H&C is pleased to announce the following combinations will be competing at Olympia 2009 in the FEI World Cup Dressage qualifier and the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping qualifier presented by H&M.

The World Cup Dressage starts on Tuesday 15th December with the Grand Prix, where 16 competitors from six Nations have been nominated. The top 15 will then qualify for the Grand Prix Freestyle to Music phase (Kür) on Wednesday 16th.

In the dressage, and leading the British competitors into the popular Christmas show is the 2009 European individual bronze and team silver winner Laura Bechtolsheimer with Andretti. Laura will be joined by the 2009 National Champion Carl Hester with Donald McTaggart’s Liebling.

Jumping begins at Olympia from Thursday 17th December, with the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping taking place on Sunday 20th. 60 competitors from 17 Nations have been nominated.

Show jumpers attending will include the in-form Ben Maher, Tim Stockdale, Geoff Billington, Peter Charles, Laura Renwick, Nick Skelton, Guy Williams, Robert Smith and the usual quota of Whittakers, with Ellen, John, Michael and Robert

The full list of nominated entries from all countries is:

NOMINATED ENTRIES FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE supported by Horse & Hound:

Belgium
DEVROE, Jeroen
JORISSEN, Philippe

Canada
STRASSER, Evi

France
BOBLET, Marc

Great Britain
BECHTOLSHEIMER, Laura
BIGWOOD, Fiona
CROXFORD, Stephanie
DAVISON, Richard
HESTER, Carl

Netherlands
CORNELISSEN, Adelinde
GAL, Edward
HAAZEN, Jeanette
LAARAKKERS, Christa
MINDERHOUD, Hans Peter

United States of America
DYRBY, Kenneth
HADDAD, Catherine

NOMIMATED ENTRIES ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING presented by H&M:

Australia
ALEXANDER, Edwina

Austria
EDER, Stefan
FRIES, Christian
KAYSER, Julia
PUCK, Gerfried

Belgium
HEMERYCK, Rik
LANSINK, Jos
LE JEUNE, Philippe

Denmark
VELIN, Thomas

Spain
CORDON MURO, Pilar

Finland
FORSTEN, Mikael
NUMMINEN, Sebastian

France
ANCIAUME, Timothée
BOST, Roger-Yves
DELAVEAU, Patrice
EPAILLARD, Julien
GUILLON, Olivier
LEPREVOST, Pénélope
ROBERT, Michel
STAUT, Kevin

Great Britain
BILLINGTON, Geoff
CHARLES, Peter
MAHER, Ben
RENWICK, Laura

SKELTON, Nick
SMITH, Robert
STOCKDALE, Tim
WHITAKER, Ellen
WHITAKER, John
WHITAKER, Michael
WHITAKER, Robert
WILLIAMS, Guy

Germany
AHLMANN, Christian
BÖCKMANN, Gilbert
DEUSSER, Daniel
HASSMANN, Toni
KNIPPLING, Andreas
KÜHNER, Max
MEYER, Janne-Friederike
MÜHLBAUER, Thomas
SLOOTHAAK, Franke
WEISHAUPT, Philipp

Ireland
TWOMEY, Billy

Italy
CHIAUDANI, Natale
D'ONOFRIO, Giuseppe

Netherlands
HOUTZAGER, Marc
RAYMAKERS JR, Piet
SMOLDERS, Harrie
THIJSSEN, Leon
VLEUTEN, Eric van der
ZOER, Albert

Norway
GULLIKSEN, Geir

Portugal
DINIZ, Luciana

Switzerland
CROTTA, Clarissa
GUERDAT, Steve
MÄNDLI, Beat
SCHWIZER, Pius

Sweden
BARYARD-JOHNSSON, Malin
JOHANSSON, Svante

United States of America
KRAUT, Laura