News Archive
October 30, 2015
A new cohort of coaches have announced for the Sport Coach UK’s Aspire programme, an initiative aimed at developing coaches working in the talent domain.
Aspire combines a face to face workshop programme with mentor support to provide an individual learning schedule for each participant. It...
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October 30, 2015
Equestrian excellence was once again celebrated in style at the annual Animal Health Trust (AHT) UK Equestrian Awards, held on Thursday 29 October. More than 350 people from the equestrian world attended the new-look awards evening at The Dorchester London Hotel, to applaud equestrian achievements...
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October 30, 2015
British Showjumping is the national governing body in Great Britain which formulates the rules and codes of practice under which all affiliated competitions are held. Our purpose is to improve and maintain standards of showjumping, while encouraging members of all standards and at all levels...
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October 28, 2015
Leading show jumpers from around the world will compete for a fantastic £45,000 prize fund in the Equestrian.com Grand Prix at the Liverpool International CSI4* Horse Show.
This brand new show is set to be a glitzy and glamorous affair and the perfect way to kick...
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October 28, 2015
Spectators at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool had the opportunity to watch two ultra-competitive Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds on Saturday and competitors jumped over a 0.85m track and a 1.05m track.
All of those competing were doing so with the goal of qualifying...
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Dodson & Horrell 0.85m, 1.05m and 1.10m National Amateur Second Rounds at Brook Farm Training Centre
October 28, 2015
Sixty contenders came forward for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds at Brook Farm Training Centre in Romford, Essex on Sunday and competitors got the opportunity to compete over 0.85m, 1.05m and 1.10m.
Each combination started out with the aim of picking up a...
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October 28, 2015
Sixteen year-old Rachel Vicary from Crediton, Devon took the top spot in the last of this year’s Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Rounds and she did so on Sunday at Badgworth Arena in Ayrbridge, Somerset.
The twenty starters that came forward for this second...
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October 27, 2015
The second leg of the FEI World Cup qualifiers (Western European League) took place in Helsinki on Sunday and 19 year-old Jessica Mendoza, making her World Cup debut, illustrated her determination and talent once again when she finished in 2nd place after an incredibly hard...
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October 26, 2015
The Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round held at Blue Barn Equestrian Centre in Ashford, Kent was won by Hannah Wright from Heathfield, East Sussex after she produced a quick double clear on board Racheal 55, an 8 year-old chestnut mare owned by...
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October 26, 2015
Applications are now invited from Officials and Rider categories to be appointed to the Members Council taking office from 1st January 2016 for a three year term.
There are also two vacancies available in the Show Organiser’s Category for the East Midlands and West Midlands Regions...
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October 26, 2015
Tracey Elcock from York, North Yorkshire triumphed in yesterday’s Dodson & Horrell 0.85m National Amateur Second Round at Moorhouse Equestrian Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
With each and every competitor focused on taking one of the direct qualifying places on offer for next month’s Dodson &...
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October 25, 2015
The funeral of the late Ronnie Massarella (23rd July 1923 – 18th October 2015) will take place at St Peter in Chains Catholic Church, Chequer Road, Doncaster on Tuesday, 3rd November 2015 at 11am.
The Massarella family would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone...
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October 24, 2015
It was John Whitaker with Team Harmony’s 10 year-old grey gelding Echo of Light that won the Moet & Chandon All Stars Grand Prix at the Bury Farm Equestrian Village in Buckinghamshire this evening.
Producing the sole double clear of the competition they drew a capacity...
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October 23, 2015
Relive the excitement of the Show that crowns the Champions of 2015, the pinnacle event in the equestrian calendar that is the one and only, Horse of the Year Show.
Grandstand Media Ltd. are delighted to announce that worldwide broadcasters, BT Sport, will be airing a HOYS Sunday...
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October 22, 2015
In conjunction with Sport England, British Showjumping announced that applications opened for the second year of the ‘Young Professional’ Programme back in September. This professional development programme has been designed to help British Showjumping members further themselves within their chosen careers, including examples such as breeding horses,...
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October 22, 2015
Competitors turned out at Tall Trees Arena in Camelford, Cornwall on Saturday with the aim of qualifying for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships which will take place at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool next month (18th – 22nd November). The venue hosted two...
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October 21, 2015
Nottinghamshire based showjumper Graham Gillespie took the top honours in the Dodson & Horrell and the World Class Programme Under 23 Championship qualifier at Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool this weekend (Saturday 17 October 2015). The former Children on Horses European gold medallist lined up against...
