FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - HICKSTEAD 29 July 2011

FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 PRESS KIT Updated 27 July 2011

CONTENTS

Brief presentation and basic rules

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2011 Calendar

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2011 Teams

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Participants in Hickstead (GBR) with hyperlinks to biographies

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Participants and results from Aachen (GER), 14 July

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Participants and results from Falsterbo (SWE), 8 July

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Participants and results from St-Gallen (SUI), 3 June

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Participants and results from Rome (ITA), 27 May

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Participants and results from La Baule (FRA), 13 May

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Standings after Leg 5 at Aachen (GER)

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Press releases and competition reports

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Facts and Figures

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Contact Details  Organisers  FEI  Television Coordination

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BRIEF PRESENTATION AND BASIC RULES 2011 General An FEI Nations Cup™ Top League event is organised as a five-star Nations Cup, i.e. a competition in which official teams representing nations compare their merit. At each event the teams gain points according to their placing. At the end of the 2011 season the team with the highest points wins the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League and the two teams with the lowest points will be relegated to the FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League. The first placed team of the European Promotional League series as well as the best placed team at the Promotional League Final will join the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League for the 2012 season.

8 events Each of these events has a five-star status and the minimum prize money for each Nations Cup competition is € 200,000.

8 teams of 4 riders Each participant rides the same horse throughout the competition. Teams compete in four lines (first rider for each team, then 2nd rider for each team, etc.)

Two rounds in each competition The competition takes place over 2 rounds, over the same course during the same day.  1st round: The starting order is decided by an official draw.  2nd round: Unless eliminated in the 1st round, the eight Top League teams take part nd in the 2 round; starting order in reverse order of merit (best team last). The home team, if not one of the eight Top League teams, may return for the 2nd round providing its score in the 1st round does not exceed the score of the last placed Top League team by more than 8 penalties.

The course There are 12 obstacles in an FEI Nations Cup™ course.

Scoring The FEI Nations Cup™ is judged under table A not against the clock with a time allowed in both rounds.

Table A: Each fault is penalised with or a first refusal draws a sanction of 4  1st round: Penalties of the 3 team score for the 1st round.  2nd round: Penalties of the 3 team score for the 2nd round.

a certain number of points (e.g. a pole knocked down penalties). best riders per team are added together; this is the best riders per team are added together; this is the

Team scores for the 1st and 2nd rounds are added together to establish the classification. The team with the lowest score is the winner.

At the end of the 2nd round, the eight FEI Nations Cup™ Top League teams receive points for the League Standings according to the following system:

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Placing 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Points 10 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

In case of a tie for the 1st place, one rider is selected from each team for a jump-off against the clock. The team of the competitor with the fewest penalties – in the case of equal penalties the fastest time – wins.

In case of a tie for any other place among the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League teams, these teams are placed equal and the points for the places in question are added together then divided equally among the teams concerned (fractions are rounded up to the second decimal from .005 and down from .004) Overall classification The points obtained by each team in each of the eight FEI Nations Cup™ Top League competitions are added together to establish the overall classification at the end of each season. In case of equality of points for first or sixth place in the overall classification, teams are separated by giving preference to the team with the greater number of first, second or third place classifications and so on. In case of a further tie, refer to the procedure set forth in the Rules for the FEI Nations Cup™ series.

Relegation of teams At the end of each year, the 7th and 8th placed FEI Nations Cup™ Top League teams are relegated to the FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League series, whereas the best placed team from the European Promotional League overall standings and the winner of the Promotional League Final are promoted to the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League for the coming season.

Click here to view the complete FEI Nations Cup™ Rules for Season 2011.

Photo caption: Jeroen Dubbeldam riding BMC Van Grusven Simon for the winning 4 Netherlands team in Rome. © Bruno De Lorenzo/FEI

2011 CALENDAR Competition will be intense as always, running over a 16-week period starting with La Baule (FRA) and Rome (ITA) in May, visiting St Gallen (SUI) in June, followed by Falsterbo (SWE), Aachen (GER), and Hickstead (GBR) in July, on to Dublin (IRL) in early August and finishing in Rotterdam (NED) later that month.

