FEI Nations Cup 2017 (Eventing)

The FEI Nations Cup 2017 in eventing (2017 FEI Nations Cup ™ Eventing) was the sixth season of the Nations Cup for eventing .

Course of the tournament series

As in the previous year for the first time, the series also included special stages in Europe as well as a stage in the United States of America in 2017. Most of the exams were  advertised as CICO 3 *, only the final stage was deviating as CCIO 3 *. Due to the cancellation of the first stage, the tournament series only started on May 17th and ended on October 8th, 2017.

In the evaluation tests, the winning team received 100 points each, the following teams received a descending number of evaluation points. For each rider who did not finish the test, the teams received 1000 minus points in the test. This ensured that all teams finish with a result and receive points for the Nations Cup.

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The exams

1st test: Italy

After the Italian Nations Cup was held in Vidigulfo-Vairano last year, he was supposed to return to Montelibretti in 2017 . But as in 2015, there was no Nations Cup. Instead of the CICO 3 *, a CIC 3 * with seven participants was held from April 20 to 23, 2017.

2nd test: Poland

A good six months before the European Eventing Championships , Strzegom was also the venue for the Polish Nations Cup tournament. The Strzegom Horse Trials , which were held here from May 17th to 21st, 2017 included the CICO 3 * national prize and five other eventing tests, from the 1 * eventing to the CCI 3 *.

Similar to later at the European Championships, the cross-country course was decisive for the outcome of the test in April. Only one rider (Alexander Bragg) finished the route without any further negative points. The German team riders each scored 3.20 to 6.80 minus points in the field. This gave Germany only 17 minus points and the lead after the dressage was significantly expanded. Also in the final jumping there was hardly a rider with his horse without mistakes. However, the lead of the leading German team was so great that their victory was safe. It was similar in the individual ranking: Here the German individual rider Kai Rüder won ahead of two German team riders.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	Germany	Andreas Dibowski FRH Butts Avedon	46.20	3.20	8.00	57.40
		Falk-Filip-Finn Westerich FBW Gina K	47.00	6.80	4.00	57.80
		Beeke Jankowski Tiberius	45.10	6.80	12.00	63.90
		Jörg Kurb Entertain You	49.80	6.80	8.00	(64.60)
						179.10	100
2	Great Britain	Alexander Bragg Redpath Ransomware	54.00	0.00	4.00	58.00
		Francesca Reid-Warrilow Dolley Whisper	52.70	36.40	0.00	89.10
		Olivia Craddock Billy Liffy	58.80	32.00	9.00	99.80
		Danielle Dunn Grandslam	58.30	OUT		(1000.00)
						246.90	90
3	Sweden	Linda Algotsson Fairnet	50.80	14.00	12.00	76.80
		Jonna Friman Lady-Gray	64.50	10.80	4.00	79.30
		Ebba Adnervik Carlos	56.80	21.60	13.00	91.40
		Henrik Adnervik Bally Quantos	62.40	OUT		(1000.00)
						247.50	80
4th	Italy	Arianna Guidarelli Seabisquit	55.00	12.40	8.00	75.40
		Mattia Luciani Leopold K	66.90	14.80	8.00	89.70
		Susanna Bordone Dinky Inky	53.70	51.20	3.00	107.90
		Paolo Mario de Simone Oleg	66.30	61.60	8.00	(135.90)
						273.00	70
further placements: Netherlands : 5th place Poland : 6th place							60 55

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	Kai Rüder	Colani Sunrise	No	43.50	4.40	4.00	51.90
2	Andreas Dibowski	FRH Butts Avedon	Yes	46.20	3.20	8.00	57.40
3	Falk-Filip-Finn Westerich	FBW Gina K	Yes	47.00	6.80	4.00	57.80
4th	Alexander Bragg	Redpath ransomware	Yes	54.00	0.00	4.00	58.00
5	Beeke Jankowski	Tiberius	Yes	45.10	6.80	12.00	63.90

3rd test: United Kingdom

The Houghton International Horse Trials , the British stage of the Nations Cup, took place from May 25th to 28th in 2017. The venue was the country estate of Houghton Hall in the county of Norfolk .

