News Archive
June 30, 2011
In this edition of Canter Banter we will be bringing you action from the Bolesworth Classic and the third leg of the British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway which took place at the South of England County Show.
Broadcast times:
3rd July
07:00 – Sky Sports 3 Digital
10:00...
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June 30, 2011
British Showjumping’s recently launched club membership category aimed at competitors jumping between 70cm – 1.00m looks set to take off with more shows being booked in each week.
The exciting news also, is that it only costs £30 for both yourself and your horse/pony which as...
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June 29, 2011
Wiltshire area show held at Sells Green hosted an Equissage Discovery second round last weekend. With twenty four starters there was only one Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival Qualification Ticket up for grabs.
Nine combinations made it in to the first jump off with five...
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June 29, 2011
Day five of the Summer Spectacular show held at Weston Lawns Equitation in Warwickshire hosted the Horse & Hound Foxhunter second round. This class saw ninety seven starters all fighting it out for the two Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualification tickets that were...
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June 29, 2011
Warwickshire based show centre Weston Lawns Equitation held a five day summer spectacular show over the last weekend in June. Competitors travelled from across the country to take part in what proved to be an action packed week of competition.
Day three played host to the...
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June 26, 2011
Tina Fletcher won the Carpetright Derby at Hickstead today, becoming the first female winner of the class since 1973. She rode the 16-year-old gelding Promised Land to score the only clear round and take home the £40,000 first prize.
Having finished second in 2010,...
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June 24, 2011
Reigning Derby champion Guy Williams was on top form on the second day of Hickstead’s four-day international show. The British number one finished first in the Hickstead Master’s Challenge, and second in the Bunn Leisure Derby Trial, to take home a paycheque of £5,500.
The...
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June 23, 2011
TRM, a Business Partner of British Show Jumping, has announced it is to extend its high profile UK sponsorship portfolio with support for two leading young show jumpers Daniel Neilson and Pippa Allen.
“For me as a showjumper, TRM really completes the full professional package”, explained...
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June 23, 2011
About the show
The Carpetright Derby (Sunday) is the pinnacle of Hickstead’s June meeting. It features some of the most famous fences in showjumping, including the daunting cliff face of the 10ft 6in Derby Bank, the infamous Devil’s Dyke and the vast expanse of the...
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June 21, 2011
Defra has published an updated Preliminary Outbreak Assessment (POA) in response to the ongoing Dourine situation in Italy.
Due to the current Equine Infectious Anaemia (EIA) situation, the UK currently has in place extra checks on horses originating in Italy. All horses which have spent...
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June 20, 2011
Sykehouse Arena near Doncaster held a KBIS Insurance British Novice second round this weekend which saw two competitors qualify for the Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival 2011.
With forty nine starters competing round the up to height course build by Median Course Designer Barry Goodwin the...
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June 20, 2011
The June Delight show at The Hand Equestrian Centre hosted a Horse & Hound Foxhunter second round this weekend with forty eight starters all aiming to take home one of the two Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualification tickets that were up for grabs.
It...
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June 20, 2011
Rowallan Activity Centre in Ayrshire hosted an EquestrianClearance.com Newcomers second round this weekend which saw forty six starters compete round Mark McGowan’s testing course.
Out of twenty one combinations that made it into the second round, fourteen jumped clear again to fight it out for the...
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June 20, 2011
Kent based Guy Williams travelled out to France last week to compete in the 3* International Show, Lons Le Saunier. Guy was also accompanied by fellow team mates Peter Charles and Laura Renwick.
It was the Grand Prix that took place yesterday (Sunday) which saw Guy...
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June 20, 2011
World Equestrian Games rider David McPherson took the top spot in yesterdays Grand Prix out in Drammen. David, who is currently based in Maidstone, Kent partnered Billy Bishop a horse he jointly owns with Elmgestut 'Drei Eichen' GMbH.
David jumped a clean round but picked...
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June 20, 2011
Norfolk Showjumping Club held a two day show over the weekend at Cherry Bee Farm, Hainford which included a KBIS Insurance British Novice second Round.
With seventeen starters there was only one Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival Qualification ticket up for grabs so the competition was...
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June 20, 2011
Fourteen year old Amy Inglis from West Sussex travelled out to Hagen, Germany last week to compete at the CSIOP International Show.
Amy partnered her mothers (Claire) and Mandy Hall’s ten year old bay gelding Nils D’Hurl Vent in both the Grand Prix and the Pony...
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June 18, 2011
The Junior 1.40m Grand Prix in Hagen (Germany) saw two of Great Britain’s Team Tretorn riders take second and third place this afternoon in the main arena at the Future Champions show.
