{"id":3536,"date":"2013-10-17T13:09:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T18:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:24:16","slug":"fei-nations-cup-eventing-great-britain-overhauls-germany-at-final-hurdle-to-claim-series-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/fei-nations-cup-eventing-great-britain-overhauls-germany-at-final-hurdle-to-claim-series-title\/","title":{"rendered":"FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing: Great Britain overhauls Germany at final hurdle to claim series title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5260\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5284\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">By Kate Green<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5261\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5263\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5262\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Great Britain has won the 2013 FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing by just one point after an epic battle with last year\u2019s champions, Germany.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5264\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5266\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5265\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The series went right to the wire at the final event, Boekelo (NED), at which Germany scored an emphatic team victory, but the British have run a well-orchestrated campaign with a pool of up-and-coming younger riders and, with the best five results to count, they just secured the win.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5267\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5269\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5268\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The two countries, the only nations to contest all six competitions in the series, have been neck-and-neck all season.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5270\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5272\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5271\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Britain started slowly with fifth place at Fontainebleau (FRA) in March, but this was the score they would drop in the final calculations. They then established a pattern of consistency with wins at Houghton Hall (GBR) in May, and Montelibretti (ITA) and Waregem (BEL) last month, plus second places at Aachen (GER) in July and at Boekelo.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cWe made a big effort with the series this year, so we\u2019re absolutely thrilled to come out on top in what was a very exciting finish to a successful concept,\u201d said Britain\u2019s team manager, Philip Surl.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5327\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5329\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5328\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cThe Germans have been brilliant and taken some beating, but I think we\u2019ve shown consistency with our younger riders who have all worked hard and got into the spirit of the competition, and I hope it will give us plenty to build on for the future.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5331\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5330\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Germany, the gallant runners-up in the 2013 FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing, won at Fontainebleau and Aachen as well as at Boekelo, and were second at Houghton Hall (GBR) in May, but they had to count one of their third places at Montelibretti and Waregem in the final tally, and that was enough to give Britain the edge.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5404\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5333\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5332\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cWe knew that the series was going all the way to the wire, so we put as good a team together as we could from the riders entered at Boekelo,\u201d explained German team trainer Christopher Bartle.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5335\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5334\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cWe have certainly been riding the wave this year, but we know that nothing lasts forever and we don\u2019t have that big a pool of riders to choose from, so we\u2019ve been experimenting with different combinations in our teams this year.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5336\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5338\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5337\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cWe had Peter Thomsen and Horseware\u2019s Barny as our anchors at Boekelo, but it was very pleasing to see how well Michael and Ingrid\u2019s young horses went and to have a younger rider, Julia Krajewski, coming up through the ranks.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">As anticipated, the popular Dutch fixture at Boekelo, the only CCIO3* of the series (the other legs are CIC3*s) was the most hotly contested of the season, with 13 nations sending teams, including Russia for the first time.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5339\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Ireland finished third, France fourth and Italy fifth, with only the top five teams managing to finish with three or more riders and avoid incurring a 1,000-point penalty.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5341\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5340\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The three-rider New Zealand team finished in last place as none of them completed the competition, but Lizzie Brown, took the individual honours with her non-team horse, Henton Attorney General.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5403\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">A combination of wet footing, the result of torrential rain, and course designer Sue Benson\u2019s (GBR) clever twists, turns and endless variety of accuracy tests, made for an exciting and challenging day\u2019s Cross Country at Boekelo.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Germany was the only nation to have all four riders complete, with Peter Thomsen, riding Horseware\u2019s Barny, finishing best, in individual second place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Olympic, World and European Champion Michael Jung, on an exciting new young horse, the eight-year-old mare FischerRocana FST, was eighth, and European silver medallist Ingrid Klimke was ninth on Hale Bob 3.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5402\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5343\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5342\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Both riders achieved the optimum Cross Country time of 10 minutes 30 seconds but subsequently picked up 12 faults apiece in the Jumping phase. However, Germany was far enough ahead of Britain for it not to affect the team standings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5344\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Britain was only five penalties in arrears after Dressage, but began to slip behind as Cross Country time penalties piled up.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5345\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5401\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5400\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Kitty King was the highest placed of the quartet, finishing fifth on the stallion Persimmon, and Laura Collett (Allora 3) was 17<sup>th<\/sup>. Izzy Taylor (KBIS Starlet), who had been the discard score after Dressage, was one of only four riders to achieve the optimum Cross Country time for 19<sup>th <\/sup>place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Anchorwoman Gemma Tattersall, who could have closed the gap with Germany, was eliminated for a Cross Country fall when Chico Bella P landed steeply at the drop into the second water complex at fence 18.