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October 20, 2015
Emily Morris from Prees, Shropshire made her mark in Saturday’s Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round at Kingswood Equestrian Centre in Albrighton, Wolverhampton after leading the jump off from the very start.
Emily was amongst eight combinations who achieved their qualification for the Dodson...
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October 20, 2015
With the end of the qualification period drawing ever closer, a number of determined competitors came forward on Sunday for the Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 0.95m National Amateur Second Rounds at Ellands Farm in Forres, Morayshire.
Each and every competitor was focused on qualifying for...
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October 19, 2015
Codham Park Equestrian in Braintree, Essex was the venue for two Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds, both of which were held yesterday. Competitors came forward for both a 0.85m and a 0.95m second round and each starter was aiming to pick up one...
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October 19, 2015
RONNIE MASSARELLA OBITUARY
23rd July 1923 – 18th October 2015
It is with great sorrow that British Showjumping announce the death of their Honorary Vice President, Ronnie Massarella OBE. Ronnie, aged 92 years, sadly lost his fight against ill health yesterday, 18th October 2015.
Team Manager and...
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October 16, 2015
Sam Best from Dorchester, Dorset won the Dodson & Horrell 1.05m National Amateur Second Round at Parley Equestrian Centre in Christchurch, Dorset on Saturday on his own aptly named 16 year-old chestnut mare, Foot Perfect.
Sam fought off stiff competition to not only take victory, but...
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October 15, 2015
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the British Equestrian Federation (BEF), attended a reception for owners of Team GBR and World Class Programme horses on Thursday 15 October 2015 at Hyde Park Barracks, London.
The event, which was attended by over seventy owners,...
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October 15, 2015
Competitors flocked to Gracelands Equestrian Centre in Droitwich, Worcestershire on Sunday to compete in the Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 0.95m National Amateur Second Rounds. In an exciting day of competition, ninety-two combinations jumped for the chance of picking up one of the twelve qualifying...
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October 14, 2015
The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was the host venue for two Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds last weekend and in both the 1.05m and the 1.10m second rounds, two combinations qualified for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships which take...
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October 13, 2015
Competitors headed to Harrogate Riding Centre in North Yorkshire on Saturday to compete in the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m and 1.10m Second Rounds and they were all aiming to achieve one thing – qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships which take place...
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October 12, 2015
All eyes turn to Doha as preparations are made ahead of the final 2015 Longines Global Champions Tour showdown, set against the stunning backdrop of AL SHAQAB, one of the most beautiful and prestigious equestrian venues in the world.
The final round of competition, which will...
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October 12, 2015
Haddon Training are proud to be sponsoring the British Grooms Awards for the second year running and this year, there are two new awards: The Haddon Training Yard Manager Award and The Haddon Training Apprentice Award. These new awards reflect the range of nominations received in...
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October 11, 2015
Irish star Billy Twomey hit top form to take the Leading Showjumper of the Year grand prix on the final night of the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Riders work throughout the entire year to qualify for the coveted places at Horse of the...
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October 11, 2015
Irish star Billy Twomey hit top form to take the Leading Showjumper of the Year Grand Prix on the final night of Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
This was the biggest course of the week, challenging both horse and rider in the Andrews Bowen...
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October 11, 2015
Preston showjumper Nigel Coupe turned back the clock 27 years when he landed the Vinopolis Speed Horse of the Year title on the final day at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Riding John O'Halloran's 11 year-old chestnut mare Jubilee III, Coupe made light work of...
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October 11, 2015
Oxfordshire rider Clark Glasgow prescribed himself the perfect tonic after claiming an impressive victory on the final day at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
It was Glasgow's first - and last - visit to HOYS before he continues his medical studies at Cambridge.
Glasgow could...
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October 11, 2015
Grantham rider Joe Clayton produced a stylish performance to win the Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship on the final day at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham today.
Riding Millioninmind, an 8 year-old bay gelding owned by Steve Barnes, Clayton saw off a challenge from...
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October 10, 2015
The first of the National Showjumping classes on Saturday 10th of October at Horse of the Year Show featured the youngest showjumpers of the Show, and some small but mighty ponies in the 128cm Championship.
When the competition drew to a close it was Danbury's 12-year-old...
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October 10, 2015
The Tagg Puissance is always a crowd favourite at HOYS and tonight did not disappoint. In front of the sold out crowd, eleven riders tackled the imposing brick wall with the competition going to four rounds.
Under the famous lights in the Andrews Bowen International Arena...
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October 10, 2015
Riding the grey gelding Tin Tin, Irish rider Billy Twomey led a field of 29 riders with a time of 44.61 seconds having accrued the highest tally obtained within the competition of 65 points.