VENUE La Baule Rome St. Gallen Falsterbo Aachen Hickstead Dublin Rotterdam

CSIO4* CSIO4* CSIO3* CSIO3* CSIO3* CSIO5* CSIO2* CSIO3* CSIO3* CSIO2* CSIO3* CSIO3* CSIO5* CSIO2* CSIO4* CSIO5* CSIO4* CSIO3* CSIO5*

FEI NATIONS NF FRA ITA SUI SWE GER GBR IRL NED

CUP ™ TOP LEAGUE EVENTS DATES COMPETITION DAY 12-15 May Friday 13 May 26-29 May Friday 27 May 2-5 June Friday 3 June 7-10 July Friday 8 July 12-17 July Thursday 14 July 28-31 July Friday 29 July 3-7 August Friday 5 August 25-28 August Friday 26 August

FEI NATIONS CUP™ PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE EVENTS COUNTING FOR 2011 STANDINGS European Promotional League Linz-Ebelsberg AUT 12.05.2011 15.05.2011 Copenhagen DEN 19.05.2011 22.05.2011 Lisbon POR 26.05.2011 29.05.2011 Drammen NOR 16.06.2011 19.06.2011 Hamina FIN 01.07.2011 03.07.2011 Gijon ESP 31.08.2011 05.09.2011 Challengers League Bojourishte BUL 02.06.2011 05.06.2011 Athens GRE 09.06.2011 12.06.2011 Sopot POL 09.06.2011 12.06.2011 Minsk BLR 28.07.2011 31.07.2011 Bratislava SVK 11.08.2011 14.08.2011 Praha CZE 08.09.2011 11.09.2011 North & South American League Calgary CAN 08.09.2010 12.09.2010 Buenos Aires ARG 09.11.2010 14.11.2010 Wellington USA 03.03.2011 06.03.2011 Calgary ** CAN 07.09.2011 11.09.2011 Buenos Aires ** ARG 09.11.2011 13.11.2011 Middle East League Damascus ** SYR 01.11.2011 04.11.2011 Abu Dhabi ** UAE 28.11.2011 03.12.2011

Promotional League Final : CSIO5* Barcelona (ESP) 22-25.09.2011 ** Events count for the 2012 standings

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2011 TEAMS        

Belgium (BEL) Denmark (DEN) France (FRA) Germany (GER) Great Britain (GBR) Ireland (IRL) The Netherlands (NED) USA

For the 2011 series, qualification has been decided by selecting the best six teams from the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series as well as the highest placed team from the 2010 FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League standings and the winner of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ Promotional League Final.

France, Germany, USA, Ireland, Great Britain, and The Netherlands have made the cut by meeting the first criterion above and Belgium and Denmark have qualified following their placing in the 2010 Promotional League series and Final.

Photo Caption: Irish eyes were smiling at La Baule, France, when (L to R) Billy Twomey, Cian O'Connor, Shane Sweetnam and Cameron Hanley won the opening leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™. Photo: FEI/Christophe Bricot.

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PARTICIPANTS IN HICKSTEAD (GBR), 29 JULY 2011 Four (4) riders from each nation (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, and the USA) will be selected from the named athletes (below) to participate in the FEI Nations Cup™ at Hickstead. The selection will be announced at Hickstead before the competition on Friday, 29 July.

Please click the rider’s name to see his or her biography.

BELGIUM CHEF D’EQUIPE: Philippe GUERDAT

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RIDER Niels BRUYNSELLS

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Dirk DEMEERSMAN

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Jos LANSINK

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Olivier PHILIPPAERTS

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Patrik SPITS

HORSE NASA CONISHA VAN DE HELLE CIPPOLINI VD GASTHOEVE BUFERO VH PANISHOF CICERO Z VAN PAEMEL DAIMONDS BILLY CALIMERO VAN T ROTH CAVALOR VALENTINA VAN T HEIKE KING KOLIBRI CABRIO VAN DE HEFFINCK DAKAR JACKPOT D’ES EUPHONY CADJANINE Z VA-VITE

DENMARK CHEF D‘EQUIPE: Achaz VON BUCHWALDT

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RIDER Camilla ENEMARK

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Tina LUND

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Emilie MARTINSEN

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Cecilie TOFTE

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Christian SCHOU

HORSE PARTY DANCE REGINO LAGANDA 2 ZAMIRO QRISPY D IVE Z VANILLA BOEGAARDENS APOLLO GUCCI CARISMA CAPUT QUITE QUICK ANIVIERO Z CORONADA 6

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FRANCE CHEF D’EQUIPE: Henk NOOREN RIDER 1 Yves-Roger BOST

