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July 31, 2016
Ireland’s Billy Twomey crowned a fantastic week at the Longines Royal International Horse Show, claiming first prize in the €200,000 Longines King George V Gold Cup.
It was an enthralling renewal of the historic class, with 48 of the world’s top riders coming forward to do...
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July 31, 2016
The British Showjumping squad selected for the Pony European Championship that runs between the 17th – 21st August 2016 at Aarhus, Vilhelmsborg in Denmark is as follows:
Allana Clutterbuck (15 years) from Upminster, Essex with Sultan Du Bary, a 10 year-old bay gelding owned by Susan Evans
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July 30, 2016
Simpson is superb in the Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup
Ireland’s David Simpson claimed the Templant Events Queen Elizabeth II Cup today at Hickstead.
Saturday's feature class at the Longines Royal International Horse Show, the Queen’s Cup is only open to the highest-ranked national riders. Previously...
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July 29, 2016
With the International Stairway League Final looming large on the horizon, Nigel Coupe from Preston, Lancashire scooped a great first place on board Jubilee III at the New Forest & Hampshire Show leg of the series.
Seventeen competitors began the class but combinations who were able...
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July 29, 2016
How do horses get to the Rio Olympic Games?
By plane of course!
The first group of Olympic horses departed from London Stansted Airport (GBR) today (29 July) on a special cargo plane bound for Rio 2016, marking the start of the Olympic dream for the world’s...
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July 29, 2016
British Showjumping’s Team Cavalor, who contested the UK leg of the CSIO 5* FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup at The Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead this afternoon, finished in 6th place despite some solid performances across the team.
Finishing in 6th place means the British Team face relegation from...
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July 29, 2016
Earlier this afternoon, the British Showjumping Junior team bagged a Bronze medal following a thrilling three way jump off at the Children, Junior and Young Rider European Championships at Millstreet in Ireland.
During a morning of strong competition, the British quartet produced some solid performances to...
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July 29, 2016
Germany dominates in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain
The German team proved too good for its rivals in today’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain, the feature class at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead.
The quartet of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Fibonacci...
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July 28, 2016
The British Showjumping Children’s team competing at the Children, Junior and Young Rider Championships finished in joint 4th place at Millstreet, Ireland this afternoon.
At the halfway mark, the Brits sat on 4 penalties alongside four other teams and it was Spain who led with just 1...
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July 28, 2016
Elizabeth powers to victory in the Amlin Plus Eventers' Challenge
Ireland’s Elizabeth Power enjoyed a well-deserved win in the Amlin Plus Eventers’ Challenge today at the Longines Royal International Horse Show. Riding Doonaveeragh O One, Esib produced the fastest of only two clear rounds to take...
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July 28, 2016
Laura Mantel beat twenty-three other strong competitors yesterday to take the top spot in another successful SEIB Winter Novice Championship at the prestigious Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead in West Sussex.
Qualifying for the SEIB Winter Novice Championship began last October and continued all...
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July 28, 2016
With the blue sky peeping through the clouds over Waterford Equestrian Centre in Durham, Annabel Shields shot to victory in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round and secured her place in August’s Championship Final.
As the class provided one of the last qualification opportunities of...
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July 28, 2016
Katy Griffiths took on a solid field of twenty-two combinations at the British Showjumping Gwent Area Show and jumped straight into the top spot on board Alfie George. Taking this win, Katy secured her appearance at the prestigious Championship Final which will be held at...
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July 27, 2016
Holly Smith continues the honeymoon at Hickstead
Holly Smith (née Gillott) was on winning form once again at Hickstead, winning a prestigious class at the Longines Royal International Horse Show (27-31 July).
Riding Quality Old Joker, an eight-year-old Irish Sport Horse, Holly claimed the Winter Grades B &...
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July 26, 2016
10 year-old Henry Squibb gave his all to command victory in the HOYS 128cm on Pussy Cat Doll at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre, Scotland, to register his debut at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show at the NEC in October for the Championship Final.
Eighteen very...
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July 26, 2016
Natalie Hayward jumped straight into first place on board her own Laddet in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice at Allens Hill in Pershore, Worcestershire on Saturday. Following this win, Natalie has gained a qualification place in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Championship Final,...