The number of teams that competed here was significantly lower than in the previous year - at the same time, a highly endowed CCI 3 * took place in Saumur. Instead of seven there were four teams at the start. Three of the teams remained well below 200 minus points. Only three team riders got 20 or more minus points in the area. With only 7.6 minus points to the dressage result, Germany won the test. There were a good 20 minus points more for the host nation in second place. In the individual ranking, Bettina Hoy won by over five minus points over Julia Krajewski, both of whom finished the test with their dressage result.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Germany	Bettina Hoy Seigneur Medicott	35.30	0.00	0.00	35.30
		Julia Krajewski Samourai du Thot	41.10	0.00	0.00	41.10
		Andreas Ostholt So is et	38.20	4.00	3.60	45.80
		Christoph Wahler Green Mount Flight	56.00	10.00	28.40	(94.40)
						122.20	100
2	Great Britain	Will Furlong Collien P	45.70	0.00	0.00	45.70
		Oliver Townend Arctic Mouse	42.80	4.00	0.00	46.80
		Piggy French Vanir Kamira	46.00	4.00	0.00	50.00
		Georgie Strand Cooley Earl	49.00	0.00	4.40	(53.40)
						142.50	90
3	United States	Hannah Sue Burnett Harbor pilot	37.20	12.00	0.00	49.20
		Caroline Martin The Aprrentice	48.20	6.00	0.00	54.20
		Katherine Coleman Longwood	53.50	4.00	0.00	57.50
						160.90	80
4th	New Zealand	Tim Rusbridge Oneforthenotebook	60.90	8.00	0.80	69.70
		Jesse Campbell Cleveland	35.30	8.00	30.80	74.10
		Megan Heath Camelot	52.20	0.00	44.80	97.00
						240.80	70

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Bettina Hoy	Seigneur Medicott	Yes	35.30	0.00	0.00	35.30
2	Julia Krajewski	Samourai du Thoth	Yes	41.10	0.00	0.00	41.10
3	Pippa Funnell	Billy the Biz	No	43.00	0.00	0.00	43.00
4th	Will Furlong	Collien P	Yes	45.70	0.00	0.00	45.70
5	Andreas Ostholt	So is it	Yes	38.20	4.00	3.60	45.80

4th test: Ireland

After the Irish Nations Cup tournament had been held on the grounds of Ballindenisk House for three years, the venue changed in 2017. The Nations Cup took place from May 31st to June 4th on the grounds of the Tattersalls Country House in Ratoath , a good 10 kilometers outside of Dublin.

There were three teams at the start. France took the lead after dressage. With three rides that only got four minus points in the terrain, the French were able to hold this tour until the end of the three partial tests. Great Britain and Ireland got significantly more minus points in the field, in the final ranking they came in second and third.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	France	Luc Chateau Propiano de L'Ebat	36.00	0.00	1.20	37.20
		Sidney Dufresne Vault Mail	42.30	7.00	0.00	49.30
		Raphael Cochet Sherazad de Louviere	44.30	4.00	2.80	51.10
		Pierre Touzaint Scapin du Brio	64.00	0.00	26.40	(90.40)
						137.60	100
2	Great Britain	Oliver Townend King Joules	39.70	0.00	0.00	39.70
		Nicky Roncoroni Watts Burn	44.70	4.00	0.40	49.10
		Kitty King Vendredi Biats	43.70	7.00	28.00	78.70
		Alexander Bragg Swang Crackers II	55.80	12.00	30.8	(98.60)
						167.50	90
3	Ireland	Sam Watson Ardagh Highlight	46.40	0.00	1.60	48.00
		Sarah Ennis Stellor Rebound	36.50	0.00	25.20	61.70
		Austin O'Connor Balham Houdini	49.40	8.00	30.80	88.20
		Cathal Daniels Back Chat	53.10	4.00	OUT	(1000.00)
						197.90	80

