Who could be better ambassadors to promote the region in national and international arenas than the riders and the horses of Lower Normandy?  During the 2008 sports season, the Normandy 2014 candidacy committee therefore decided to help the French Equestrian Federation in the support that it gives (providing up to €80, 000), to three show jumping riders and five show jumping horses, as well as to two dressage riders and horses, who perform in high level competitions and are based in Lower Normandy.  
This concerns Florian Angot with First de Launay HN - Normandy 2014 and Jaffna de Semilly - Normandy 2014,  Patrice Delaveau with Katchina Mail – Normandy 2014 and Mistinguette - Normandy 2014 and Laurent Goffinet with Flipper d'Elle HN – Normandy 2014.

All three have been selected for their potential, their results, their skills and their experience. They are competing for the colours of Normandy 2014 during competitions in France and abroad and their horses have the affix “Normandy 2014” as the second part of their name. 

FLORIAN ANGOT
35 years old
Rémilly-sur-Lozon (the department of Manche)
• Junior European Champion (1991)
Finalist at the Olympic Games in Athens (2004) with First de Launay
•Winner of the Samsung Super League (2004) as part of the French team
•Winner of the Nations Cup of the CSIO in Gijon (2006) with First de Launay
• Selected for the Aachen World Equestrian Games (2006) with First de Launay

His horses:

• First de Launay -HN-Normandy 2014 A 15 year-old Selle Français national stallion Owned by the French National Stud

• Jaffna de Semilly-Normandy 2014 A Selle Français mare Bred and owned by: Richard and Germain Levallois (Couvains, in the department of Manche)

PATRICE DELAVEAU
43 years old
Le Pin (the department of Calvados)
• Junior European Champion (1985) with Laeken
• 4th in the team event at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996) with Roxane de Gruchy
• 4th in the team event at the Olympic Games in Sydney (2000) with Caucalis
• Winner of the Samsung Super League as part of the French team (2004)


His horses:

Katchina Mail-Normandy 2014 A 10 year-old Selle Français mare Owned by Bernard Le Courtois (Brullemail, in the department of Orne)

Mistinguette-Normandy 2014 A Selle français mare Owned by Joelle Mestralet (Bonneville la Louvre– in the department of Calvados)

LAURENT GOFFINET
32 years old
Le Mesnil-Clinchamps (the department of Calvados)
• Winner of the Samsung Super League as part of the French team (2003, 2004)
• Winner of the Nations Cup of the CSIO in Gijon (2006) with Flipper d'Elle
• Selected for the Aachen World Equestrian Games (2006) )



His horse:
• Flipper d'Elle-HN-Normandy 2014
A 15 year-old Selle Français national stallion.
Bred by M. Pignolet (Moon-sur-Elle, in the department of Manche)
Owned by the French National Stud