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July 26, 2016
Eleanor Barnwell climbed to the top of the table in Saturday’s Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Dorset Showground. Riding Billy Crisp, Eleanor has secured her appearance in the prestigious Championship Final which will be held at the British Showjumping National Championships in August.
With...
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July 26, 2016
Online entries for the British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show remain open.
We are aware that some competitors have only recently received their qualifying entry letters. To accommodate this, Grandstand Media Ltd has decided to extend online entries to allow competitors to enter once...
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July 26, 2016
16 year-old Alana Hood is off to Horse of the Year Show after taking victory in the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Round at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre on board Miami Sandyman. The win assures them of a place in the Championship Final which will be...
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July 26, 2016
14 year-old Nicole Lockhead Anderson was on a roll at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre. Already a winner on Gangnam Style II in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomer Second Round, she forged ahead in The Stable Company HOYS 138cm to take the top spot with new ride...
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July 26, 2016
15 year-old Georgia Blakemore and Toy Story III landed the Pony Showjumper of the Year at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre, guaranteeing a place in the top-ranked Championship Final at this year’s Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham’s NEC in October.
Twelve pony and rider combinations jumped...
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July 26, 2016
Underscoring her talent, 14 year-old Nicole Lockhead Anderson won her second Blue Chip Pony Newcomer Second Round of the season aboard Gangnam Style II.
The consistent pair had already won at South View, and topped their second qualifier at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre to be assured of...
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July 25, 2016
Joe Clayton stormed to victory in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at Arena UK on Saturday. Riding Michael Whitaker’s Lexie III, the pair took on the huge 118 strong field to secure the win and a place in the Championship Final which...
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July 23, 2016
The British Showjumping team finished in joint 5th place yesterday with The Netherlands in the Furusiyya CSIO 5* Nations Cup at Dublin Horse Show riding under the banner of Team Cavalor. It was Italy who took the eventual victory over Ireland in a 3rd round...
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July 22, 2016
Rachel Vicary took home the top spot in the Silver League Qualifier held at Bicton Arena on Sunday to guarantee a place in the semi-final in August and taking her one step closer to the ultimate goal of qualifying for the Horse of the Year...
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July 20, 2016
On a scorching Sunday morning at Field House Equestrian Centre in Marchington, Staffordshire, Corinne Collins rode to victory in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round and secured her place in August’s Championship Final.
With the end of the qualification period coming ever nearer, all ninety-five...
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July 19, 2016
Fourteen year-old Atlanta Vailionis is bound for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show at the NEC, Birmingham, in October after taking a commanding win in The Stable Company 138cm Qualifier on Sunday riding Stoney Burke.
The pair beat sixty-two rivals in the hotly-contended competition, where...
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July 19, 2016
Hallie Lunn posted her second win in the Pony Showjumper of the Year series at Arena UK on the 13-year-old piebald mare Javas Alun, underscoring their talent and well-deserved place in the Pony Showjumper of the Year Championship Final held at this year’s Horse of...
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July 19, 2016
Fifteen year-old Madison Jamison finally achieved the goal she has chased all summer – qualifying for the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship final held at this year’s Horse of the Year Show. And she did it in fine style, winning the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers...
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July 19, 2016
Twelve year-old Marnie Green was only jumping springboard and intro classes last year, but she has stepped up handsomely to top level 128cm classes this season and posted a great win at Arena UK on board My Little Liesel, recording her Horse of the Year...
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July 19, 2016
Sixteen year-old Chloe Gunning from Stevenage, Hertfordshire will make her Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) debut at Birmingham’s NEC in October after winning the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Round in fine style on Leanne Brown’s Katies Grey.
Forty-eight competitors vied for the three HOYS...
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July 18, 2016
An on-form Emma-Jo Slater used her final draw to maximum effect to take victory in the Foxhunter Second Round at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre, Bucks, on Kim Barzilay’s home-bred Kimba Flamenco.
The pair had already secured their Horse of the Year Show qualification in the prestigious...
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July 18, 2016
Taking on the talent of the fifty strong starting field at the Scottish Summer Extravaganza, Morgan Kent shone through to claim victory on board Dolores V. In doing so, Morgan has ensured her appearance at the Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show in...
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July 18, 2016
At her first ever show with Emma Harrison’s home-bred Oscar Zee, Louise Pavitt won the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and is off to Horse of the Year Show at the NEC, Birmingham, in October.