2 Olivier GUILLON 3 Jérôme HUREL

4 Penelope LEPREVOST

5 Kevin STAUT

HORSE MYRTILLE PAULOIS NIFRANE DE KREISKER NIPPON D’ELLE LEWIN 5 LORD DE THEIZE LUIGI D'AMAURY OHM DE PONTHUAL PARCEVALL PREMIER DE FALAISE MYLORD CARTHAGO *HN SISLEY DE LA TOUR VIDAL TOPINAMBOUR SILVANA*DE HUS KRAQUE BOOM ZETA DE HUS

GREAT BRITAIN CHEF D’EQUIPE: Rob HOEKSTRA RIDER 1 Peter CHARLES 2 Bruce MENZIES 3 Robert SMITH 4 Michael WHITAKER 5 Guy WILLIAMS

HORSE MURKAS NEVADA MURKA'S VINDICAT W RASTELLIE 2 SULTAN V TALAN BALOURADO GIG AMAI INLGIST ON TWISTER TITUS DJAKARTA

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GERMANY CHEF D’EQUIPE: Otto Becker RIDER HORSE 1 Marcus EHNING PLOT BLUE NOLTES KUCHENGIRL SALVADOR 5 2 Janne-Friederike MEYER CELLAGON LAMBRASCO HOLIDAY BY SOLITOUR 3 Hans-Dieter DREHER MAGNUS ROMEO PETIT PRINCE GG CONSTANTIN B 4 Philipp WEISHAUPT MONTE BELLINI CATOKI LEOVILLE 5 Holger WULSCHNER CLAUSEN CEFALO CASARIO

IRELAND CHEF D’EQUIPE: Robert SPLAINE RIDER 1 Shane BREEN

2 Jennifer CROOKS 3 Denis LYNCH 4 Billy TWOMEY 5 Alexander BUTLER

HORSE CARMENA Z LUIKKA COS I CAN S.F. URYADI LORD LUIS NABAB'S SON UPSILON D'OCQUIER J'TAIME FLAMENCO ROMANOV CAVINEM WILL WIMBLE VERTIGO Z

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THE NETHERLANDS CHEF D’EQUIPE: Rob EHRENS RIDER 1 Gert Jan BRUGGINK 2

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HORSE PRIMEVAL WINGS MCB ULKE CASH JR Aniek POELS ASTERIA 2 BAGGIO CYRACERA Piet RAYMAKERS Jr VAN SCHIJNDEL'S RASCIN VAN SCHIJNDEL'S LYS PLATIERE VAN SCHIJNDEL'S CHANELLY Leon THIJSSEN TYSON VOYEUR SOUL SISTER Wout Jan VAN DER SCHANS EUROCOMMERCE SEOUL EUROCOMMERCE PANAMA P-PILOT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHEF D’EQUIPE: George MORRIS RIDER 1 Kent FARRINGTON 2 Lauren HOUGH 3 Laura KRAUT 4 Beezie MADDEN 5 Christine McCREA

HORSE UCEKO VALHALLA QUICK STUDY BLUE ANGEL CEDRIC TEIRRA WOODSTOCK O CORAL REEF VIO VOLO PRIMA ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE AVENIR WANNICK WH

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PARTICIPANTS AND RESULTS AACHEN (GER), 14 JULY 1. Netherlands 12 faults: VDL Groep Utascha SFN (Eric van der Vleuten) 4/0 VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 8/17 Eurocommerce New Orleans (Gerco Schroder) 4/4 BMC Van Grunsven Simon (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 0/0 – double clear Equal 2. Ireland 16 faults: Carmena Z (Shane Breen) 8/0 Amaretto D'Arco (Shane Sweetnam) 0/4 All Inclusive (Denis Lynch) 4/0 Tinka's Serenade (Billy Twomey) 8/5 Equal 2. Great Britain 16 faults: Titus (Guy Williams) 8/0 Carlo (Nick Skelton) 8/8 Intertoy Z (Scott Brash) 0/4 GIG Amai (Michael Whitaker) 0/4 Equal 2. Germany 16 faults: Taloubet Z (Christian Ahlmann) 4/8 Cellagon Lambrasco (Janne-Friederike Meyer) 0/4 Corradina (Carsten-Otto Nagel) 0/0 – double clear Gotha (Ludger Beerbaum) 4/8 5. France 20 faults: Mylord Carthago HN (Penelope Leprevost) 0/8 Lord de Theize (Olivier Guillon) 0/4 Silvana de Hus (Kevin Staut) 4/4 Kellemoi de Pepita (Michel Robert) 4/8 6. USA 32 faults: Antares F (McLain Ward) 4/16 Indigo (Margie Engle) 12/16 Cedric (Laura Kraut) 4/4 Coral Reef Via Volo (Beezie Madden) 4/0 7. Denmark 85 faults: Uno's Safier (Andreas Schou) 8/16 Cartani 4 (Charlotte Lund) Elim/DNS Luganer (Rikke Haastrup Pedersen) 16/21 Alcamo Vogt (Torben Frandsen) 12/12 8. Belgium 1052.00 faults: Vigo D'Arsouilles STX (Philippe Le Jeune) 4/8 Challenge V. Begijnakker (Rik Hemeryck) 11/Elim As Cold as Ice Z (Judy-Ann Melchior) 21/12 Cavalor Valentina Van T'Heike (Jos Lansink) 17/Ret.

