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British jumping quartet secure silver in Spain
July 18, 2025
Team final day at any championship is always a tense affair and, with little to separate the top 10 teams, the  FEI Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2025 at Casas Novas in A Coruña, Spain was going to come down to the wire. The British...
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Britain holds pole position ahead of European team jumping finale
July 17, 2025
It was a day of supreme highs and lows for the British Equestrian Jumping Squad, in partnership with Agria, on day two of  Longines FEI Jumping European Championship 2025 at Casas Novas in A Coruña. In the team competition, our quartet started the day with...
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Iain Warnock Wins the Penultimate Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at SNEC
July 17, 2025
This weekend marked the penultimate Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round competition held at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre (SNEC), which saw riders take to the ring for their chance to secure their spot in the final.   The initial 12-fence track reduced the starting field to...
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Great Britain’s jumpers off to a flyer in Spain
July 16, 2025
The British Equestrian Jumping Squad, in partnership with Agria, got their 2025 Longines FEI Jumping European Championship off to a flying start on day one. The morning started with cloudless skies and a perfect temperature for jumping at the host venue, Casas Novas in A...
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Connie Mensley Takes the Win in the Penultimate Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at Kelsall Hill
July 16, 2025
The Summer Pony Premier at Kelsall Hill Equestrian hosted the penultimate Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round of 2025, as young riders and their ponies vied for a coveted spot in the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) final. An impressive 73 riders entered the...
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Britain’s jumping squad underway in Spain
July 16, 2025
The 2025 edition of the Longines FEI Jumping European Championship got underway yesterday with the horse inspection, followed by a spin in the spectacular main arena for the 92 horse and rider combinations representing 23 nations. Set at the Casas Novas equestrian centre, which nestles in...
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National Pony Measuring
July 15, 2025
Following changes brought in around how ponies are measured for International competitions it has been agreed that British Showjumping would operate a National Pony Measuring system which closely replicates that of the FEI. Dates and Venues where measuring sessions will be taking place are detailed below...
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Joe Trunkfield and Claud Van Dam Triumph in the Final Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round
July 15, 2025
Arena UK played host to the final Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round competition, setting the stage for the Masters at the British Showjumping National Championships next month at Stoneleigh. A total of 59 horse and rider combinations tackled the 1.30m first-round track, with 14 successfully...
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Four Horses Gain Qualification to Contend for the Big Star Trophy in the Prestige Italia Big Star Championship Qualifier at Arena UK
July 15, 2025
This week, Arena UK was full of showjumping action, including the final Prestige Italia Big Star Championship Qualifier. Twenty-two combinations came forward to navigate their horses through three courses, aiming for a treble clear to qualify for the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final at the Young...
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More HOYS Tickets Won at Kelsall Hill Summer Pony Premier Show
July 15, 2025
Kelsall Hill played host to a spectacular weekend of elite pony showjumping at their Summer Pony Premier Show. Riders from across the country competed fiercely for a coveted qualification to the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), and the atmosphere was electric as top young...
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Sienna Charles is best of the Brits with a five-star podium place in Falsterbo
July 15, 2025
Sienna Charles eased Stardust into second in the 5* 1.50m Grand Prix qualifier in Falsterbo, Sweden. Forty-two competitors contended this speed class over a 12-fence 1.50m track designed by renowned course-designer Frank Rothenberger with Belgium’s Abdel Said outpacing the field to claim victory on Zasou Vom...
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Three riders Share Top Spot in the STX-UK Pony Foxhunter Second Round at Kelsall Hill Equestrian
July 14, 2025
The Summer Pony Premier at Kelsall Hill Equestrian showcased the penultimate STX-UK Pony Foxhunter Second Round competition of 2025. The event drew 34 riders to compete in this class and tackle the initial round with nine jumping clear to advance to round two. Three combinations jumped round the...
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Horse change in the British Equestrian Jumping Squad
July 14, 2025
British Equestrian and British Showjumping can announce that following consultation with the athlete and owners, there is a change of horse for Ben Maher for the British Equestrian Showjumping Squad, in partnership with Agria. At the Longines FEI Jumping European Championships in A Coruña ESP (16...
