Eventing: Nicholson out of New Zealand’s 2015 training squad
He has represented New Zealand at seven Olympic Games, but this year Andrew Nicholson has been dropped from the national high performance squad and will miss out on its funding and training.
New Zealand is investing about £930,000 a year in its eventers annually until 2016.
Andrew Nicholson, who is based in Lockeridge, told Eventing magazine: "I will just carry on improving as I normally do. It's not the first time I haven't been on the list and I've been OK before."
Last October Nicholson withdrew his name after a dispute with the team vet. But he has since offered to join the squad again: "I said I'd be available but they clearly don't want me."
The squad is: Mark Todd (based at Badgerstown), Jock Paget (Surrey), Caroline Powell (Scotland), Lucy Jackson (near Oxford) Jonelle and Tim Price (Mildenhall) and Clarke Johnstone (New Zealand.)