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Luc Chateau	Propiano de L'Ebat	Yes	36.00	0.00	1.20	37.20
2	Oliver Townend	King Joules	Yes	39.70	0.00	0.00	39.70
3	Tim Price	Ascona M	No	39.50	1.00	3.20	43.70
4th	Sam Watson	Ardagh highlight	Yes	46.40	0.00	1.60	48.00
5	Nicky Roncoroni	Watts Burn	Yes	44.70	4.00	0.40	49.10

5th exam: Austria

For the first time, an Austrian stage was also part of the Nations Cup. The Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt was chosen as the venue . One or two international versatility tournaments were held here in previous years, but so far at a maximum of 2 * level. The Nations Cup tournament in Wiener Neustadt was, as a CICO 3 *, the only 3 * eventing tournament that was held in Austria in 2017. It took place from June 30th to July 2nd, 2017.

After the dressage, the German team was in the lead and was able to maintain this in the field. Austria, on the other hand, lost some ground in the field and fell back to sixth place. Manfred Rust and his horse Hugo Holiday had the weakest result of the four team riders in Austria in dressage, they were eliminated in the area at the Coffin. Overall, the cross-country course was demanding: No starter stayed in the allowed time, only one rider received less than ten additional minus points.

But the veterinary check-up after the off-road day and the jumping competition brought the Austrians forward: the Czech Republic had to accept the loss of two more riders, Great Britain and Switzerland one more team rider each. The Austrians taking part in a stage of the Nations Cup for the first time came third in the final result. The Netherlands placed second, Germany won the test. In the individual classification, the British Georgie Spence secured victory with a lead of over ten minus points.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	Germany	Nicolai Aldinger Newell	52.80	43.60	5.00	101.40
		Jörg Crank Brookfield de Bouncer	47.40	26.40	4.00	77.80
		Felix Etzel Bandit	44.80	27.60	0.00	72.40
		Vanessa Bölting Carlson B	52.90	OUT		(1000.00)
						251.60	100
2	Netherlands	Jordy Wilken Burry Spirit	53.00	50.40	4.00	(107.40)
		Jan van Beek Vamp du Monselet	51.40	15.60	4.00	71.00
		Ilonka Kluytman's Image of Roses	59.90	24.00	8.00	91.90
		Renske Kroeze Henri Z	56.30	36.40	12.00	104.70
						267.60	90
3	Austria	Manfred Rust Hugo Holiday	58.00	OUT		(1000.00)
		Rebecca Gerold Galileo	53.20	72.80	16.00	142.00
		Charlotte Dobretsberger Vally K	44.90	24.80	4.00	73.70
		Margit Appelt Space Jet	52.00	40.40	6.00	98.40
						227.60	80
4th	Italy	Andrea Docimo Waldo	56.20	82.80	12.00	151.00
		Mattia Luciani Leopold K	64.20	13.60	12.00	89.80
		Federico Riso Rocco II	57.00	29.20	8.00	94.20
		Arianna Guidarelli Seabisquit	49.10	UP		(1000.00)
						335.00	70
further placements: Great Britain : 5th place Switzerland : 6th place Czech Republic : 7th place Hungary : 8th place							60 55 50 45

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Georgie Spence	Halltown Harley	Yes	51.20	8.40	0.00	59.60
2	Jan van Beek	Vamp du Monselet	Yes	51.40	15.60	4.00	71.00
3	Felix Etzel	bandit	Yes	44.80	27.60	0.00	72.40
4th	Jordy Wilken	Chapeau Spirit	No	54.00	14.80	4.00	72.80
5	Charlotte Dobretsberger	Vally K	Yes	44.90	24.80	4.00	73.70

6. Exam: United States of America

In the small town of The Plains in Virginia , 75 km from Washington DC, the United States' Nations Cup took place on July 8th and 9th, 2017. The Great Meadow International Nations Cup was advertised as a CICO 3 *. It was organized as a two-day event, so the dressage and jumping took place on the first day of the tournament, while the cross-country test took up the second day.

