News Archive
July 31, 2015
The Belgian team won the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain today at Longines Royal International Horse Show, after a three-round battle to claim the title.
The Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™, presented by Longines, saw eight teams compete for the historic Prince of Wales Trophy....
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July 30, 2015
New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson won the first Amlin Plus Eventers’ Challenge at Hickstead today (30 July), producing a polished clear to win on the nine-year-old gelding Cillnabradden Evo.
Eventing was back at the Longines Royal International Horse Show by popular demand, after the cancellation last summer...
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July 30, 2015
As the initial legs of the International Stairway series came to a close yesterday at the New Forest and Hampshire show, it was Phillip Miller with Shirley Light’s 8 year-old chestnut mare Unbelievable Lady that stormed to first place.
Nigel Coupe from Lancashire added pivotal league...
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July 30, 2015
Fantastic News! Online, phone and email entries for the British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show have now been reopened.
The busy competition season has seen some entrants unable to meet the close of entries and has resulted in many requests for late entries to...
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July 30, 2015
Adrian Whiteway showed his winning ways yesterday with a performance that resulted in him and his own 8 year-old dark bay gelding Cojack being crowned the SEIB Winter Novice Champions 2015.
Adrian made the worthwhile journey from Wraxall in Bristol to contest the class which was...
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July 29, 2015
An 18 year-old rider from Lincolnshire saw off her older rivals to be crowned the Winter Grades B & C champion today at Hickstead (29th July).
There were 24 starters in the class, which forms the conclusion of the prestigious national series. Months of qualifying competitions are...
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July 29, 2015
It was David Quigley from Whitchurch, Shropshire with his own 7 year-old bay gelding EIS Datero H and Morgan Kent from Wetherby, West Yorkshire with HK Horses 10 year-old bay gelding Furioso that bagged the qualifying tickets to the Horse & Hound Foxhunter Final on...
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July 29, 2015
Once again some of the hottest names in equestrian sport will gather at Cheltenham Racecourse for Countryside Day on Friday 13 November, the first day of The Open. Alongside the top class racing action, Equestrian Team GBR athletes - with Rio in their sights -...
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July 29, 2015
Watch the action from the CSI 2* Wettenhall British Masters Grand Prix on Horse & Country TV
Starting tonight at 9pm Horse & County TV will be showing the action from the CSI2* Wettenhall Grand Prix held at South View Euqestrian Centre on the 5th July.
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July 28, 2015
In addition to the SEIB Winter Novice Championship which will be held during the Longines Royal International Horse Show on Wednesday 29th July 2015, this week will also see the culmination of the Winter JC Championship, the Winter 128cms Championship, the Winter 138cms and the Winter Grades B &...
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July 28, 2015
Qualifying for the SEIB Winter Novice Championship started back in October last year and horses and riders travelled from all over the country with the aim of securing a place in the Championship Final which will be held this week during the Longines Royal International Horse Show (28th July – 2nd August...
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July 28, 2015
John and Clare Whitaker's brilliant British Bred dark bay 13-year-old stallion Argento has taken over the top spot in the latest World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses world rankings list (WBFSH).
The 13-year-old stallion has enjoyed an outstanding season, guided by John's masterful riding, to post...
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July 27, 2015
Entries are already well up on 2014 for the Baileys Horse Feeds/British Breeding/BEF Futurity Evaluation series. Venues at Catherston Stud and Hartpury College are already at capacity and have closed for entries. If you have a British bred future dressage, eventing or showjumping horse from...
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July 27, 2015
Olympic gold medallist Peter Charles believes that the inaugural Liverpool International Horse Show will provide a showcase for the sport.
A glittering, star-studded launch to the 2016 Olympic year is guaranteed when the world's top showjumpers converge on the Liverpool Echo Arena from January 1-3 -...
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July 26, 2015
It was the perfect end to the final day of action at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London, as Great Britain's Laura Renwick (GBR) rode a phenomenal round to take the CSI5* Massimo Dutti Trophy in front of a passionate home crowd. The young...
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July 25, 2015
A 12-rider jump off topped off a dramatic finale as Rolf-Göran Bengtsson clinched victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London presented by Qatar with his formidable stallion Casall Ask.