The Grand Prix saw fifty four starters tackle the course spanning over ten Nations but...
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June 18, 2011
Great Britain’s Pony Team came second in their Nations Cup at Hagen, Germany yesterday (Friday 17th June) under the guidance of Claire Whitaker who accompanied them as Chef d’Equipe.
With nine teams competing the battle for first place was fierce and the team of...
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June 18, 2011
Great Britain’s Tretorn Junior & Young Rider Teams each secured second place in their respective Nations Cups during the past 48 hours in Germany at the Future Championships Show in Hagen.
Junior Nations Cup
Yesterday (Friday 17th June) the Junior Nations Cup saw seven...
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June 17, 2011
Northamptonshire based Tim Stockdale has confirmed that he will be attending the 2011 Charles Stanley British Masters. The show will take place between 1st and 3rd July at SouthView Equestrian Centre in Cheshire and looks set to be a superb showcase for spectators to experience...
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June 16, 2011
Last night Horse & Country TV proved that the equestrian industry is a force to be reckoned with, as it walked away with the Best Specialist Channel award at the prestigious Broadcast Digital Awards.
For the second year running Horse & Country TV were shortlisted in...
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June 16, 2011
The first Club show was held on Sunday 12th June at White House Farm Equestrian in Eagle Moor, Lincoln. White House Farm Equestrian is a family run business which holds British Showjumping affiliated competitions and training for every level of horse or pony and rider....
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June 14, 2011
This week Horse and Country TV (Sky 280) will be showing action from both the third round of the 2011 FEI Nation Cup series from St Gallen and the Cannes Global Championship Tour.
The St Gallen Nations Cup will be aired tonight at 9pm and then...
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June 13, 2011
Kingswood Arena in Wolverhampton held an Equissage Discovery second round this weekend. Sixty six combinations started in the first round which saw three qualification tickets for the Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival up for grabs.
Course Builder Susan Barratt built a fair course that saw thirty...
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June 13, 2011
Showjumping legend John Whitaker won Sunday’s Bolesworth Classic Grand Prix riding Keeley Durham’s Argento.
Whitaker picked up £6,000 in prize money and the magnificent Bolesworth Classic Grand Prix trophy. Geoff Luckett, riding R Little Lefanie was second and Edward Doyle and Samgemjee were third.
Over the four...
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June 13, 2011
Dorset showground held the EquestrianClearance.com Newcomers second round this weekend and despite of overnight rain and continuing wind and rain throughout the day the competition was excellent.
Thirty combinations braved the weather for the chance to qualify for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and...
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June 13, 2011
The Dyfed Show held an Equissage Discovery second round this weekend and saw some very testing conditions. After a venue move to Cothi Bridge Show ground for Sunday the weather attacked with vengeance with rain not giving in all day.
Course builder Raf Suarez built a...
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June 10, 2011
Bookings are now being taken for the The Charles Stanley British Masters 3* International Show in Cheshire, which is due to take place 1st - 3rd July 2011 at SouthView Equestrian Centre.
A show which in the past has attracted a lot of visitors is one...
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June 10, 2011
Oxfordshire based Tina Fletcher today took the top spot in the British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway which took place at the South of England County Show.
With seven combinations making it through to the jump off and Tina being drawn first to go, she knew...
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June 10, 2011
The lucky winner will receive a complete VIP package on Saturday 25th June – an overnight stay at the Copthorne Hotel, a full day package in the Members Restaurant and VIP tickets for two.
To enter simply 'Like' The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead Facebook page...
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June 09, 2011
Next week will see the Tretorn Junior and Young Riders travel out to Germany to take part in their respective Nations Cup competitions in Hagen. Joining them will also be a team of Pony riders aged sixteen and under.
The Tretorn Junior & Young Rider Nations...
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June 07, 2011
The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire hosted the KBIS Insurance British Novice Second Round which had one Cushionbed British Showjumping scope Festival Qualification ticket up for grabs.
Three combinations made it though to the third round to jump off against the clock and tt was...
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June 07, 2011
If you didn’t manage to catch all the action from the Rome FEI Nations Cup, which saw Great Britain finish in joint fourth don’t worry as Horse & Country TV (Sky 280) will be showing it tonight at 9pm.
For further details on forthcoming programming, log...
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June 07, 2011
The David Broome event Centre hosted the Wales and West six day show over the weekend which included the EquestrianClearance.com Newcomers second round. Ninety nine combinations started in the class all competing for the top two spots which gave them a Horse of the Year...
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June 07, 2011
The David Broome Event Centre hosted the Wales and West six day show over the weekend which accumulated in the Horse and Hound Foxhunter Second Round. The seventy one starters were all fighting it out for the two Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualification...