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PARTICIPANTS AND RESULTS: FALSTERBO (SWE), 8 JULY 1. Germany - 8 faults:  Cash (Marco Kutscher) 0/0 – double clear  Carinjo (Thomas Voss)15/4  Corradina (Carsten-Otto Nagel) 4/0  Gotha (Ludger Beerbaum) 0/NS. 2. France - 12 faults:  Topinambour (Penelope Leprevost) 4/8  Napoli du Ry (Simon Delestre) 4/0,  Silvana de Hus (Kevin Staut) 4/0  Kellemoi de Pepita (Michel Robert) 4/0 2. Sweden - 12 faults:  H&M Tornesch (Main Baryard-Johnsson) 4/0  Mic Mac du Tillard (Angelica Augustsson) 0/8  H&M Arctic Aurora Borealis (Peder Fredricson) 8/10  Ninja la Silla (Rolf-Goran Bengtsson) 0/0 – double clear 4. Netherlands - 13 faults:  Van Schijndel's Rascin (Piet Raymakers Jr) 0/0 – double clear  VDL Groep Verdi (Maikel van der Vleuten) 1/0  Sam (Albert Zoer) 16/8  Tyson (Leon Thijssen) 12/0 5. Ireland - 16 faults:  Cos I Can (Shane Breen) 4/4  Lord Luis (Denis Lynch) 0/8  Puissance (Nicola FitzGibbon) 4/0  Splendor (Cian O'Connor) 4/4 6. USA - 23 faults:  Athena (Charlie Jayne) 8/0  Springtime (Saer Coulter) 8/4  Nemo (Lucy Davis) 7/4  Romantovich Take One (Christine McCrea) 0/8 7. Great Britain - 28 faults:  Fresh Direct Kalico Bay (Tim Stockdale) 19/NS  USA Today (Robert Whitaker) 4/4  Sultan V (Bruce Menzies) 4/4  Murka's Nevada (Peter Charles) 8/4 8. Belgium - 47 faults:  Nasa (Niels Bruynseels) 12/8  Euphony Cadjanine Z (Patrick Spits) 4/8  Waldo (Jerome Guery) 11/4  Ursela (Jan Vinckier) 34/Elim.

9. Denmark - 49 faults:  Alcamo Vogt (Torben Frandsen) 5/4

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Coronada (Christian Schou) 12/12 Qrispy D'Ive Z (Tina Lund) 8/Ret Godsend du Reverdy (Thomas Velin) Elim/8

To consult the complete competition results from Falsterbo (SWE) online, please click here.