The third edition of the Tour in London was a feast of intensity...
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July 24, 2015
France's Kevin Staut rode to victory in the feature CSI5* Sapinda Prix with his stunning grey Grand Prix winning mare Silvana HDC, leading from the front after an electrifying jump-off.
Tomorrow's €400,000 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix Presented by Qatar is set for a titanic...
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July 24, 2015
British Showjumping is pleased to announce the Children, Junior and Young Rider squads who will be representing Great Britain at the forthcoming FEI Children, Junior and Young Rider European Jumping Championships, which will be held during the 10th – 16th August in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Children:
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July 22, 2015
Starting tomorrow at 12.30pm BT Sport is showing the action from the International Series Leg held at the Royal Norfolk Show on the 1st July.
The broadcast times for BT Sport are as follows:
BT Sport
Thursday 23rd July at 12.30pm - BT Sport 1
Friday 25th July at 2.00pm...
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July 22, 2015
Leading British manufacturer of horse transport, Equi-Trek, has joined the British Showjumping Business Partnership which underpins the performance pathway programme via funding of the International Stairway series.
Equi-Trek is the largest producer of horseboxes and trailers in the UK and the only British company to manufacture...
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July 22, 2015
Seventy-four combinations started out over the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round track at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckinghamshire and the class proved to be closely fought.
Each and every starter was hoping to secure one of the two coveted direct qualifying places on...
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July 22, 2015
Sunday saw Douglas Duffin from Dollar, Clackmannanshire take the top spot in the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round held during the Scottish Summer Extravaganza Show at the Royal Highland Showground.
All fifty-seven starters were aiming to secure one of the two direct qualifying places...
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July 22, 2015
Bury Farm Equestrian Village in Slapton, Buckinghamshire held a Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round on Sunday 19th July and spectators were treated to a competitive class as seventy-three combinations turned out to compete.
With just the two direct qualifying places on offer for the Blue...
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July 21, 2015
Sixty-seven combinations contested the last Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Rounds on Sunday at Kingswood Equestrian Centre in Albrighton, Wolverhampton and it was Sarah Trevelyan and Loose Woman who proved to be victorious.
Each rider was hoping to produce a treble clear in order to pick...
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July 20, 2015
Applications for the 2015-2017 cycle of the Sport England funded England Excel Talent Programme, which exists to identify, support and develop both riders and horses who demonstrate talent and potential, open on Saturday 1 August 2015.
Now in its fifth year, the Programme has been developed...
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July 20, 2015
World Number 1 Scott Brash, Ben Maher, Michael and John Whitaker will be just four of the top British names in attendance at the Longines Global Champions Tour of London this weekend in Syon Park.
With the Championship battle reaching a dramatic point in the season...
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July 17, 2015
Live streaming is already underway from Addington Manor with some great action from their Showjumping Summer Classic show.
Commencing today (Friday17th July) through to Monday 20th July live streaming will be available each morning from 9am through to the final competition of the afternoon. The show culminates on Monday with...
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July 17, 2015
British Showjumping is pleased to announce the squad representing Great Britain at the forthcoming FEI Pony European Jumping Championships, which will be held during the 5 – 9th August in Malmo, Sweden.
Charlotte Ash, aged 16 from Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with her mother Shirley’s...
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July 16, 2015
Sixty-eight starters contested the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at the Pony Premier Show at Bishop Burton College Beverley, East Yorkshire and it was Robert Murphy and Shannonbay Extra who took the top spot.
With just two direct qualifying places available for the Blue Chip...
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July 16, 2015
Alexander Mclean and Red Flamenco fought off forty-one other combinations to scoop the top spot in the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Round held during the Pony Premier Show at Bishop Burton College Beverley, East Yorkshire.
From the initial starting field, just three made it through...
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July 15, 2015
Emma Stoker registered her biggest ever victory when Townhead Tallulah V won a thrilling forty-six starter International Stairway at Great Yorkshire Show.
Clear rounds were initially slow in coming after the pathfinders in the first round Keith Shore and Mystic Hurricane maintained a zero score, but eight...
