Thursday, May 23, 2013
News Archive
| Global Champions Tour Offer Discounted Tickets to British Showjumping Members The organisers of the Global Champions Tour have just notified British Showjumping of the exciting news that they are offering all members a 20% reduction on tickets purchased for the London leg of the Global Champions Tour. The event takes place between the 6 - 9th... read more » |
22/05/2013 | |
| BEF Job Vacancy: Personal Assistant to the Chairman & Chief Executive An exciting opportunity for a pro-active PA to use initiative in assisting and supporting the Chairman and Chief Executive of the British Equestrian Federation. In addition to diary, travel, correspondence, and meeting management, the role involves being a key member of the office team, undertaking special... read more » |
22/05/2013 | |
| Team Fairfax Squad amendment for Deauville Young Riders Nations Cup Event A change has been made to the Team Fairfax squad travelling out to Deauville for the Young Rider Nations Cup event which takes place between the 23rd - 26th May. Abigail Newbery, from Southampton and Olympia III will be replaced by 19 year-old Kimberley White... read more » |
21/05/2013 | |
| Team GBR Squad for the St Gallen FEI 5* Nations Cup Announced Rob Hoekstra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced his squad of five that will be travelling to St Gallen, Switzerland for the third leg of the CSIO 5* Furisiyya Nations Cup competition. The FEI 5* show which takes place at... read more » |
21/05/2013 | |
| Team KBIS Para Equestrian Jumping Win In La Baule, France Twenty year-old Toby Bevins from Chippenham, Wiltshire riding his and Caroline Philips’s 13 year-old chestnut gelding Askan Van Overis won the 1.10m section of the Para Equestrian Jumping classes at La Baule at the weekend. Toby jumped the only clear of the competition to secure... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Brook Farm Training Centre Host a KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Final The fourth KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Final took place this weekend (Saturday 18th May 2013) at Brook Farm Training Centre in Romford, Essex and the class attracted a total of 75 eligible starters. From the total number of starters, 13 went on... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Chepstow Int’l Show on Horse & Country TV tomorrow Don’t miss Horse & Country TV tomorrow night (21st May) when they will be broadcasting action from the CSI 2* International show from Chepstow. If you miss it tomorrow, don’t worry as it will also be shown at other times during the week. Broadcast times... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Finals Continue at Felbridge Showground Felbridge Showground in East Grinstead, West Sussex was the host venue for the third Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Final of 2013. The regional final was held this weekend on Sunday 19th May 2013 and a total of 61 starting combinations came forward to compete. ... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Big Star Jumps Yet Another Double Clear & Takes 3rd In La Baule Grand Prix The FEI 5* Longines Grand Prix at La Baule, France saw forty eight competitors come forward in the hope of securing 1st place and the lion's share of the €200,000 prize fund at stake. Nick Skelton OBE and Beverley Widdowson’s 10 year-old bay stallion Big Star... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Hickstead marks one year since the Games with Gamesmaker parade The Longines Royal International Horse Show (30 July – 4 August) at Hickstead will celebrate the success of Team GB’s equestrian teams, exactly 12 months after the London 2012 Olympic Games. Gamesmakers, the Olympic volunteers who helped to make the Games such a massive success,... read more » |
20/05/2013 | |
| Sammie Jo Coffin Wins Opening 2013 International Stairway Sammie Jo Coffin opened her International Stairway challenge with a convincing victory on James Luker's nine year-old stallion Zig Zag in the first of the 2013 series supported by the British Showjumping Business Partnership at the Devon County Show. “We ended last season with a... read more » |
17/05/2013 | |
| GREAT BRITAIN FINISH 3RD IN LA BAULE In the glorious French seaside resort of La Baule, with an arena swathed in sunshine, the grandstands were full to brimming with spectators all knowing they would see some world class performances in this, the first of the European Division 1 - Furisiyya Nations Cup... read more » |
17/05/2013 | |
| Team Fairfax Announced for Deauville Nations Cup Show The following Junior, Young Rider and Children on Horses squads have been announced for the Nations Cup Show in Deauville, France between the 23rd – 26th May 2013 The competitors representing Great Britain will ride under the Team Fairfax banner with four from each squad... read more » |
15/05/2013 | |
| Squad Amendment for Copenhagen Nations Cup Event A change has been made to the squad travelling out to Copenhagen for the FEI 4* Nations Cup event which takes place between the 23rd - 26th May. Jo Pay from Essex and Accobado will be replaced by Geoff Billington from Cheshire with Patricia... read more » |