The starting field consisted of 32 horses with their riders. Mostly US riders were at the start, but Great Britain and Canada also provided a Nations Cup team. While the victory of the hosts in the previous year was clear, it was narrower in 2017: While the United States came up with a final result of 151.5 minus points, the Canadians finished the test with a result of 168.6 minus points. This distance could have been even closer, but Canada's best pair up to jumping, Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti , noticeably exceeded the ideal time in the field and received 12.4 minus points for this.

In the individual standings, Lynn Symansky was only 0.3 minus points apart from the winner, Jennifer Brannigan.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	United States	Boyd Martin Steady Eddie	(58.30)	0.00	0.00	58.30
		Lynn Symansky Donner	48.90	0.00	1.20	50.10
		Jennifer Brannigan Cambalda	48.20	0.00	1.60	49.80
		Phillip Dutton I'm Sew Ready	42.00	4.00	5.60	51.60
						151.50	100
2	Canada	Jessica Phoenix Pavarotti	44.00	0.00	12.40	56.40
		Selena O'Hanlon Foxwood High	46.90	8.00	0.00	54.90
		Waylon Roberts Kelecyn Cognac	49.30	8.00	0.00	57.30
		Lisa Marie Fergusson Honor Me	65.50	4.00	2.00	71.50
						168.60	90
3	Great Britain	Justine Dutton Jak My Style	56.40	12.00	OUT	(1000.00)
		Matthew Heath One of a Kind	53.70	4.00	OUT	1000.00
		Emily Llewellyn Emirati Night Sky	49.30	0.00	8.80	58.10
		Nicky Roncoroni Watts Burn	48.60	0.00	4.40	53.00
						1111.10	80

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Jennifer Brannigan	Cambalda	Yes	48.20	0.00	1.60	49.80
2	Lynn Symansky	thunder	Yes	48.90	0.00	1.20	50.10
3	Phillip Dutton	I'm sew ready	Yes	42.00	4.00	5.60	51.60
4th	Nicky Roncoroni	Watts Burn	Yes	48.60	0.00	4.40	53.00
5	Selena O'Hanlon	Foxwood High	Yes	46.90	8.00	0.00	54.90

7. Exam: Germany

See also : List of winners in eventing at the CHIO Aachen

As part of the CHIO Aachen , the German Nations Cups are held annually in five disciplines, including eventing. The tournament took place from July 14 to 23, 2017 in Aachen . The eventing riders first competed in the dressage and jumping competitions on Friday, July 21st, and the final cross-country test on the following day.

Three team riders with dressage results of over 76 percent gave the German team a clear lead. Germany got four minus points to the team result in jumping, the second-placed Australians eight minus points. The cross-country course was built by Rüdiger Schwarz and was therefore seen as a “foretaste” for the European Championships in August , for whose cross-country course Schwarz was also responsible. Only a few riders stayed in the allowed time, but there were few riders. Six of 37 starters in the area did not finish the course.

The Australian team lost touch with the German team in the field after Emma McNab got 40 minus points and Katja Weimann's result was significantly worse up to now in the team ranking. Germany, on the other hand, was able to finish the test with three riders with less than 38 minus points, even Josefa Sommer, who counted as a discarded result, came 13th in the individual ranking with Hamilton .

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Germany	Josefa Sommer Hamilton	45.30	0.00	6.00	(51.30)
		Ingrid Klimke Hale Bob OLD	34.50	0.00	0.00	34.50
		Michael Jung Sam FBW	34.70	0.00	0.00	34.70
		Sandra Auffarth Opgun Louvo	31.80	4.00	2.00	37.80
						107.00	100
2	Australia	Katja Weimann Cosmopolitan	58.50	8.00	8.00	74.50
		Emma McNab Fernhill Tabasco	37.40	8.00	40.00	(85.40)
		Shane Rose CP Qualified	36.70	0.00	0.80	37.50
		Christopher Burton Nobilis	40.60	0.00	0.00	40.60
						152.60	90
3	Sweden	Niklas Lindbäck Focus Filiocus	51.80	0.00	12.80	64.60
		Louise Svensson Suddenly Utah Sun	42.20	0.00	6.00	48.20
		Sara Algotsson-Ostholt Reality	39.80	2.00	6.00	47.80
						160.60	80
4th	New Zealand	Tim Price Sky Boy	47.10	8.00	7.20	62.30
		Blyth Tait Darius	51.40	0.00	29.20	80.60
		Jonathan Paget Xavier Faer	42.60	12.00	OUT	(1000.00)
		Mark Todd Leonidas II	37.10	1.00	0.00	38.10
						181.00	70
further placements: Great Britain : 5th place France : 6th place Ireland : 7th place							60 55 50