“My sister Nicole usually rides him, but as she...
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July 18, 2016
Next week Hickstead will play host to the final leg of European division one of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ series, when competition will be at its fiercest.
The Longines Royal International Horse Show (26-31 July) normally hosts the penultimate leg of this prestigious team competition, but the...
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July 18, 2016
Rebecca Ellis from Hook, Hampshire took on the sixty-five strong field to claim victory on board her own Custer II at Bicton Arena’s Horseware Bronze League Qualifier on Saturday.
A massive thirty-two combinations produced a first round clear to go through to the fiercely contested jump...
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July 18, 2016
Under grey skies, Rachael Connor claim her second Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round win, this time riding her own Fantastic at the Scottish Summer Extravaganza Show held at the Royal Highland Show Ground in Clackmannanshire.
Despite the drizzle, seventy-two determined competitors began the battle...
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July 18, 2016
The West End cast of the global phenomenon MAMMA MIA! will appear by special arrangement and join the party at Horse of the Year Show’s (HOYS) spectacular celebration of equestrian sport as its finale on Sunday 9th October.
Every year ‘The World’s Most Famous Horse Show’...
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July 18, 2016
Home rider Philipp Weishaupt (GER), riding LB Convall thrilled the capacity 40,000 crowd to win the Rolex Grand Prix on the final day of the world famous CHIO Aachen, the highlight of the World Equestrian Festival, and the first equestrian Major of the year.
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July 15, 2016
Having reviewed the number of horse/rider combinations currently eligible to compete in any of the height category National Amateur Second Rounds, the National Sport Committee have made the decision to reduce the number of double clears required.
With immediate effect, any combination who has achieved one double...
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July 15, 2016
The initial twelve riders that were selected following the CSI 2* Chepstow International, have been whittled down to the final six following the Arena UK International CSI2* and The College EC International CSI2*.
With the support of Sport England, British Showjumping launched the IEP in 2014....
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July 15, 2016
The British team competing under Team Cavalor branding finished fourth in the CSIO5* Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany last night.
A sterling performance by Peeblesshire rider Scott Brash with Hello Guv’nor, an 11 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Pauline Kirkham and Lady Pauline Harris...
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July 14, 2016
The British Showjumping team selected for the CSIO 5* FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup at The Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead which runs between 28 – 31 July 2016 are as follows:
Scott Brash from Peebles with Hello Guv’nor, an 11 year-old bay gelding owned by Lord & Lady...
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July 14, 2016
Saturday saw Inchcoonans Equestrian Centre in Perthshire play host to a KBIS Insurance Senior Britihs Novice Second Round and it was Jennifer O’Neill from Newmachar, Aberdeen who eased into first place on board Funka A.
A strong field were all champing at the bit to get...
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July 14, 2016
As the penultimate stage of the International Stairway competition at The Great Yorkshire Show was fierce, but it was Kelly Brennan from Chesterfield, Derbyshire who shot to victory aboard Wellington M owned by Liane Smith.
Among an accomplished field, Kerry showed her aptitude by riding into...
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July 14, 2016
The British Showjumping squads selected for the Children, Junior and Young Rider European Championships that run between the 26 – 31 July 2016 at Millstreet, Ireland are:
Children
Sienna Charles (13 years) from Alton, Hampshire with Chaitanya 2, a 9 year-old grey mare owned by Peter Charles...
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July 13, 2016
The NAF Shining Star Award for June 2016 goes to ten year-old Ralfie Timmins from Sturton by Stow, Lincolnshire. Ralfie was nominated for this prestigious award for always having a likeable and chirpy demeanour and being a very diligent worker.
Ralfie was nominated for the award...
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July 13, 2016
Nicole Lockhead Anderson is going to have a very busy Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at the NEC, Birmingham, in October. She won The Stable Company HOYS 138cm by almost three seconds with Sonas Barney to bring her total haul of championship finalist places...
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July 13, 2016
Fraser Reed and Jiminy Cricket outpaced all their rivals to head the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round to gain access to the coveted Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship Final held at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) final in October.
A big field of seventy-four...
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July 13, 2016
Fifteen year-old Alexander Stormonth cantered into the top spot of the final Haygain Pony Discovery Second Round of the season in fine style on board Popacatapetal to register for the Championship Final at the British Showjumping National Championships, Stoneleigh, in August.
