British team for Hickstead announced

Britian's World Class Performance Manager for Show Jumping, Rob Hoekstra, has announced the five riders who will be trying to defend Britain’s title in the British leg of the FEI Nations Cup at The Longines Royal International Horse Show.

The squad

Peter Charles and Olga White and Team Murka’s Murka’s Nevada VI

Bruce Menzies and Old Lodge’s British-bred Sultan V

Robert Smith and his own and Di and Pennie Cornish's Talan

Michael Whitaker and Beatrice Mertens GIG Amai II

Guy Williams and his own Titus II

The Show takes place 28-31 July 2011 with the Nations Cup taking place on Friday, 29 July at 14:15 local time (GNT). The King George V Gold Cup (Grand Prix) is on Sunday, 31 July at 14:45 local time (GMT).