PARTICIPANTS AND RESULTS ST-GALLEN (SUI), 3 JUNE 1. Netherlands - 5 faults:  VDL Groep Utascha SFN (Eric van der Vleuten) 0/0 – double clear  Van Schijndel's Rascin (Piet Raymakers Jr) 9/4  VDL Groep Verdi (Maikel van der Vleuten) 0/0 – double clear  VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 1/NS Equal 2. Great Britain - 8 faults:  Fresh Direct Kalico Bay (Tim Stockdale) 4/15  Talan (Robert Smith) 5/0  Intertoy Z (Scott Brash) 0/0 – double clear  Carlo (Nick Skelton) 4/0 Equal 2. Switzerland - 8 faults:  Jalisca Solier (Steve Guerdat) 0/0 – double clear  Kiamon (Werner Muff) 4/0  Uptown Boy (Janike Sprunger) 5/8  Carlina (Pius Schwitzer) 0/4 4. USA - 16 faults  Athena (Charlie Jayne) 4/12,  Romantovich Take One (Christine McCrea) 0/0 – double clear  Flexible (Rich Fellers) 0/4  Indigo (Margie Engle)4/8 5. France - 20 faults  Kraque Boom (Kevin Staut) 12/Elim  Napoli du Ry (Simon Delestre) 8/4  Topinambour (Penelope Leprevost) 0/4  Lord de Theize (Olivier Guillon) 0/4 6. Belgium - 22 faults  Vigo D'Arsouilles STX (Philippe Le Jeune) 0/4  Bufero VH Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 12/12  Challenge V. Begijnakker (Rik Hemeryck) 5/4  Cavalor Valentina Van-T Heike (Jos Lansink) 8/1 7. Ireland - 35 faults  Will Wimble (Alexander Butler) 4/23  SF Uryadi (Jennifer Crooks) 8/4  API Largo (Jessica Kuerten) 8/13  Amaretto D'Arco (Shane Sweetnam) 5/1

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8. Denmark 45 faults  Uno's Safier (Andreas Schou) 9/13  Caballero (Emilie Martinsen) 21/0  Cartani (Charlotte Lund) 13/9  Amarone (Thomas Sandgaard) 5/9 9. Germany - Retired in Second Round:  Che Guevara 17 (Jorg Oppermann) 5/28  Pacini (Jan Sprehe) 5/Elim  Argelith Stakkato (Eva Bitter) 4/NS  Cefalo (Holger Wulschner) 4/NS To consult the complete competition results from St-Gallen (SUI) online, please click here.

PARTICIPANTS AND RESULTS ROME (ITA), 27 MAY 1. The Netherlands, 10 faults:  VDL Groep Utascha SFN (Eric Van der Vleuten) 8/0  Regina Z (Harrie Smolders) 8/0  Eurocommerce New Orleans (Gerco Schroder) 1/1  BMC Van Grunsven Simon (Jeroen Dubbeldam) 0/NS 2. Belgium, 14 faults:  Vigo D'Arsouilles (Philippe Le Jeune) 0/0 –double clear  Bufero VH Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 4/13  As Cold as Ice Z (Judy-Ann Melchior) 4/8  Cavalor Vanntina Van't Heike (Jos Lansink) 1/1 3. Ireland, 21 faults:  Amaretto Darco ((Shane Sweetnam) 8/4  Lancero (Shane Carey) 5/4  Southwind VDL (Cameron Hanley) 9/9  Tinka's Serenade (Billy Twomey) 0/0 - –double clear Equal 4. Germany, 23 faults:  Gotha FRH (Ludger Beerbaum) 4/0  Cabreado SE (Daniel Deusser) 12/9  Monte Bellini (Philipp Weishaupt) 1/1  Plot Blue (Marcus Ehning) 17/5 Equal 4. France, 23 faults:  Mylord Carthago (Penelope Leprevost) 1/4  Couletto (Simon Delestre) 1/9  Banda de Hus (Kevin Staut) 8/8  Kellemoi de Pepita (Michel Robert) 0/Ret. Equal 4. Great Britain, 23 faults:  Carlo (Nick Skelton) 4/4  Tripple X (Ben Maher)16/5

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Murka's Nevada (Peter Charles) 5/5 Talan (Robert Smith) 0/17

7. USA, 32 faults:  Athena (Charlie Jayne) 8/20  Romantovich Take One (Christine McCrea) 0/16  Indigo (Margie Engle) 0/4  Flexible (Rich Fellers) 12/4 8. Italy, 52 faults:  Loro Piana Utile (Roberto Arioldi) 9/5  Loro Piana Quinta Roo (Lucia Vizzini) 12/21  SNAI Corradio (Natale Chiaudani) 9/8  Kapitol D'Argonne (Emilio Bicocchi) 0/NS 9. Denmark, 55 faults:  Unos Safier (Andreas Schou) 1/13  Caballero (Emilie Martinsen) 5/12  Cartani (Charlotte Lund) 13/15  Amarone (Thomas Sandgaard) 12/12 To consult the complete competition results from Rome (ITA) online, please click here.

