British Equestrian has confirmed the athlete and horse combinations submitted as definite entries for the FEI World Championships 2026 Aachen (11–23 August).
British Eventing team and reserves
The definite entries for the British Equestrian eventing team, announced in collaboration with the British Eventing selectors and World Class Programme principal partner Agria, are listed in alphabetical order by athlete surname:
Rosalind Canter (40) from Hallington, Lincolnshire, with Archie and Michele Saul’s Lordships Graffalo (bay, gelding, 14yrs, 17hh, Birkhof’s Grafenstolz TSF x Rock King, breeders: Lordships Stud and Pennie Wallace GBR) and groom Sarah Charnley.
Laura Collett (36) from Salperton, Gloucestershire, with Karen Bartlett, Keith Scott and her own London 52 (bay, gelding, 17yrs, 16.3hh, Landos x Quinar, breeder: Ocke Riewarts GER) and groom Tilly Hughes.
Caroline Harris (36) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, with Lucy Matthews, Fiona Olivier, Marie-Anne Richardson and Heather Royle’s D. Day (bay, gelding, 12yrs, 16.1hh, Billy Mexico x Dilum XX, breeder: Fiona Olivier GBR) and groom Nellie Smith.
Tom McEwen (35) from Stroud, Gloucestershire, with James and Jo Lambert and Deirdre Johnston’s JL Dublin (dark brown, gelding, 15yrs, 16.2hh, Diarado x Cantano, breeder: Volker Göttsche-Götze GER) and groom Adam Short.
Gemma Stevens (41) from Horsham, West Sussex, with Pru Dawes’ Flash Cooley (grey, gelding, 14yrs, 16.1hh, CSF Mr Kroon x OBOS Quality, breeder: Jim O’Neill IRL) and groom Georgie Driver.
Reserves
Listed in alphabetical order by athlete surname:
David Doel (33) from Chippenham, Wiltshire, with Mary Fox, Gillian Jonas and his own Galileo Nieuwmoed (dark bay, gelding, 15yrs, 17hh, Carambole x Harcos, breeders: J. W. and A. P. Jurrius NED)
Yasmin Ingham (29) based in Nantwich, Cheshire and originally from the Isle of Man, with Janette Chinn and The Sue Davies Fund’s Gypsie du Loir (dark bay, mare, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Herald 3 x Canaletto, breeder: Pierre Gouye FRA)
Tom Jackson (33) from Godalming, Surrey, with Michael Stenning’s United 36 (bay, gelding, 10yrs, 16.2hh, Ucello x Espiri, breeder: Heinrich Bohmke GER)
Harry Meade (42) from West Littleton, Wiltshire, with Charlotte and Peter Opperman’s Cavalier Crystal (bay, mare, 16yrs, 16.3hh, Jack of Diamonds x Cavalier Royale, breeder: Thomas Horgan IRL)