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June 06, 2011
The Hand Equestrian Centre played host at the weekend to the Pony Premier show which included the Squibb Demolition Pony Foxhunter second round. With the first three placed combinations receiving Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualification tickets and the first five qualifying for the...
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June 06, 2011
Last weekend saw Bold Heath Equestrian Centre in Cheshire play host to the KBIS British Novice second round, which held two qualifying tickets for the final at the Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival.
The class saw forty three starters take on the course designed by Philip...
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June 06, 2011
The latest Blue Chip Feed Balancer Newcomers Second Round took place this weekend on the first of two days of the pony jumping at The Hand Equestrian Centre in Clevedon, North Somerset.
This class had two Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualification tickets up...
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June 06, 2011
The first day in July will see riders from across the world descend upon SouthView Equestrian Centre in Cheshire for the Charles Stanley British Masters.
John Whitaker, a man who needs no introduction, has confirmed along with a number of other British and International Riders that...
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June 06, 2011
Sunday played host to the 3* Vimeiro Grand Prix which took place in Portugal. Britain had two riders on the podium, Robert Bevis and Bruce Menzies. With twelve competitors all making it through to the jump off it was going to be a hard fought...
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June 06, 2011
Limes Farm Equestrian Centre Ltd in Kent, hosted an Equissage Discovery Second Round at the weekend. With the weather holding out the competitors fought it out the for the sole qualification ticket for the Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival.
Out of the eight combinations that made...
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June 05, 2011
Nick Skelton and the incredible in-fom ten year old grey stallion Carlo took the bulk of the prize money available in the £219,000 St Gallen Grand Prix today.
With only ten of the thirty six starters going clear GBR put in a great performance...
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June 03, 2011
This afternoon saw Great Britain compete in the enormous grass arena at St. Gallen, Switzerland against eight other nations in this, the third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup. With Switzerland having been relegated last year the competition draw vast crowds with those wanting to...
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June 03, 2011
Both Pippa Allen and Sally Hopkinson have today been told that they will join the other ten Junior riders who have already been selected to be a member of the Junior Tretorn International Squad.
Pippa is seventeen years old and is based in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland. Sally...
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June 03, 2011
Today will see nine countries battle it out in the third FEI Nations Cup of the series which will take place in St Gallen, Switzerland. The action gets underway at 13:30 local time and you can watch it all, LIVE on FEI TV
The drawn...
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June 03, 2011
Yesterday saw the second British Showjumping Business Partnership International Stairway take placed at the Suffolk County Show. With temperatures well into the twenties crowds flocked in to watch the top class Showjumping that was on offer.
Course Designer Kelvin Bywater had the job of building a...
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June 03, 2011
In a couple of weeks time Simon Crippen, Joe Clayton, Daniel Neilson and David McPherson all travel out to Norway to compete in the Drammen 3* Nations Cup (16th – 19th June)
Buckinghamshire’s Simon Crippen with Alo & Andrew Brake’s nine year old chestnut...
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June 02, 2011
Today Chief d’Equipe and Team Coach Corinne Bracken has announced which riders will be members of both the Junior and Young Rider Tretorn International Squad.
The Tretorn Junior International Squad are:
(Riders aged 18 years and under riding horses)
- 18 year old Pippa Goddard from Kent
- 18...
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June 02, 2011
British Showjumping are pleased to announce that their exciting new ‘Club Membership’ launches today (1st June 2011) and is aimed at grassroots competitors whom currently compete at 70cm – 1.00m.
The objective of Club Membership is to create a friendly and welcoming atmosphere where riders will...
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June 01, 2011
Day two at the Weston Lawns Pony Premier Show in Warwickshire played host to the Squibb Demolition Foxhunter second round. This class had three Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) tickets up for grabs and five Cushionbed British Showjumping Scope Festival tickets.
Emily Ward from Neston...
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June 01, 2011
Last weekend saw riders flock from across the country to The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe in Bedfordshire for the EquestrianClearance.com Senior Newcomers Second Round.With first and second place picking up qualification for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and the top five picking up...
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June 01, 2011
The World Class Development Programme provided additional sponsorship to the Junior European Trial Grand Prix showjumping class that took place at Weston Lawns Equitation Centre on 30th May 2011
The support was in the form of Training Vouchers, presented to the first six prizewinners, currently eligible...
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June 01, 2011
Great Britain’s Guy Williams and Nick Skelton who are currently heading the British ranking list have this week confirmed that they will be attending the Charles Stanley British Masters.
Guy and Nick will also be joined by last years Champion Scott Brash along with other top...
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