Nineteen ponies and riders contended...
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July 13, 2016
Eleven year-old Claudia Moore topped the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) 128cm at Bishop Burton College with the consistent roan gelding, Pringle.
It was Pringle’s second win in this series of HOYS 128cm qualifiers, and Essex rider Claudia now has two ponies through to the...
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July 13, 2016
Jodie Hall-McAteer claimed a commanding victory on the feisty but fabulous 18-year-old Tixylix in the Pony Showjumper of the Year. The win means they will again contend the championship final at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at Birmingham’s NEC in October.
They were second...
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July 12, 2016
Richard Barton from Bradford, West Yorkshire took on the Senior Foxhunter Second Round at South View Equestrian Centre and won, taking home a qualification for one of the most prestigious national finals with a guaranteed appearance at Horse of the Year Show at the NEC,...
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July 12, 2016
Alexander McLean from Lasswade, Midlothian secured a commanding victory on Tobar King in the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Second Round at Bishop Burton College, East Yorkshire. The win registers his qualification place for the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Championship Final held at this year’s Horse...
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July 12, 2016
For the second year running, the Club League Championships will be hosted during the British Showjumping National Championships and we are pleased to announce that we are once again working with British Riding Clubs (BRC) to acknowledge BRC Members competing in British Showjumping Club competitions.
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July 12, 2016
Taking on the challenge of a strong field, Megan Taylor rode to victory in the KBIS Insurance British Novice Second Round at Ashby Show in Swadlincote, Derbyshire on board Debbie Taylor’s Capital Him.
Thirty-one keen starters began the day, all with high hopes of getting a...
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July 11, 2016
Adrian Whiteway took on the challenge of the Connelly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at Southview Equestrian Centre in Wettenhall, Cheshire on Friday and he secured the win on board Myles Browning’s Contendros Quest.
Drawing a huge turnout of one hundred and twenty two competitors,...
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July 08, 2016
Strong performances from the British Team this afternoon saw them secure equal third in the Falsterbo CSIO5* Nations Cup in Sweden. The Brits, who compete as Team Cavalor, jumped under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Tony Newbury, and they delivered some textbook rounds over the...
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July 08, 2016
The British Showjumping team selected for the CSIO 5* Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup in Dublin, Ireland which runs between 20th – 24th July 2016 is as follows:
Robert Bevis from Wrexham, Clwyd with his own 15 year-old grey gelding Courtney Z
Scott Brash from Peebles, Peeblesshire with...
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July 08, 2016
Run in conjunction with The Pony Club, British Showjumping is delighted to announce that the qualifying period for the 2017 Just for Schools Team & Individual Championships is under way and this year season sees the Championships offer further opportunities for younger riders at Primary...
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July 07, 2016
Repeating his Allington Arena UK CSI** win, British-based Irishman Michael Duffy outpaced all his British rivals to take the Keysoe International Grand Prix in fine style on Belcanto Z.
Only seven from forty-five starters contended the jump-off, with the speedy Michael taking the win by 1.29 seconds...
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July 06, 2016
Newly married Holly Smith (nee Gillott) has gone straight back to competing following her wedding last weekend, and she claimed an impressive double on day two at Keysoe International.
With an impressive 4.61 seconds margin, Holly took the big class of the day, the 1.45m,...
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July 06, 2016
The British Showjumping team selected for the CSIO5* Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany which runs between 11th – 17th July 2016 is as follows:
Scott Brash from Peebles, Peeblesshire with Hello Guv’nor, an 11 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Pauline Kirkham and Lady Pauline...
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July 05, 2016
Chelsea Skelton doubled up on day one at Keysoe International CSI**, heading the final class of the day, the 1.40m, with Caramba after taking the morning’s 1.10m on Cheleko GB Z.
Thirteen of sixty-nine starters posted first round clears to reach the 1.40m jump-off, with Chelsea...
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July 05, 2016
The British Olympic Association has today announced the 12 athletes that will compete for Team GB across the three equestrian disciplines of Eventing, Dressage and Jumping at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Three-time Olympic medallist William Fox-Pitt with Chilli Morning will feature in the Eventing team...