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Ingrid Klimke	Hale Bob OLD	Yes	34.50	0.00	0.00	34.50
2	Michael Jung	Sam FBW	Yes	34.70	0.00	0.00	34.70
3	Shane Rose	CP Qualified	Yes	36.70	0.00	0.80	37.50
4th	Sandra Auffarth	Opgun Louvo	Yes	31.80	4.00	2.00	37.80
5	Mark Todd	Leonidas II	Yes	37.10	1.00	0.00	38.10

8th test: France

In previous years, the French Nations Cup tournament in Fontainebleau, which took place at the end of March, marked the start of the series of Nations Cups. In January 2017 it was announced that the tournament would not take place in 2017, especially for financial reasons. As a replacement for this, the 3 * short test of the Le Grand Complet Haras du Pin tournament was upgraded to the French Nations Cup. The event took place on the grounds of the French national stud Haras du Pin in Le Merlerault , where the eventing event was held at the 2014 World Equestrian Games .

The Nations Cup tournament took place from August 10th to 13th, 2017 and ended just four days before the start of the European Championships in Strzegom . Accordingly, different couples were at the start for the nations, four nations had sent teams to the Haras du Pin. While Olympic champion France finished the European championships far behind in 11th place, they were victorious in the domestic Nations Cup. Although the majority of the participants only collected minus points for exceeding the ideal time in the field, the three other teams each had to accept one team rider who had been eliminated.

Five pairs remained below 50 minus points in the individual evaluation. The victory went to the Australian Christopher Burton with four minus points .

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	France	Karim Florent Laghouag Entebbe	40.70	0.00	0.00	40.70
		Lionel Guyon Tactic de Lalou	41.90	0.80	0.00	42.70
		Nicolas Touzaint Topsecret d'Eglefin	43.30	0.40	4.00	47.70
		Thibault Fournier Siniani de Lathus	40.70	36.80	8.00	(85.50)
						131.10	100
2	Great Britain	Imogen Murray Ivar Gooden	51.30	0.80	0.00	52.10
		Laura Collett Mr Bass	50.00	0.00	4.00	54.00
		Holly Woodhead Quintessential	44.60	6.80	8.00	59.40
		Georgie Spence Wii Limbo	46.70	OUT		(1000.00)
						165.50	90
3	Germany	Anna Siemer Chloe	46.10	7.20	0.00	53.30
		Franziska Keinki Lancaster	51.50	1.20	8.00	60.70
		Nicolai Aldinger Newell	50.50	6.80	8.00	65.30
		Falk-Filip-Finn Westerich FBW Gina K	53.60	OUT		(1000.00)
						179.30	80
4th	Netherlands	Jan van Beek Vamp du Monselet	53.90	6.40	0.00	60.30
		Ilonka Kluytman's Canna there he is	51.30	8.00	4.00	63.30
		Elaine Pen Chivers	53.40	11.20	0.00	64.60
		Jordy Wilken Burry Spirit	49.60	OUT		(1000.00)
						188.20	70

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	Christopher Burton	Quality Purdey	No	36.70	0.00	0.00	36.70
2	Karim Florent Laghouag	Entebbe	Yes	40.70	0.00	0.00	40.70
3	Lionel Guyon	Tactic de Lalou	Yes	41.90	0.80	0.00	42.70
4th	Nicolas Touzaint	Top secret d'Eglefin	Yes	43.30	0.40	4.00	47.70
5	Mathieu Lemoine	Tzinga d'Auzay	No	45.60	0.00	4.00	49.60

9th test: Belgium

One month after the European Championships, the penultimate stage of the Nations Cup took place in Waregem . The Nations Cup tournament of Belgium, International Eventing Waregem , was held from September 21 to 24, 2017. After the dressage, Germany was in the lead; Great Britain, Sweden and the Japanese, who started with only three riders, also had a dressage team result of less than 140 minus points. Even in jumping, Sweden had to accept Anna Nilsson's fall and with it the end of the race, which threw her back to sixth.

