Nayel Nassar

Born in Chicago, Nayel rides for Egypt, his parents’ homeland. He first tried equestrian sport at age five and began jumping at ten. Nayel qualified for the FEI World Cup Finals in 2013, 2014 and 2017, and the FEI World Equestrian Games in 2014. Most recently, he competed at the Longines FEI World Cup™ Finals in Paris aboard Lordan, and regularly competes on the international Grand Prix circuit. Nayel graduated from Stanford with a degree in Economics in 2013, and is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Recent Successes:

1st place on Lordan - Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Las Vegas

1st place on Lucifer - Las Vegas National Horse Show Winning Round CSI3*

1st place on Lordan - Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Del Mar

7th place on Lordan - Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Langley

2nd place on Lucifer - Longines Global Champions Tour Valkenswaard CSI5*