15/05/2013 | |
| Squad for Rome FEI 5* Nations Cup Announced Rob Hoekstra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced his squad of five that will be travelling to La Baule in France for the first of the CSIO 5* Furisiyya Nations Cup competitions. The squad of five will consist of the same Horse and... read more » |
15/05/2013 | |
| Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifiers Begin at Nottinghamshire County Show The first of the Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifiers took place at the weekend (Sunday 12th May 2013) and the class formed an integral part of the Nottinghamshire County Show showjumping schedule. The class proved to be popular, attracting 76 starting combinations. Up for... read more » |
14/05/2013 | |
| KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Finals Continue at Vicarage Farm Vicarage Farm in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey also hosted a KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Final on Sunday 12th May 2013 and the class attracted a total of 27 starters. All of those who started in the regional final were aiming to produce a treble... read more » |
14/05/2013 | |
| KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Finals Continue at Waterford Equestrian During a busy weekend of qualifying competitions, Waterford Equestrian in County Durham played host to one of the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Finals 2013. The class was held on Sunday 12th May 2013 and a total of 43 eligible combinations came forward to... read more » |
14/05/2013 | |
| KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Finals 2013 Begin at Golden Cross Equestrian Centre The first of the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Regional Finals 2013 was held this weekend (Saturday 11th May 2013) at Golden Cross Equestrian Centre in Hailsham, East Sussex. The regional final attracted a good number of entries and a total of 32 combinations started. ... read more » |
13/05/2013 | |
| Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Rounds Also Start at Weston Lawns Equitation Weston Lawns Equitation in Coventry, Warwickshire also hosted the first of the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Rounds during their Pony Premier Show and this particular class was held on Sunday 12th May 2013. A total of 52 pony and rider combinations came forward to... read more » |
13/05/2013 | |
| Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Rounds Start at Weston Lawns Equitation The Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Rounds kicked off this weekend at the Pony Premier Show at Weston Lawns Equitation in Coventry, Warwickshire. The second round took place on Saturday 11th May 2013 and it proved to be popular, with 82 combinations starting their qualifying... read more » |
13/05/2013 | |
| Royal Windsor Horse Show Grand Prix The Royal Windsor Grand Prix saw some action packed showjumping this afternoon with thirty nine competitors coming forward and seventeen of them managing to jump clear in the first round. For those that weren’t so lucky it was primarily the treble combination with a related distance... read more » |
11/05/2013 | |
| GB Team Fairfax 2nd & 3rd in Bonheiden Nations Cups Britain’s Juniors and Young Riders accompanied by Team Coach and Chef d’Equipe Corinne Bracken took 2nd and 3rd place in their respective Nations Cup competitions in Bonheiden today (11th May 2013). Riding under the Team Fairfax banner, both the Junior and Young Rider teams put... read more » |
11/05/2013 | |
| Win A Pair of Tickets to the Longines Global Champions Tour - London The LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR, the world’s leading showjumping championships, will be staged at The International Quarter, which is adjacent to the iconic Olympic Park from June 6 – 9th 2013. The event will cement the extraordinary equestrian legacy from the London Games and... read more » |
10/05/2013 | |
| It’s time to get voting for EQUILIBRIUM Products’ Rising Star 2013 Equilibrium Products’ Rising Star competition is aimed to help the aspiring amateur rider succeed in their chosen discipline and votes are being invited during the month of May for you choose the rider that you think most deserves to win the title of Equilibrium’s Rising... read more » |
10/05/2013 | |
| Gloucestershire’s Abbie Whiting Wins the April NAF Shining Star Award The NAF Shining Star Award for April 2013 has been given to 13 year-old Abigail (Abbie) Whiting from Gloucestershire. Abbie is a dedicated member of the British Showjumping Gloucestershire Junior Academy and it is Abbie’s enthusiasm and progress that has earned her April’s NAF Shining... read more » |
09/05/2013 | |
| Hartpury College Host Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Final The Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Finals continued this weekend at Hartpury College in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. The regional final ran on Sunday 5th May and it attracted 33 starting combinations. From the 33 starting combinations, 6 went on to produce the treble clear required... read more » |