During the cross-country course, only eight of the 66 riders who had made it to the finish had one or more runners. The main challenge was the ideal time of seven minutes, which none of the starters kept. 19 couples did not finish the site (abandonment or eliminated). The four riders of the German team allowed themselves timeouts of 12 to 45 seconds, but no further mistakes. Thus, Germany won by 8.5 minus points. Great Britain in second place and the fifth placed Dutch all brought their riders to the finish. Japan and Sweden, on the other hand, only had one team rider in the final result, which threw them back to sixth and seventh place.

France's best team rider Maxime Livio also won the individual ranking with Pica d'Or . The German single starter Felix Etzel was in the lead after the dressage, an obstacle error in jumping prevented his victory in the end. He came in second in front of another individual starter from Germany, Andreas Ostholt.

Team classification CICO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Germany	Julia Mestern Grand Prix	43.70	6.00	4.80	54.50
		Anna-Maria Rieke Petite Dame	40.40	0.00	18.00	58.40
		Leonie Kuhlmann Cascora	45.90	4.00	9.20	59.10
		Sandra Auffarth Viamant du Matz	54.00	0.00	9.60	(63.60)
						172.00	100
2	Great Britain	Francesca Reid-Warrilow Dolley Whisper	41.30	4.00	12.40	57.70
		Sarah Bullimore Valentino V	42.90	4.00	13.20	60.10
		Georgie Spence Halltown Harley	50.70	4.00	8.00	62.70
		Harry Dzenis Above Board	49.80	8.00	16.40	(74.20)
						180.50	90
3	France	Maxime Livio Pica d'Or	40.20	0.00	5.60	45.80
		Remi Pillot Tol Chik du Levant	51.50	0.00	10.00	61.50
		Camille Lejeune Tahina des Isles	54.30	4.00	15.60	73.90
		Stanislas de Zuchowicz Ult'im	50.70	4.00	OUT	(1000.00)
						181.20	80
4th	Belgium	Lara de Liedekerke-Meier Nyala d'Arville	49.90	0.00	10.00	59.90
		Joris Vanspringel Imperial van de Holtakkers	47.50	0.00	18.00	65.50
		Chloe Raty Axel Z	57.00	0.00	20.00	77.00
		Christian Chabot Vulcano	56.30	0.00	OUT	(1000.00)
						202.40	70
further placements: Netherlands : 5th place Japan : 6th place Sweden : 7th place							60 55 50

Individual ranking CICO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	Leap	terrain	total
1	Maxim Livio	Pica d'Or	Yes	40.20	0.00	5.60	45.80
2	Felix Etzel	bandit	No	37.30	4.00	6.40	47.70
3	Andreas Ostholt	Pennsylvania	No	38.90	0.00	11.20	50.10
4th	Julia Mestern	Grand Prix	Yes	43.70	6.00	4.80	54.50
5	Yoshiaki Ōiwa	Calle	Yes	47.60	0.00	10.00	57.60

10th test: Netherlands

Furthermore, the only Nations Cup at the 3 * long-term test level (CCIO 3 *) was held in Boekelo . As one of the last tournaments of the season in Europe, Military Boekelo has always been the last stage of the Nations Cup since the first season. The Nations Cup tournament of the Netherlands took place from October 5th to 8th, 2017. The prize money was 47,700 euros.