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July 14, 2015
Leila Lachguer, aged 14 from Grimsby, South Humberside has been awarded the June NAF Shining Star award after being recognised by her Junior Academy Lead Coach.
A member of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Junior Academy, Leila was nominated for the award by Lead Coach Joanne Burns...
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July 14, 2015
Local rider Amy Carnet fought off the challenge from fifty-six other starters on Sunday to scoop victory in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Coombelands Equestrian Centre in West Sussex.
All of the combinations able to produce a treble clear took qualifying tickets for...
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July 13, 2015
Jake Harris made the most of a short trip to Bridgend Show as he captured top spot in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round.
Jake, who lives in West Aberthaw, was one of only two riders to jump three clear rounds and therefore book a...
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July 13, 2015
Alan Thomas delivered a dominant display to win the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at Bridgend Show.
Alan, from Aberdare in Mid Glamorgan, was among five riders who recorded three clear rounds to secure a place at next month's British Showjumping National Championships in...
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July 13, 2015
Lincolnshire rider Sally Dunnett produced a fine performance at the 101st Ashby Show in Leicestershire to win the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round.
All combinations that record three clear rounds, including a jump-off, go forward to next month's British Showjumping National Championships at their new...
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July 13, 2015
Louise Saywell and Paul Barker booked places at the Horse of the Year Show by securing prized qualifying slots in the Horse & Hound Senior Foxhunter Second Round at SouthView Equestrian Centre in Winsford, Cheshire.
A sizeable field of eighty-eight combinations embarked on the considerable quest...
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July 11, 2015
World No1 Scott Brash (GBR) edged closer to the championship lead tonight winning his third Grand Prix of the 2015 season riding the phenomenal Hello Sanctos owned by Lord & Lady Kirkham and Lord & Lady Harris.
Scott took the extraordinary triple win of the season...
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July 10, 2015
Today’s FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup competition in Falsterbo, Sweden saw World Class Showjumping Performance Manager, Di Lampard, take full advantage of the fact that it wasn’t a league point qualifier for Great Britain by putting forward a relatively young team of horses.
Explaining Di said “The revised...
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July 10, 2015
Starting Sunday 12th July at 8.00pm Horse & County TV will be showing the action from the Ashford Farm Bolesworth CSI4* Grand Prix held at Bolesworth Castle - 21st June.
The broadcast times for Horse & Country TV are as follows:
Horse & County TV
Sunday 12th July...
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July 10, 2015
It's only 32 days until the first day of competition at the British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show.
Take a half halt from your jump off practice and get your entries in before the deadline on 26th July 2015. This highly anticipated Championship not...
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July 10, 2015
Starting tomorrow 11th July at 8.30pm Horse & County TV will be showing the action from the International Series Leg held at South of England Show (12th June).
The broadcast times for Horse & Country TV are as follows:
Horse & County TV
Saturday 11th July at 8.30pm
Thursday...
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July 10, 2015
Firing on all cylinders from the penultimate draw, Nick Benterman seized the top-billed grand prix, and valuable world ranking points, with his consistent 11-year-old bay gelding Zorland D Volo.
William Whitaker had led from the front with a fast, decisive round on Kington Langley Stud and...
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July 09, 2015
The KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire was contested by twenty-five combinations and was eventually won by Holly Miller and HHS Dramarko.
Producing a treble clear was very much the goal for each competitor as this would...
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July 09, 2015
To give British Showjumping members the best chance of preparing for the changes in British Showjumping hat standards in future, please note the below ruling which will come into effect on the 1st January 2016
101.3 Hats. A ‘Riding Hat’, designed to provide protection, must be...
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July 09, 2015
Boomerang Hickstead is a brand new music festival held at the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2015, and British Showjumping has a pair of weekend tickets to give away for one lucky winner and a friend, worth...
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July 09, 2015
Di Lampard, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced her squad of five that will be travelling to Dublin, Ireland for the eighth leg of this year’s Europe Division One CSIO 5* Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup competitions. This will be the last of four...
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July 08, 2015
The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe hosted a Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round on Sunday and the class proved to be as popular as ever with a total of seventy-three combinations coming forward.
With just two direct qualifying places available for the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers...