PARTICIPANTS AND RESULTS LA BAULE (FRA), 13 MAY 1. Ireland, 13 faults:  Amaretto Darco (Shane Sweetnam) 1/4  Romanov ll (Billy Twomey) 4/4  Larkhill Cruiser (Cian O'Connor) 4/0  Southwind VDL (Cameron Hanley) 0/17 2. Belgium, 15 faults:  Vigo D'Arsouilles (Philippe Le Jeune) 0/7  Bufero Vh Panishof (Dirk Demeersman) 4/4  As Cold as Ice Z (Judy-Ann Melchior) 0/0 – Only double clear  Cavalor Valentina (Jos Lansink) Ret/8 3. Germany, 16 faults:  Corradina (Carsten Otto Nagel) 4/4  Catoki (Philipp Weishaupt) 0/4  Asti Spumante (Thomas Muhlbauer) 9/8  Noltes Kuchengirl (Marcus Ehning) 4/0 4. Great Britain 18 faults:  Carlo (Nick Skelton) 0/4  Chamberlain Z (David McPherson) 4/Elim  Talan (Robert Smith) 1/4  Murka's Nevada VI (Peter Charles) 5/5 Equal 5. USA, 20 faults:  Athena (Charlie Jayne) 8/4

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Cadett 7 (Ashlee Bond) 12/4 Indigo (Margie Engle) 4/0 Flexible (Rich Fellers) 0/4

Equal 5. The Netherlands, 20 faults:  Audi's Alpapillon-Armanie (Vincent Voorn) 0/16  VDL Groep Utascha SFN (Eric van der Vleuten) 8/0  VDL Bubalu (Jur Vrieling) 0/4  Sterrehof's Opium (Marc Houtzager) 9/8 7. France, 22 faults:  Topinambour (Penelope Leprevost) 1/4  Napoli du Ry (Simon Delestre) 0/4  Kellemoi de Pepita (Michel Robert) 8/5  Silvana de Hus (Kevin Staut) Elim/Ret 8. Denmark, 33/retired the first round:  Alcamo Vogt (Torben Frandsen) 12/Ret  Calallero (Emilie Martinsen) Withdrawn  Rubber Ball (Thomas Sandgaard) 9/NS,  Bogegaardens Apollo (HenrikGundersen) 12/NS To consult the complete competition results from La Baule online, please click here.

To consult the complete competition results and standings from the Promotional Leagues, please click here.

STANDINGS AFTER LEG 5 AT AACHEN (GER) 1.

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Netherlands Ireland Germany Great Britain France Belgium USA Denmark

39.5 30.0 27.0 25.0 22.0 21.0 18.5 7.0

The complete standings after leg 5 at Aachen (GER) are available here.

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Photo caption: Cian O’Connor (IRL) aboard Larkhill Cruiser. (c) Christophe Bricot/FEI

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PRESS RELEASES AND COMPETITION REPORTS 14 July 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - ROUND 5, AACHEN 13 July 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 –DRAW REPORT, ROUND 5, AACHEN 12 July 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE UPDATE 2 8 July 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - ROUND 4, FALSTERBO 7 July 2011 – FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 – DRAW REPORT, ROUND 4 1 July 2011 – FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - PREVIEW ROUND 4, FALSTERBO 9 June 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - PROMOTIONAL LEAGUE UPDATE 3 June 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - ROUND 3, ST GALLEN 2 June 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - DRAW ROUND 3, ST GALLEN 27 May 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - ROUND 2, ROME 26 May 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 – DRAW ROUND 2, ROME 13 May 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - ROUND 1, LA BAULE 12 May 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 - DRAW ROUND 1, LA BAULE 10 May 2011 - FEI NATIONS CUP™ 2011 – PREVIEW

Photo caption: The Dutch team composed of (from left to right) Eric van der Vleuten; Maikel Van der Vleuten; Chef Equipe Rob Ehrens; Piet Raymakers Junior; and Jur Vrieling, won the third leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 held in St-Gallen (SUI) on 3 June 2011.

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FACTS AND FIGURES General 102 years of team competition - the FEI Nations Cup™ series is striding purposefully into its second century.

8 top nations - France, USA, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium and Denmark.

8 competitions at 8 world-class venues -La Baule in France, Rome in Italy, St Gallen in Switzerland, Falsterbo in Sweden, Aachen in Germany, Hickstead in Great Britain, Dublin in Ireland and Rotterdam in The Netherlands.

4 riders per team.

2 rounds of jumping - and possibly a third-round jump-off against the clock if teams are tied at the end of the second round.

2 new nations for 2011 - Denmark and Belgium - who emerged from the 2010 Promotional League.