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A Gold Medal for a Golden performance. Rachel Proudley is the 2025 Young Rider European Champion!
July 13, 2025
It was an incredible afternoon for British Showjumping at the Youth European Championships as Rachel Proudley claimed the Young Rider Individual Gold title, adding to the Team Bronze she helped secure earlier in the week. Eighty-two young riders initially set out to compete for the three...
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Eleonora Ljungman Wins Individual Silver at the FEI Jumping European Championships for Children
July 13, 2025
The final day of the FEI Youth European Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany, got underway today with the Individual Children on Horses Final, and it was Eleonora Ljungman who secured a place on the podium for Great Britain by claiming the silver medal. Ninety-three riders had come...
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Great Britain’s Young Riders are Bronze Medallists in the FEI Jumping Youth European Championships
July 11, 2025
Great Britain claimed Team Bronze in the FEI Jumping European Championships for Young Riders at Riesenbeck, Germany, in a tense and high-pressure competition that went right down to the final rider from each team. Day one’s Table C Speed class (where seconds are added for a...
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Shari Vincent is On Top in the Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round at Norfolk Showjumping Club
July 11, 2025
Norfolk Showjumping Cub hosted the latest Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round Competition last weekend ahead of the final next month at the British Showjumping National Championships. Nine combinations entered the arena to contend the 1.05m course hoping for a chance to gain their qualification to the...
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Millie Boreham and Kimberley Gowing take home the final tickets to the STX UK Pony Novice Final
July 10, 2025
Parwood Equestrian Centred hosted the penultimate STX Pony British Novice Second Round competition, where hopeful young riders had to secure their ticket to the final, held at the British Showjumping National Championships in August. 10 hopeful combinations came forward for this class with five jumping clear...
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Marks Edwards Wins the Final International Stairway Leg at the Great Yorkshire Show
July 10, 2025
The final leg of the 2025 International Stairway League took place on the second day of the Great Yorkshire Show where Welshman Mark Edwards secured the win for a second year in a row, this year with Flying Tinker II Thirty-nine came forward to contend the...
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British Showjumping’s Team Audevard announced for CSIO5* Falsterbo FEI Nations Cup
July 09, 2025
Having received an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* Nations Cup in Falsterbo (SWE), the following team have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team Audevard. The competition takes place between the 10 – 13 July 2025 at the...
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Kate Ellison Takes A Commanding Victory in the Penultimate Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Bicton Arena
July 08, 2025
The penultimate Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round took place last weekend at Bicton Arena.  In the vast grass arena, 20 horse and rider combinations came forward to compete for top spot over a challenging course. Almost half the starting field jumped clear over Nigel Jess’...
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Triumphant Finish! Angel Tough and Nicole IV Win Final Events Through A Lens Talent Seeker Qualifier at Bogenraith Equestrian Centre
July 07, 2025
The final Events Through A Lens Talent Seeker incorporating the Seven-Year-Old Championship Qualifier took place at Bogenraith Equestrian Centre, in Scotland, last week, where riders had the final opportunity to qualify for the Horse of the Year Show. Fifty-six starters came forward over the 1.30m track...
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Ben Maher claims a five-star win and leading rider at the prestigious Aachen premier event
July 07, 2025
Ben Maher sealed victory with a beautiful double clear to take the RWE Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany with Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright’s Point Break. Forty-three athletes faced a demanding task of mastering the 5* 12-fence 1.60m track...
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Laura Renwick took her first major step ‘Back to the top’ with a spectacular win in the Al Shira’aa Grand Prix at Bolesworth International
July 07, 2025
Laura Renwick, who confessed she wanted to “Get back to the top,” after a fall landed her in hospital three years ago, has taken a huge step towards her goal with victory in the Al Shira’aa 4* Grand Prix at Bolesworth International with eight-year-old sensation...