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5346\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Sweden was third after Dressage, but Niklas Lindback, the individual leader on Cendrillon, fell at fence 16 and Anna Hilton parted company from Matrix W at fence 18.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5347\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5348\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Alice Naber-Lozeman (NED), a member of the ninth-placed Dutch team, finished 13<sup>th<\/sup> on Peter Parker and took the Dutch national title.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5399\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Once again, the FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing, which began in 2012, has proved to be an incentive and inspiration for team managers as a way of giving both experienced and up-and-coming riders championship practice.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5398\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5397\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5396\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The FEI\u2019s Eventing Director, Catrin Norinder, confirmed that the series will continue in 2014 and that the FEI is hoping to announce the arrival of a sponsor in the near future.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\u201cCongratulations to the British and German teams for well-planned campaigns and for travelling to all six events to make it such a thrilling finish,\u201d she said. \u201cSeveral other nations made great efforts to enter into the spirit of the competition and it was an exciting contest this year. The series is clearly working as well as we hoped it would, and we are already planning for next season. We will have news of next year\u2019s calendar and hopefully a sponsor soon.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5349\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Results from Boekelo<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>1 Germany, 148.6 <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5350\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Peter Thomsen\/Horseware\u2019s Barny, 44.2; Michael Jung\/fischerRocana FST, 51.0; Ingrid Klimke\/Hale Bob, 53.4; [Julia Krajewski\/Lost Property, 79.6]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>2 Great Britain, 171.0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5395\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Kitty King\/Persimmon, 48.0; Laura Collett\/Allora 3, 60.0; Izzy Taylor\/KBIS Starlet, 63.0 [Gemma Tattersall\/Chico Bella P, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>3 Ireland, 222.0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5393\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5394\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Camilla Speirs\/Portersize Just A Jiff, 50.6; Sarah Ennis\/Stellor Rebound, 58.0; Austin O\u2019Connor\/Balham Houdini, 113.4 [Katie O\u2019Sullivan\/Cooley Blue Flame, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5392\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>4 France, 222.8<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5352\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5351\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Eric Vigeanol\/Qatar de Puech Rouget, 64.2; Karim Florent Laghouag\/Qualson de L\u2019Ehn, 74.8; Caroline Chadelet\/Kadessia, 83.8; [Geoffrey Soullez\/Madiron de Liot*HN, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>5 Italy, 308.6<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Marco Biasia\/Neptune de Sartene, 94.4; Arianna Schivo\/Quefira de l\u2019Ormeau, 100.2; Evelina Bertoli\/Leitrim Orient Express, 114.0 [Stefano Brecciaroli\/P\u2019tit Paul de Terry, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>6 Sweden, 1129.6<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Viktoria Carlerback\/Volt af Kallstorp, 65.20; Hannes Melin\/Piccadilly Z, 64.40; Niklas Lindback\/Cendrillon, EL Cross Country [Anna Hilton\/Matrix W, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>7 USA, 1,159.4<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Boyd Martin\/Trading Aces, 68.0; Elizabeth Halliday\/Fernhill by Night, 91.4; Lauren Kieffer\/Veronica, EL Cross Country<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>8 Belgium, 1,172.0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5353\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Rik Geirnaert\/Zaferlina MH, 81.0; Stephanie Andrimont\/Ulano de Slozen, 91.0; Jarno Debusschere\/User Friendly, RET Cross Country<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>9 Netherlands, 2,057.2<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Alice Naber-Lozeman\/Peter Parker, 57.2; Tim Lips\/Concrex Oncarlos, EL Cross Country; Florinoor Hoogland\/Captain Henessy, EL Cross Country; Althea Bleekman\/Ziomf, RET Cross Country<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5391\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>10, Australia, 2,076.6<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5390\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5389\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Emma Dougall\/Belcam Bear, 76.6; Christopher Burton\/Graf Liberty, EL Cross Country; Paul Tapner\/Wickstead Didgeridoo, EL Cross Country [Andrew Hoy\/Cheeky Calimbo, WD before Dressage]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>11, Switzerland, 2,083.4<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Ilona Ludi\/Apart lll CH, 83.4; Felix Vogg\/Onfire, WD before Jumping; Sebastien Poirier\/Tarango de Lully CH, EL Cross Country [Jasmin Gambirasio\/That\u2019s It, EL Cross Country]<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>12, Russia, 2,080.0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5354\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Igor Atrohov\/Indigo Pyreneen, 84.0; Alexander Markov\/Kurfustin, EL Cross Country; Elnira Nabieva\/Chabanak, EL Cross Country<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5355\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>13, New Zealand, 2,101.0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5357\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5356\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Mark Todd\/Up n Go, WD before Jumping; Lizzie Brown\/Playtime, EL Cross Country; Blyth Tait\/Xanthus lll, RET Cross Country<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Full individual results on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.military-boekelo.nl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.military-boekelo.nl<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>FEI Nations Cup&#x2122; Eventing Leaderboard<\/strong> <strong>2013<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5388\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1 Great Britain 51<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2 Germany 50<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5387\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3 France 29<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4 Italy 23<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">5 Netherlands 20<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">6 New Zealand 18<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5358\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">7 Australia 15<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5359\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">8 Ireland13<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5386\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">9 Sweden 13<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5385\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">10 Belgium 12<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5384\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">11 USA 8<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5383\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">12 Spain 4<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5382\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">13 Switzerland 0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_13_0_rc_1_1_1382031658608_5380\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">13 Russia 0<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kate Green Great Britain has won the 2013 FEI Nations Cup&trade; 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