Saturday, March 3 will welcome 9 teams to International Arena at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, to participate in the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4*, presented by U.S. Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Brush up on your “Nation Information”,  meet the 2018 teams, and don’t forget to come out on Saturday to show your support!

Chef d’Equipe: ROBERT RIDLAND

Capital: Washington D.C.

The country is divided into six regions: New England, the mid-Atlantic, the South, the Midwest, the Southwest, and the West.

The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States.

Chef d’Equipe: MARK LASKIN

Capital: Ottawa

From east to west it stretches almost 4,700 miles (7,560 kilometers) across six time zones.

Canada is the second largest country in the world.

Chef d’Equipe: PEDRO LACERDA

Official Name: Federal Republic of Brazil

Capital: Brasilia

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest nation in the world.

Chef d’Equipe: JOAQUIN LARRAIN

Official Name: Republic of Chile

Capital: Santiago

While the coastline of Chile is over 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) long, it is only about 61 miles (91 kilometers) wide.

Chef d’Equipe: VITOR TEIXEIRA

Official Name: Argentine Republic

Capital: Buenos Aires

The country is divided into four regions: The Andes, the North, the Pampas, and Patagonia.

Chef d’Equipe: STANNY VAN PAESCHEN

Capital: Mexico City

The Yucatán Peninsula juts into the Gulf of Mexico and was once the home of the Maya civilization.

Chef d’Equipe: MICHAEL BLAKE

Capital: Dublin

It’s Europe’s second largest island, aside from Great Britain.

Ireland’s nickname is the Emerald Isle.

Chef d’Equipe: DI LAMPARD

Largest of the British Isles, largest European island, and ninth-largest island in the world.

The term “Great Britain” often extends to include surrounding islands that form part of England, Scotland, and Wales.

London is its largest city.

Chef d’Equipe: STEFAN WIRTH

Official Name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

It is ranked 7th in the world’s list of nations with the most number of species

Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states.