, the HITS Ocala event is the only official United States qualifier for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final held in Barcelona, Spain on September 22-25. The HITS Organizing Committee, in conjunction with the USEF, invited select nations to participate in the international showjumping event. Each country is permitted to bring a team of four riders plus one alternate and a Chef d’equipe or team coach. The teams will be: Australia | Chef d’Équipe Stevie Macken Thaisa Erwin Tom McDermott Scott Keach Harley Brown Matt Williams Canada | Chef d’Équipe Mark Laskin Ian Millar Jonathon Millar Amy Millar Chris Sorensen Mac Cone Colombia | Chef d’Équipe Marcel Delestre Roberto Teran Daniel Bluman Mark Bluman Fernando Cardenas Mauricio Guevara El Salvador | Chef d’Équipe Cate Boon Diego Muyshondt Juan Manuel Bolanos Paulo Santana Ireland | Chef d’Équipe Robert Splaine Kevin Babington Cian O’Connor Shane Sweetnam Richie Moloney David Blake Mexico | Chef d’Équipe Norman Dello Joio Alberto Michan Eugenio Garza Federico Fernandez Jose Antonio Chedraui Santiago Lambre New Zealand | Chef d’Équipe Craig Martin Luke Dee Claudia Hay Sharn Wordley Kirk Webby United States of America | Chef d’Équipe Robert Ridland McLain Ward Elizabeth Madden Lauren Hough Laura Kraut Todd Minikus