The competition format is one where points are gained for each fence...
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October 10, 2015
Michael Whitaker and the 11 year-old striking grey mare Elie van de Kolmen, whom he jointly owns with Beatrice Mertens, took the honours in Irish Horse Gateway International class at HOYS this afternoon.
It was nine that came forward for the jump off, five of whom were...
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October 10, 2015
An absolutely tremendous Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Championship took place earlier at HOYS today when Millie Dickinson and the 10 year-old bay gelding Claddagh Prince owned by Jan Dickinson fought to secure first place by 2/100'th of a second.
It was sixteen combinations that came forward for the incredibly competitive...
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October 10, 2015
The Stable Company 138cm Championship saw 13 year-old Nicole Lockhead Anderson from Aberdeen riding her mother Claire's 18 year-old bay gelding Sonas Barney take the title as her own after a two way jump off.
Twenty-two riders came forward with their ponies of 138cm and under to contest the...
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October 10, 2015
It was 12 year-old Lily Grimwade from Danbury who secured the HOYS 128cm Showjumping title in style earlier today at Horse of the Year Show.
The Championship class saw twenty four starters come forward with ponies of no more than 128cm in height; with eight of them managing to jump...
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October 09, 2015
French rider Julien Epaillard won his second international class in just 24 hours after delivering another sparkling display at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham on Friday
Last year's leading showjumper grand prix winner has certainly made his presence felt, taking his winnings to...
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October 09, 2015
Czech Republic rider Emma Augier de Moussac continued the successful international flavour at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham when she won Friday's opener.
After international class victories on Thursday for Sweden's Angelie von Essen and Frenchman Julien Epaillard, De Moussac led the way in...
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October 09, 2015
There was a thrilling three-way tie in the Zinc Management Five Fence Challenge that gripped the crowd on day three of Horse of the Year Show.
The multi-round competition, which sees fences rise in height with each round, was shared between Buckinghamshire's Helen Tredwell riding Sebastian...
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October 09, 2015
Last Saturday, twenty-eight combinations battled it out in the Dodson & Horrell 1.05m National Amateur Second Round held by Pyecombe Horse Show at Brendon Stud in Pyecombe, West Sussex and Ben Parnaby from Haywards Heath, West Sussex emerged victorious.
Each and every starter came forward on...
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October 09, 2015
The new season of SEIB Winter Novice Qualifiers got off to a blistering start last week when seventy-nine combinations came forward for the first qualifier at Solihull Riding Club in Bentley Heath, West Midlands.
Everyone competing in the qualifier was focused on taking home one of...
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October 09, 2015
Holmside Hall in Durham, County Durham was the venue for two Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds last Sunday. The venue saw competitors come forward for the chance of claiming one of the direct qualification tickets on offer for the Dodson & Horrell National...
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October 09, 2015
Competitors turned out at Northcote Stud in Blackburn, Lancashire last Saturday for the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m & 1.10m National Amateur Second Rounds and they were all hoping to claim one of qualification tickets for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships which takes place...
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October 08, 2015
Frenchman Julien Epaillard started where he left off 12 months ago at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Epaillard, the 2014 Leading Showjumper of the Year at HOYS, opened his current campaign by winning the CanterBanter.co.uk Cup, a one-round speed class, with Pigmalion Du Rozel.
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October 08, 2015
Lancashire showjumper Robert Maguire took centre-stage on day two at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham when he won the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Championship.
One of the show's most established and famous classes, it once again lived up to expectations.
Six combinations made it...
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October 08, 2015
Lancashire showjumper Robert Maguire took centre-stage on day two at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham, when he won the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Championship.
One of the show's most established and famous classes once again lived up to expectations.
Six combinations made it through to...
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October 08, 2015
Sweden's Angelie von Essen, a regular campaigner on the British circuit, landed the opening international class of this year's Show - the ReadySupp Cup - riding West Falica.
Von Essen conquered a two phase class against the clock, but only after a thrilling battle with Irish...
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October 08, 2015
Preston schoolboy Robert Murphy completed a memorable family double on day two at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
The 14-year-old landed the prestigious Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year title - 30 years to the day after his father Peter won it.
Riding 9 year-old brown...
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October 08, 2015
West Wilts Equestrian Centre in Holt, Wiltshire held a Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round last Saturday and it was Toby Bevins from Chippenham, Wiltshire who not only took the top spot, but also a qualification place for the Championship.
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October 08, 2015
Southerly Roberts from Hook, Hampshire fought off the challenge from thirty-five other competitors to scoop victory in the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round held at Moores Farm Equestrian Centre in Corse Lawn, Gloucestershire last Sunday.