08/05/2013 | |
| Team GBR Squad for the Copenhagen 4* Nations Cup Announced Rob Hoekstra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced his squad of five that will be travelling to Copenhagen in Denmark for the CSIO 4* Furisiyya Nations Cup competition. They will be accompanied by Di Lampard who will be taking the role of Chef... read more » |
08/05/2013 | |
| The Jays Host First Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Final of 2013 The 2013 Tri-Zone Airlite Senior Discovery Regional Finals kicked off this weekend at The Jays in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. The class ran on Saturday 4th May and it proved to be popular, with 46 qualified combinations coming forward. All of the combinations were... read more » |
08/05/2013 | |
| Pippa Allen wins CSI 2* Grand Prix in Eschweiler, Germany Cleveland rider, 19 year-old Pippa Allen proved yet again what a talent she is by winning the Grand Prix at Eschweiler in Germany with her fathers (Peter) 9 year-old bay gelding Cupido Z IV. Their double clear in a jump off time of 41.31 seconds... read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| Keith Shore Wins Ebreichsdorf Grand Prix Another GB Grand Prix win was notched up over the weekend by Cheshire based Keith Shore in Ebreichsdorf, Austria with his own 10 year-old bay gelding Mystic Hurricane. With twelve competitors having jumped clear across the 1.60m course at the CSI2* show, Great Britain had three... read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| Laura Renwick Wins €59,000 Class in Madrid Laura Renwick from Essex secured the lion share of the prize fund in the closing class of the Madrid leg of the Global Champions Tour with David Berry’s 11 year-old Chestnut gelding Oz de Breve on Sunday (5th May). In a competition that saw forty four... read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| Mayor of London Lends Support to World Class Equestrian Event Coming to the Capital The Mayor of London was today joined by Team GB gold medallist, Nick Skelton, as they announced details of the LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR in the capital, set to be staged adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR,... read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| REMINDER RE: FEI PASSPORTS Please can we remind competitors that if you plan to compete in a CSI1* and/or CSI2* show outside of the UK, your horses WILL require an FEI Passport. read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| Chepstow CSI2* Wales’ first CSI two star was an all-out success – good entries, top-class competition and brilliant sunshine. Seven nations were represented, but it was predictably British heavy and they took the lion’s share of prizes. Rob Maguire and the Grosso Z nine-year-old Zidane VIII claimed the... read more » |
07/05/2013 | |
| Coco Bongo and Dan Neilson win Grand Prix in Lummen Dan Neilson won the CSI2* Grand Prix in Lummen (today 6th May) with Declan McEvoy’s 8 year old bay stallion Coco Bongo. In a class that saw sixty seven competitors come forward, Dan put in a foot perfect performance to produce the fastest of the six... read more » |
06/05/2013 | |
| Michael Whitaker and Viking V Win Global Champions Tour Grand Prix, Madrid Michael Whitaker from Nottingham took control of a power-packed jump off on his own 11 year-old chesnut gelding Viking V in the first Grand Prix of the Longines Global Champions Tour 2013 by being the only combination to jump three clear rounds. The high calibre... read more » |
04/05/2013 | |
| Team Fairfax Squad Change Announced for Bonheiden Nations Cup Show A change to the team selected for the Nations Cup show in Bonheiden, Belgium between the 9-12th May 2013 has been announced as follows: The competitors representing Great Britain will ride under the Team Fairfax banner with four from each squad being selected to... read more » |
03/05/2013 | |
| Team KBIS Para-Equestrian Jumping Riders Selected for La Baule A squad of six British para-equestrian jumping riders have been selected to compete at the FEI CSIO5* Longines International Show at La Baule, France to compete para-equestrian classes between the 17 – 18th May 2013. They will be accompanied by Chef d’Equipe Anne Newbery and... read more » |
03/05/2013 | |
| Team GB Squad for La Baule Announced Rob Hoekstra, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced his squad of five that will be travelling to La Baule in France for the first of the CSIO 5* Furisiyya Nations Cup competitions. The FEI 5* show which takes place at the picturesque seaside... read more » |
02/05/2013 | |
| Team Fairfax Announced for Bonheiden Nations Cup Show The following Junior and Young Rider squads have been announced for the Nations Cup show in Bonheiden, Belgium between the 9-12th May 2013 The competitors representing Great Britain will ride under the Team Fairfax banner with four from each squad being selected to compete in... read more » |
01/05/2013 |