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July 07, 2015
Chloe Aston from Tring, Hertfordshire delivered a brilliant win for Great Britain in the CSI 2* Grand Prix at the weekend in Wiener Neustadt, Austria fighting off strong competition in a class that saw in excess of forty competitors come forward.
Out of the initial starting...
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July 07, 2015
Leading performance apparel engineers, MUSTO, have joined forces with British Showjumping to not only support the British Showjumping Business Partnership, but to also find a British Showjumping member to become the face of the new MUSTO Competition Showjumping Collection.
Built on 50 years of engineering cutting-edge...
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July 07, 2015
Di Lampard, the World Class Showjumping Performance Manager has announced her squad of five for the UK leg of the 2015 FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup series which takes place at the Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead. This will be the third of four competitions within...
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July 07, 2015
Fifty-one combinations turned out for Saturday’s KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at Pyecombe Horse Show which is held at Brendon Stud in Pyecombe, West Sussex and it was Samantha Smith and Downtown Disco who managed to beat off the rest of the competition.
Returning...
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July 07, 2015
The story of Aachen and spectacular effects: The Opening Ceremony of the FEI European Championships 2015
1,000 people involved, over 300 horses and top names from the equestrian scene are on board
Uwe Brandt would have preferred not to reveal anything at all, he...
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July 06, 2015
A change to the squad heading out to the Falsterbo Furusiyya FEI 5* Nations Cup in Sweden has been made as follows:
William Whitaker and Fandango III will be replaced by Nigel Coupe, from Preston, Lancashire with Susan Simmons’ 12 year-old bay gelding Golvers Hill
The initial...
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July 06, 2015
Twelve months ago at this show last year, Keith Shore was in a wheelchair after breaking his pelvis in a fall off a young horse.
“I sat in my wheelchair and said I’m going to win this grand prix next year,” said Keith, who realised his...
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July 05, 2015
The final day of the Longines Global Champions Tour - Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping saw an incredible last CSI5* competition, with Karim El Zoghby (EGY) and Ben Maher (GBR) riding identically timed clear rounds in the jump-off to win the Prix de la Ville de...
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July 03, 2015
The live stream from Keysoe CSI** starts on Tuesday 7th July and we'll be bringing you all of the international showjumping action from all three days of the competition.
You'll be able to watch the following classes from 8.30am onwards each day:
Tuesday 7th July
Class 1 – CSI2* 1.15m
Class 2...
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July 02, 2015
The seventh of this year’s Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship Qualifiers took place yesterday at the Royal Norfolk Show and the sun certainly shone down on the winners Olivia Poole and Chinook BH.
Forty-three competitors came forward for this class with the hope of securing one...
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July 02, 2015
British Showjumping and the Longines Global Champions Tour is offering members the opportunity to benefit from the early bird ticket prices to the London leg of the Tour in Syon Park from 24th - 26th July even though the advance purchase window is now closed....
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July 02, 2015
Yesterday, the hottest day so far this year, saw Tim Davies and Barrett Watson’s 13 year-old bay gelding Valentijn O climb three places into 2nd place on the International Stairway League by winning the fifth leg of the series at Royal Norfolk Show.
It certainly wasn’t...
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July 01, 2015
Entries open today, 1st July for the Baileys Horse Feeds/BEF Futurity Evaluation series of 2015.
Futurity welcomes entries from British bred young horses from foals to three years with the potential to be dressage horses, endurance horses, showjumpers and eventers.
Entries are made on a user friendly...
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July 01, 2015
In collaboration with The Pony Club, British Showjumping will be recognising Pony Club Members’ successes at the British Showjumping National Championships for the first time this year.
This prestigious event will take place at the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre, Stoneleigh Park, from 11-16 August 2015 and...
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July 01, 2015
British Horse Feeds is looking for new Speedi-Beet Team Members that feel passionately about equine nutrition and would like to be part of a friendly team of sponsored riders.
Is your horse a competition superstar, a faithful hacking companion or simply a loving friend? This...
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July 01, 2015
Since its launch in 2013, the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) has been hugely successful in developing and preparing talented young athletes (age 16-19) who have a real chance of excelling in their sport and competing on the international stage. Many previous students have...
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