Each of the thirty-six competitors came forward with...
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October 08, 2015
Matthew Lanni, British Showjumping Pony Team Chef d’Equipe and member of the 2014 Elite Equestrian Coaching Apprenticeship Programme, has been appointed Manager of the World Class Programme’s Jumping Equine Pathway.
The World Class Equine Pathway looks to identify horses that have the potential to develop into...
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October 08, 2015
Specialist insurance solution providers, SEIB Insurance Brokers, will be continuing their support of the popular British Showjumping Winter Novice Championship for the third consecutive year.
The SEIB Winter Novice Championship is a well-contested series made up of twelve national qualifying rounds which are held ahead of...
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October 07, 2015
Irish star Trevor Breen reserved the best until last on day one at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham as he claimed a thrilling win in the prestigious Addington Manor Talent Seekers competition.
The class, which incorporates the 7 Year Old Championship, went to the wire...
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October 07, 2015
Irish rider Trevor Breen reserved the best until last on day one at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham as he claimed a thrilling win in the prestigious Addington Manor Talent Seekers.
The class, which incorporates the 7 Year Old championship, went to the wire...
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October 07, 2015
The 2015/2017 intake for the British Equestrian Federation’s Excel Talent Programme sees athletes across the three Olympic (dressage, eventing and showjumping) and one Paralympic (para-equestrian dressage) disciplines accepted onto the two-year Programme.
With over a hundred applicants coming forward this year, sixty have been selected for...
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Anna Edwards puts in a Darling performance in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship
October 07, 2015
West Country rider Anna Edwards produced a stylish performance to win the Connolly's RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship on day one at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Edwards, from Clevedon in North Somerset, is no stranger to success on the British Showjumping circuit, with...
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October 07, 2015
Southend schoolgirl Hallie Lunn went top of the class at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham on Wednesday.
The 14 year-old - whose pony Little Boy De Carman, a bay gelding owned by Richard Lunn,is two years older than her - won the Blue Chip...
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October 07, 2015
Stafford's Katie Shaw stayed cool under intense pressure to win the British Showjumping Silver League Championship at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
Riding her sister Emma Sargeant's, 14-year-old gelding Fools Business, Shaw claimed one of British Showjumping's top amateur titles in emphatic fashion.
Last to go in...
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October 07, 2015
Reading rider Elizabeth Mantel was left feeling "pretty ecstatic" after she won the opening showjumping class at the 2015 Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.
The Berkshire-based competitor delivered a sparkling performance on the 11-year-old mare Caoimhes Delight owned by Stephen Mantel to land the British Showjumping...
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October 07, 2015
Last night, 6th October, saw the annual British Showjumping Awards Ball take place at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull where guests celebrated alongside the extremely worthy nominees and winners.
Supported by NEXT in addition to Archant Dialogue, The Champagne Cave, Equilibrium Products, Equi-Trek, Foremost Currency Group, Graham...
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October 05, 2015
Jane Ault from Larbet, Falkirk produced one of only two double clears yesterday to scoop victory in the Dodson & Horrell 1.10m National Amateur Second Round held at Highfield Equestrian at Howe in Giffordtown, Fife.
Each and every starter came forward on Sunday with the hope...
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October 05, 2015
Horse & Country TV is delighted to be bringing viewers live show jumping action from Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) for the very first time.
The channel will show two of the most popular classes of the week – the 1.50m Grandstand Trophy and the...
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World No.1 Scott Brash narrowly misses out winning the $450k Longines Los Angeles Masters Grand Prix
October 05, 2015
It was a 2nd place finish for World No.1 rider Scott Brash with Hello M’Lady, owned by Lady Kirkham and Lady Harris, last night in the Longines Los Angeles Masters Grand Prix with it’s $450,000 prize purse.
German rider Marco Kutscher took the eventual honours aboard Van Gogh...
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October 02, 2015
Riders know all about the physical, emotional and social benefits of spending time with horses and a new pledge launched by the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is urging them to share their passion through its Hoof participation programme. The BEF is encouraging riders to commit...
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October 01, 2015
Glebe Farm Equestrian Centre in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire held two Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds last Sunday and competitors came forward with the aim of qualifying for the 0.85m and 0.95m Championships which will be hosted during the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships...
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October 01, 2015
Eighty-four hopefuls contested the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds last Saturday at Maelor Equestrian Centre in Hope, Flintshire and each and every competitor was focused on qualifying for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, which will take place at Aintree Equestrian Centre...
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