The British have announced their 2016 Olympic longlist. All riders from 2012’s gold-medal-winning dressage team are named, and Peter Charles is the only 2012 rider missing from this year’s jumping team (once again, the Whitaker name is there in numbers: John, Michael and Robert). The eventing team is also the same, with the exception of Zara Phillips and Mary King, who are not on the list.
Eventing
Laura Collett with Grand Manoeuvre, a chestnut Hanoverian gelding (Grand Cru-Venja) and reserve horse Pamero 4
Kristina Cook with Calvino II (Carousel-Collector’s Rock), Billy the Red (Balou du Rouet-Simply Red) and reserve horse Star Witness
William Fox Pitt on the chestnut Brandenburg stallion, Chilli Morning (Phantomic XX-Koralle)
Pippa Funnell on Billy the Biz (Cevin Z-Little Miss Prim), a grey gelding
Kitty King on Ceylor LAN (Veron-Winanda La N), a bay gelding.
Gemma Tattersall with Chico Bella P (Chico’s Boy-Compita), a bay mare, and Quicklook V, a grey mare (Urkel-Unabresse), with reserve horse Arctic Soul
Izzy Taylor on Allercombe Ellie, a dark bay mare (Jumbo-My Last Edition)
Holly Woodhead on DHI Lupison, a chestnut gelding (Lupicor-Sevarine)
Nicola Wilson on One Two Many, a bay gelding (Chacoa-Cul No Breathar)
Dressage
Henriette Anderson on Flavio (Florencio I-Gazelle, by Glueckspilz) 11yo bay stallion
Fiona Bigwood on DS Orthilia (Gribald-Atterupgaards Olivia, by Donnerschlag) 11yo bay mare
Richard Davidson on Bubblingh (Lingh-Matajo, by Picandt) 10yo bay gelding
Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro and reserve horse Barolo. Valegro, who is now 14, is by Negro out of Maifleur by Derswin. Barolo, a 10yo chestnut gelding, is by Breitling W out of Highlight, by Hitchcock.
Michael Eilberg on Marakov and reserve Dornroeschen. Marakov, a 16yo bay Latvian gelding is by Rufs out of Mazepa by Mitjulands. Dornroeschen is a 14yo bay mare by Dimaggio out of Claire by Caprimond.
Laura Griffith on Rubin Al Asad (Rubin-Royal-Wandergirl by Wanderbursch II), a 14yo bay gelding.
Carl Hester on Nip Tuck (Don Ruto-Irena by Animo), a 12YO bay gelding; reserve horse Wanadoo (Wolkenstein-Claerchen), a 15YO chestnut gelding.
Gareth Hughes on Classic Briolinca (Trento B-Trolinca by Royal Dance), a 10YO bay mare
Anna Ross on Die Callas (De Niro-Celeste by Carprilli), a 15YOd black mare)
Laura Tomlinson on Rosalie B (Rubin Royal-Nordmaid by Newcastle) 10YO black mare
Hayley Watson-Greaves on Rubins Nite (Sire: Rubin Royal-Little Wixi by Limbo) 12YO black gelding
Spencer Wilton on Super Nova II (De Niro-Walpurgis by Weltmeyer) 13YO bay gelding
Jumping
Nick Skelton on the bay stallion Big Star (Quick Star-Jolanda by Nimmerdor)
Ben Maher with Tic-Tac, a bay stallion (Clinton-Panama du Seigneur by Darco) and Diva II, a chestnut mare (Kannan-Debutante by Berlioz) with reserve horse Untouched, a 9YO stallion by Untouchable.
Michael Whitaker on the grey stallion Cassionato (Cassini I-Perle by Quidam de Revel) and reserve horse Viking, a chestnut gelding by Jacomar.
Jessica Mendoza on Spirit T, a brown mare (Tornado-Atlanta II by Carnaval Drum)
John Whitaker on Ornellaia, a bay mare (For Pleasure-Kleine Cera by Calato)
Scott Brash on Hello Forever, a chestnut gelding (For Pleasure-Inella by Nimmerdor), Hello Sanctos a bay gelding (Quasimodo van de Molendreef-Nasia van het Gravenhof (Nabab de Reve) and reserve Hello M’Lady (Indoctro-Beach Quella by Baloubet du Rouet)
Joe Clee on the bay stallion Utamaro d’Ecaussines (Diamant de Semilly-Arizona van Arenberg by Quidam de Revel)
Tim Stockdale on Fleur de l’Aube, a brown mare (Thunder van de Zuuthoeve-Orchidee van het Pallieterland by Alcatraz)
Robert Whitaker on the bay stallion Catwalk IV (Colman-Carna by Corleone)
Guy Williams on Titus, a chestnut gelding (Lancelot-Kristin by Rex Magna XX)