After the dressage, New Zealand was in the lead, as the only team had less than 130 minus points. Persistent rain on the off-road day made the off-road route even more challenging. The team result changed significantly compared to the dressage: The second-placed French got almost 100 minus points and fell back to seventh place. The United States and Belgium also had to accept similarly high increases in their results, and Italy even got around 200 minus points. Switzerland only brought half of its four team riders to the finish. With an increase of less than 50 minus points, the Irish were the winners of the off-road day and moved up from tenth to fourth place.

Before the constitutional examination on the last day, two British team riders and one other Swiss team rider withdrew, so that both teams fell back to the last two places and remained there even after the jumping. The German team got eight minus points in jumping and thus held the second place on which they had been after the area. With eight minus points, New Zealand retained its lead and won the Boekelo team championship.

Tim Price, a New Zealand team rider, also won the individual competition. Individual riders from different nations followed in places two to five.

Team classification CCIO 3 *

	team	Riders and horses	Minus points				scoring points
			dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	New Zealand	Tim Price Cekatinka	39.70	4.00	0.00	43.70
		Mark Todd McClaren	42.70	4.00	4.00	50.70
		Daniel Jocelyn Grovine de Reve	45.30	17.20	4.00	66.50
		Blyth Tait Havanna van't Castaneahof	47.50	17.60	4.00	(69.10)
						160.90	100
2	Germany	Andreas Dibowski FRH Corrida	41.40	11.60	0.00	53.00
		Jörg Kurb Entertain You	47.30	10.40	0.00	57.70
		Felix Etzel Bandit	49.20	6.40	8.00	63.60
		Anna Siemer Chloe	45.60	48.00	0.00	(93.60)
						174.30	90
3	Australia	Christopher Burton Quality Purdey	39.30	21.60	4.00	64.90
		Catherine Burrell Duke	45.90	19.20	0.00	65.10
		Paul Tapner Counter Party	50.90	6.80	16.00	73.70
		Shane Rose Paulank Kings River	54.30	38.40	8.00	(100.70)
						203.70	80
4th	Ireland	Austin O'Connor Kilpatrick Knight	50.10	16.40	0.00	66.50
		Declan Cullen Seavaghan Ash	53.00	7.20	10.00	70.20
		Sam Watson Imperial Sky	51.70	14.80	4.00	70.50
		Michelle Kenny Aspe	48.00	65.20	4.00	(117.20)
						207.20	70
Further placements: Netherlands : 5th place France : 6th place United States : 7th place Belgium : 8th place Italy : 9th place Great Britain : 10th place Switzerland : 11th place							60 55 50 45 40 35 30

Individual rating CCIO 3 *

rank	equestrian	horse	Team rating	Minus points
				dressage	terrain	Leap	total
1	Tim Price	Cekatinka	Yes	39.70	4.00	0.00	43.70
2	Tim Lips	Bayro	No	39.10	6.40	0.00	45.50
3	Alexis Goury	Trompe l'Oeil d'Emery	No	45.30	0.80	0.00	46.10
4th	Astier Nicolas	Vinci de la Vigne	No	41.10	7.20	0.00	48.30
5	Dani Evans	Smart time	No	43.60	5.60	0.00	49.20

Overall rating

The rating points were awarded in 2017 according to the new system introduced in the previous year . A maximum of seven results per nation were included in the overall ranking; the team with the highest number of points wins the overall ranking.

Although Germany dominated the season with four winners after seven stages, Great Britain was in the lead in the overall standings at this point, as the British took part in two more Nations Cups and thus had more points overall. From the eighth stage, the limit to a maximum of seven results per nation came into play. Just in time for the end of the season, Germany took over the top position and won the Nations Cup series as in the previous year.