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July 05, 2016
Leona Urquhart made a triumphant victory in the Horseware Bronze League qualifier at Murimill Equestrian Centre in Ayrshire on board Congo Van De Neerheide.
Twenty-five of the fifty-two starters produced first round clears, promising a hotly contended jump-off. And the winner wasn’t found until the penultimate...
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July 05, 2016
Gillian Anderson headed the Silver League qualifier in fine style on Congeniality B at Muirmill Equestrian Centre to guarantee a place in the semi-final which take place at the British Showjumping National Championships in August. It is one step closer to the ultimate goal of...
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July 05, 2016
Jassy Pyke made the journey to the Wales and West show at the David Broome Event Centre, Monmouthshire, worthwhile, topping the Horseware Bronze League qualifier with Kim Barzilay’s Simply Billie Bunter.
Sixty-two competitors initially contended with forty-four supplying first round clears to make for a red-hot...
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July 05, 2016
Ella Nutbeen Slowley and Artisan II claimed victory in the Silver League qualifier at the Wales and West show at the David Broome Event Centre in Crick, Monmouthshire.
From a field of forty-four, only nine gained clear rounds in the first round to access the jump-off,...
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July 05, 2016
Fifteen year-old Lottie Tutt used her final draw to maximum effect taking victory in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at Cherwell Competition Centre riding Kanclaudius. This win earns them a place in the championship final at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show in...
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July 04, 2016
The British Equestrian Federation recognised a number of equestrian’s emerging coaches at the end of June 2016 following their completion of the Equestrian Elite Coaching Apprenticeship Programme (EECAP).
The Programme, which ran from 1 December 2013 to 30 June 2016, offered training to coaches who had...
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July 04, 2016
The live stream from Keysoe CSI** gets underway at 8.30am tomorrow (Tuesday 5th July) and it will run all the way through to Thursday 7th July. For the full schedule, click here.
Getting access to the live stream is easy, simply click here to be taken to our live streaming screen.
The live streamed classes will...
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July 04, 2016
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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July 04, 2016
The sun shone on Petley Wood Equestrian Centre in Battle, East Sussex on Saturday as Amanda Stevenson and Whitesmith Jeneva took the top spot in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round to book their place in the Championship Finals in August.
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July 04, 2016
Harry Bateman took on the challenge of Petley Wood Equestrian Centre’s KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice on Saturday and he rode away with both first and second place in to add to the two qualification spots that he gained in earlier second rounds.
Forty-two eager starters...
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July 04, 2016
Under a cloudy sky at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre in Milltimber, Aberdeen yesterday, 13 year-old Katie Woods Young jumped to victory in the Haygain Pony Discovery Second Round on board Apache Joe, owned by Margaret Young.
The class began with a strong field all hoping to secure...
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July 04, 2016
Robert Murphy from Preston, Lancashire produced one of only two double clears yesterday to lift the Charles Stanley Winter JA Classic Championship title on Hans Christian Jacobsen’s 10 year-old brown mare Rainbows Mocha. The final ran during the last day of the Charles Stanley British...
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July 03, 2016
Spectators and VIPs were treated to top-class showjumping in the sun as the British weather relented on the final day of the Charles Stanley British Masters International.
British-based Irishman Richard Howley landed the top-billed Charles Stanley British Masters Grand Prix in an exciting, thrill-packed jump-off on Chinook...
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July 02, 2016
Joe Davison found the shortest route on Team Harmony’s Venoot to head the day’s top class, the 1.45m, against fifty starters.
Fourteen reached the jump-off, with Joe on the Andiamo x Ramiro 14-year-old taking the win by 1.12 seconds. Chloe Winchester eased her top mare and 2015...
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July 01, 2016
Annabel Shields stormed to victory to take the opening day’s feature 1.45m class on Karl Fuller and Robert Shields’ Mr Blue 13-year-old Wet Wet Wet.
The on-form pair, winners of the Balmoral Grand Prix and fourth in Mullingar’s Grand Prix, were 0.56 of a second quicker than their...
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July 01, 2016
As this year’s final draws ever closer, it was Northamptonshire’s Tim Stockdale who took home the top spot in the International Stairway held at the Royal Norfolk Show yesterday.
A technical course designed by Kelvin Bywater posed some tough questions for the twenty-nine keen starters and...
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