1 title-holder - the French have been the dominant force since the Top League FEI Nations Cup™ concept was first devised in 2003 - they were crowned champions for the first two Samsung-sponsored seasons in 2003 and 2004, and again under the Meydan banner in 2009 and 2010.

Leg 1 at La Baule (FRA) Course designer was Frederic Cottier (FRA).

12-fences on the course.

Only one double-clear the competition at La Baule - that came from Belgium's Judy-Ann Melchior and the 9 year old grey mare As Cold as Ice Z. The Danish team retired in round two. Their second-line rider, Emilie Martinsen, withdrew before the competition began.

In round one, there was one Retirement - Belgium's Jos Lansink and Cavalor Valentina - and one Elimination - World No. 1 Kevin Staut from France with Silvana de Hus. In round two there was one Elimination - Great Britain's David McPherson with Chamberlain Z - and one Retirement - World No. 1 Kevin Staut from France with Silvana de Hus. Leg 2 at Rome (ITA) The victory at Piazza di Siena on 27 May 2011 was only the second ever recorded by a Dutch team in the Rome Nations Cup. Both Eric van der Vleuten and Jeroen Dubbeldam were on the team from The Netherlands that previously won in 2004.

Italy holds the record for most Nations Cup wins at CSIO Rome - 27 in total.

Italy competed in the Top League series leg at Rome as host nation, but were not eligible for FEI Nations Cup™ points.

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The oldest horse in today's competition was the 15 year old Irish-bred stallion Flexible (by Cruising), ridden by America's Rich Fellers.

The youngest horses were nine year olds - Banda de Hus (Kevin Staut FRA), Amarone (Thomas Sandgaard DEN), Monte Bellini (Philipp Weishaupt GER), Tripple X (Ben Maher GBR) and As Cold as Ice Z (Judy-Ann Melchior BEL).

The Belgian team included two World Champions - Philippe Le Jeune who won the title at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Kentucky last September and Jos Lansink, winner at Aachen in 1996.

Two Olympic champions were also competing today - The Netherlands' Jeroen Dubbeldam who took individual gold at Sydney 2000 and Germany's Ludger Beerbaum, individual gold medallist at Barcelona in 1992.

Leg 3 at St-Gallen (SUI) This was a back-to-back win for the team from The Netherlands who also came out on top in the FEI Nations Cup™ in Rome, Italy.

The winning Dutch team included father-and-son Eric and Maikel van der Vleuten who both jumped double-clear.

This was only the second Top League FEI Nations Cup™ appearance for Maikel van der Vleuten. He previously rode alongside his father on the Dutch team in Rome in 2009.

Mirroring the result in Rome, the last Dutch rider, Jur Vrieling, did not have to jump in the second round.

This was the fourth Dutch victory in the history of the Swiss Nations Cup. The Netherlands previously came out on top in 2008, 2004 and 1999.

The Swiss Nations Cup dates back to 1927.

The bogey fence of the competition was the final white oxer. It fell 8 times in round 1, and 13 times in round 2.

The oldest horse to compete at St-Gallen was the 18 year old stallion Argelith Stakkato ridden by Eva Bitter from Germany. He had a single fence down in the first round.

Leg 4 at Falsterbo (SWE) Nine teams competed at Falsterbo as the host nation of Sweden, currently competing in the Promotional League series, joined the eight countries vying for the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ title.

The Falsterbo leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 brought the series to the halfway stage.

The anchor partnership of Ludger Beerbaum and Gotha only jumped in the first round Germany already won the competition when third-line rider Carsten-Otto Nagel produced a second-round clear with Corradina.

British pathfinder Tim Stockdale did not line out in the second round after a disappointing first effort from Fresh Direct Kalico Bay.

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Leg 5 at Aachen (GER) Course designer was Germany's Frank Rothenberger.

This was only the third victory for The Netherlands in the history of the FEI Nations Cup™ at Aachen which dates back to 1929. They previously won in 1991 and 1997.

The bogey fences in round one on the 12-obstacle course were the plank-fronted oxer at fence two, the double at fence nine and the fences down the final line from 10 to 12.

In round two, the open water proved highly influential.

Photo caption: Jeroen Dubbeldam riding BMC van Grunsven Simon had a double clear for the winning Netherlands team. Š Kit Houghton/FEI 21

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Photo caption: Marco Kutscher (GER) scored a double clear aboard Cash at the fourth 24 leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ at Falsterbo (SWE) © Lotta Gyllensten/FEI