‘We’re hoping for a proper cross-country test,’ says Andrew Nicholson ahead of the world championships

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The eventing Nations Cup in Avenches a couple of weeks ago was a triumph for the Swiss, for whom I am cross-country coach. There were more than 70 runners in the CCI4*-S, including the likes of Michael Jung and Julia Krajewski with their good horses. A Swiss team victory was a nice feel-good factor for them before Aachen. The Swiss target is first and foremost to gain Olympic qualification, but they are very capable of taking a team medal. It’s nice to have an Australian doing an Australian event, and Clayton was a very good rider and horseman.