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Sophie Paxton Rides her 'Horse of a Lifetime' to a Win in the Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Bogenraith Equestrian Centre
July 04, 2025
The Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Seconds Rounds continued this week at Bogenraith Equestrian Centre, where Sophie Paxton took top honours riding her own Glasgow Z. Thirty-one combinations came forward over course designer Shaun Sands' 1.30m track and the competition was fierce, with the field reduced to five for the jump-off....
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Great Britain’s Team Audevard dig deep to take third place on the podium in the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup at the mighty Aachen
July 04, 2025
Great Britain’s Team Audevard jumped into third place on the podium in the Mercedes-Benz Nations’ Cup in the impressive Aachen arena in Germany. Eight teams, several fielding their big guns, came forward over renowned course-designer Frank Rothenberger’s 12-fence 1.60m track and with an added dimension –...
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Double Wins for Renwick and Blackhurst as Jess Mendoza heads Grand Prix Qualifier at CSI4* Bolesworth International Presented by Al Shira'aa
July 04, 2025
Week 2 of the Bolesworth International, presented by Al Shira’aa, got underway in spectacular style, marking the show’s return to CSI4* status for the first time since 2019 - a milestone made possible through an expanded partnership with HH Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed...
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British Showjumping’s Youth Squads announced for Youth European Championship
July 03, 2025
The following three youth squads have been selected to represent Great Britain at the FEI Jumping European Championship for Young Riders, Juniors, and Children. The competition takes place between 7 – 13 July 2025 at the Riesenbeck International GmbH, Germany. Juniors Ruby Barrs, from Hertfordshire, with the...
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Excitement Builds as More HOYS Tickets are Won at Chard Equestrian Summer Pony Premier
July 02, 2025
The penultimate Summer Pony Premier show took place this past weekend at Chard Equestrian Centre where young riders continued to shine as their secured their tickets to the Horse of the Year Show. First up was the Demolition Services Ltd Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier, where...
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Ella Spencer Secures her HOYS Ticket in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at Chard Equestrian
July 02, 2025
Chard Equestrian played host to the penultimate Summer Pony Premier of 2025, which featured the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round competition which saw talented young riders vying to secure their qualification to the final. The initial round saw 27 of the starting 79 riders clear...
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Hollie Gerken is on Flying Form in the STX UK Pony Foxhunter Second Round at Chard Equestrian
July 02, 2025
This STX-UK Pony Foxhunter Second Rounds continued last weekend at Chard Equestrian Centre’s Summer Pony Premier Show. Two challenging tracks saw three riders from a starting field of 37 jump clear and progress to the final jump-off. Heading into the jump-off, the riders knew they were guaranteed...
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Martha Evans takes Top Honours in the STX UK Pony British Novice Second Round at Kelsall Hill
July 02, 2025
Last weekend saw more young riders and their ponies take to the ring to compete in the STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round at Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre. Competition was fierce, as nearly half of the starting field advanced through the rounds to the final jump...
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Matt Sampson flies high at the Spruce Meadows ‘Pan American’
July 02, 2025
Matt Sampson lifted the feature $500,000 AON Grand Prix at the Spruce Meadows ‘Pan American’ CSI 5*, presented by Rolex Tournament, with the phenomenal stallion Daniel. “He’s an amazing horse – amazing just sums him up and I’m so very grateful to ride a horse that...
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Condon clinches the Al Shira’aa 3* Grand Prix victory in a thrilling jump-off at Bolesworth International
July 01, 2025
Anthony Condon punched the air in delight as he claimed the 3* Grand Prix, pinnacle of the Al Shira’aa Bolesworth International, with Pat and Lisa Hales Ovieda S – eight years after he won the 4* Grand Prix here with Balzac. “I’m on top of the...
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Joe Trunkfield Storms to Victory in the Events Through A Lens Talent Seeker Qualifier at Bury Farm
July 01, 2025
The penultimate Events Through A Lens Talent Seeker Incorporating the 7 Year Old Championship Qualifier of 2025 took place at Bury Farm Equestrian Centre, offering riders a chance to qualify for the Final at the Horse of the Year Show. A strong field of 71 competitors...
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