		POLE	GBR	IRL	AUT	United States	DEU	FRA	BEL	NED	scoring points
1	Germany	100	100	-	100	-	100	80	100	90	670
2	Great Britain	90	90	90	(60)	80	60	90	90	(35)	590
3	France	-	-	100	-	-	55	100	80	55	390
4th	Netherlands	60	-	-	90	-	-	70	60	60	340
5	New Zealand	-	70	-	-	-	70	-	-	100	240
6th	United States	-	80	-	-	100	-	-	-	50	230
7th	Sweden	80	-	-	-	-	80	-	50	-	210
8th	Ireland	-	-	80	-	-	50	-	-	70	200
9	Italy	70	-	-	70	-	-	-	-	40	180
10	Australia	-	-	-	-	-	90	-	-	80	170
11	Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	70	45	115
12	Canada	-	-	-	-	90	-	-	-	-	90
13	Switzerland	-	-	-	55	-	-	-	-	30th	85
14th	Austria	-	-	-	80	-	-	-	-	-	80
15th	Poland	55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55
	Japan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	-	55
17th	Hungary	-	-	-	50	-	-	-	-	-	50
18th	Czech Republic	-	-	-	45	-	-	-	-	-	45

Web links

• Internet presence of the FEI Nations Cup (English)
• FEI tournament calendar
• Individual stages:
  • CICO 3 * Strzegom
  • CICO 3 * Houghton Hall
  • CICO 3 * Tattersalls
  • CICO 3 * Wiener Neustadt
  • CICO 3 * The Plains
  • CICO 3 * Aachen
  • CICO 3 * Haras du Pin
  • CICO 3 * commodity
  • CCIO 3 * Boekelo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Result CIC 3 * Montelibretti, 04/20/2017 - 04/23/2017
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} see FEI tournament calendar
3. ↑ Result of the team classification CICO 3 * Strzegom 2017 ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Result of individual evaluation CICO 3 * Strzegom 2017 (PDF)
5. ↑ Houghton Hall: Bettina Hoy leads the field, Germany winner of the Nations Cup , St. Georg, May 28, 2017
6. ↑ Result of the team classification CICO 3 * Houghton Hall 2017
7. ↑ ^{a b} Result of the individual evaluation CICO 3 * Houghton Hall 2017
8. ↑ ^{a b} Result of individual and team classification CICO 3 * Tattersalls 2017
9. ↑ FEI Nations Cup premiere in Wr. Neustadt: Germany retains the lead - Austria falls back to sixth place , eqwo.net, July 1, 2017
10. ↑ Germany wins Nations Cup - Austria sensationally in third place and terrific fifth place for Charlotte Dobretsberger in the individual evaluation, eqwo.net, July 2, 2017
11. ↑ Result of the team classification CICO 3 * Wiener Neustadt 2017 (PDF)
12. ↑ ^{a b} Result of individual evaluation CICO 3 * Wiener Neustadt 2017 (PDF)
13. ↑ Schedule of Events , greatmeadowinternational.com, accessed September 22, 2017
14. ↑ Result of the team classification CICO 3 * The Plains 2017
15. ↑ Individual rating CICO 3 * The Plains 2017
16. ↑ Triumph for Klimke and Co in the Aachener Busch , St. Georg, July 22, 2017
17. ↑ Result of team classification CICO 3 * Aachen 2017 (PDF)
18. ↑ ^{a b} Result of the individual evaluation CICO 3 * Aachen 2017
19. ↑ Change in the tournament schedule: Fontainebleau has to cancel 2017 , verseitigkeitssport-deutschland.de, January 20, 2017
20. ↑ Result team classification CICO 3 * Haras du Pin 2017 (PDF)
21. ↑ ^{a b} Result of the individual evaluation CICO 3 * Haras du Pin 2017
22. ↑ Result of the team classification CICO 3 * Waregem 2017 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) 
23. ↑ ^{a b} Result of the individual evaluation CICO 3 * Waregem 2017 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) 
24. ↑ Boekelo (NED) CCIO3 * - a rainy off-road day that upset the rankings, verseitigkeitssport-deutschland.de , October 7, 2017
25. ↑ Result of team classification CCIO 3 * Boekelo 2017 ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
26. ↑ ^{a b} Result of individual evaluation CCIO 3 * Boekelo 2017 ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
27. ↑ Regulations FEI Nations Cup Versatility 2017 ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
28. ↑ Overall ranking FEI Nations Cup 2017, final result (PDF)