Experienced eventing squad announced for Aachen Nations Cup
An experienced squad has been announced to represent Britain in the 5th leg of the FEI Nations Cup series in Aachen, Germany later this month (17-19 July). 4 of the riders are among the squad selected for the World Equestrian Games this summer.
The squad has been named as:
- Tina Cook riding De Novo News (owned by Tina and Jim Chromiak)
- William Fox-Pitt riding Chilli Morning (owned by Christopher Stone)
- Piggy French riding Jakata aged (owned by her father Wally French and Michael Underwood)
- Izzy Taylor riding Orlando (owned by Di Davies, Irene Graham and Anita Dalton)
- Zara Phillips riding High Kingdom (owned by Gleadhill House Studs Ltd)
World Class eventing performance manager Yogi Breisner said: “We primarily use the series to give riders experience of competing in a team environment.
“The exception to this is Aachen, which is always popular with our riders.
“We hope that we will be competitive at Aachen, which is always a hard fought competition that takes place in one of equestrian’s iconic venues.”
A less experienced squad finished 2nd behind a strong German team —including reigning world and Olympic Champion Michael Jung — in Strzegom, Poland last weekend (26-29 June).
Britain is currently leading the series on 36 points, with France in 2nd on 27 and Germany in 3rd on 20.
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Sophia Heath joined Horse & Hound in July 2013 having previously worked for the Daily Telegraph's Olympics website, CNN International and Omnisport. A Durham graduate with a Masters in journalism from City University, Sophia has evented, showjumped and hunted. Sophia left Horse & Hound in early 2015 to join an international boating website.