Nominations for the CSI5*-W show were announced this week and among them are some of the biggest international names in the sport, including Marcus Ehning (GER), World Equestrian Games Team Silver Medallist Kevin Staut (FRA) and this year’s World Cup Final winner Daniel Deusser (GER). New kid on the block, 19-year-old Bertram Allen (IRE) is also on the list, with the mare that propelled him into the limelight at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this year, Molly Malone V.
Forty-one out of the 51 riders nominated are from overseas, including Dutch riders Maikel van der Vleuten and Jur Vrieling, who won Team Gold at the World Equestrian Games in August. London 2012 Individual Gold Medallist Steve Guerdat (SUI) and glamorous French rider, Pénélope Leprevost – who has become a regular at Olympia in recent years – are both on the list.
Among the British nominations are the Whitaker dynasty of Michael, John, William and Robert and Britain’s No.1 female rider, Laura Renwick, who will be no doubt looking to defend her H&M Leading Rider title which she scooped in 2013. Last year’s Olympia Grand Prix winner, Ben Maher is aiming to bring four horses, including Puissance specialist, Noctambule Courcelle. Spencer Roe, Joe Clee and Guy Williams complete the British line-up.
Here is a full list of the nominations
Rider Federation
Tops-Alexander, Edwina AUS
Saurugg, Markus AUT
Mathy, Francois Jr BEL
Van Paesschen, Constant BEL
Verlooy, Jos BEL
Wathelet, Gregory BEL
Zanotelli, Marlon BRA
Moya, Sergio Alvarez ESP
Liukkonen, Satu FIN
Delestre, Simon FRA
Fontanelle, Alexandre FRA
Hécart, Marie FRA
Hurel, Jerome FRA
Leprevost, Pénélope FRA
Staut, Kevin FRA
Brash, Scott GBR
Clee, Joe GBR
Maher, Ben GBR
Renwick, Laura GBR
Roe, Spencer GBR
Whitaker, John GBR
Whitaker, Michael GBR
Whitaker, Robert GBR
Whitaker, William GBR
Williams, Guy GBR
Deusser, Daniel GER
Dreher, Hans-Dieter GER
Ehning, Marcus GER
Kutscher, Marco GER
Michaels-Beerbaum, Meredith GER
Stühlmeyer, Patrick GER
Will, David GER
Allen, Bertram IRL
Lynch, Denis IRL
Gaudiano, Emanuele ITA
Luca Moneta ITA
Bles, Bart NED
van der Schans, Wout-Jan NED
van der Vleuten, Maikel NED
Vrieling, Jur NED
Gulliksen, Geir NOR
Diniz, Luciana POR
Fuchs, Martin SUI
Guerdat, Steve SUI
Schwizer, Pius SUI
Baryard-Johnsson, Malin SWE
Fredricson, Peder SWE
Lindelow, Douglas SWE
von Eckermann, Henrik SWE
Hough, Lauren USA
Kessler, Reed USA
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