News Archive
May 31, 2018
As the first of our Youth Teams to take to the arena in The Netherlands at Wierden, the Pony team riding under the sponsorship banner of Team LeMieux put in a strong performance to finish in second place.
Tackling the course with determination, they secured their...
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May 31, 2018
Making the most of the Bank Holiday weekend, Warrington Horse Show near Knutsford held a British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifier on Monday and it was Nicole Kershaw who shone through to take victory with a double clear performance.
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May 31, 2018
Watched by an eager crowd at Houghton International Horse Trials in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, Jonathan Egmore jumped in to first place in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round hosted by the Norfolk Showjumping Club on Saturday.
A keen field of horses and riders set...
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May 30, 2018
Bicton Arena in Salterton, Devon saw seventy-four riders come forward to compete in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and it was Nicole Pavitt who delivered the winning performance.
With only two qualification spots on offer for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers...
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May 30, 2018
Bicton Arena in Salterton, Devon held the weekend’s Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round and it was won in fine style by Joseph Fernyhough.
With two direct qualifying tickets on offer for the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship Final at Horse of the Year Show...
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May 30, 2018
Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire saw fifty-seven keen combinations gather to take part in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier and it was Katie Benbow who secured the win after three fantastic rounds of showjumping.
Each competitor started the class with high hopes of claiming one of...
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May 30, 2018
Hertfordshire County Show played host to a British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifier on Saturday and it was Thomas Whitaker who gave the winning performance.
With three qualification places available for the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Championship Final at Horse...
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May 30, 2018
With three clear rounds of showjumping under her belt, Laura Munday took top spot in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round which took place at Tushingham Arena in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
A determined field of thirty-eight starters began the class with high hopes of...
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May 30, 2018
Delivering three foot perfect rounds, Adrian Speight stormed to victory in this week’s Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round which took place at Cherwell Competition Centre in Old Marston, Oxford.
A huge field of eight-seven competitors began the class with high hopes of claiming a place...
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May 29, 2018
Arena UK and Melton Mowbray Market today announced a partnership to provide Elite Horse and Pony Sales in the heart of England.
The partnership begins with Sales at the British Showjumping Show on Thursday 19 July and a dedicated Horse & Pony sale on Sunday 12...
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May 29, 2018
British Breeding, the new management company in charge of the former BEF Equine Development Programme, is delighted to announce the dates and plans for its 2018 British Breeding Baileys Horse Feeds Futurity evaluations. This highly regarded series for foals and young stock aims to identify...
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May 29, 2018
Pony riders from all over the country gathered at South View Equestrian Centre in Wettenhall, Cheshire for The Stable Company HOYS 138cm Qualifier and it was Jake Myers who claimed top spot with a treble clear.
All thirty-eight starters were looking to secure their place...
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May 29, 2018
Holly Truelove, aged fourteen from Worlaby, Lincolnshire was on top form on Monday as she secured an impressive win in the Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier at South View Equestrian Centre in Wettenhall, Cheshire.
All thirty-three combinations had their sights set on picking...
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May 29, 2018
The next Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round took place on Saturday at South View Equestrian Centre in Wettenhall, Cheshire and it was Alena Hughes who put in the winning performance against seventy-five keen competitors.
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May 29, 2018
The CSIV-B at Hardelot in Northern France saw James Loffet finish 2nd in the Europa Cup Grand Prix on Sunday riding Ed Howard’s 14 year-old gelding, Zandokan H.
The course, which was both technical and up-to-height, jumped surprisingly well with exactly half of the thirty-two strong...
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May 29, 2018
A FEAST of world class show jumping awaits visitors to this year’s Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show.
And the ladies look set to give the men a run for their money across top class action from the Equerry Grand Prix, to Equitop Myoplast Puissance, and Bentley...
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May 27, 2018
Great Britain headed the CSI3* Grand Prix in Reims, France earlier today by securing the top two places on offer.
It was Guy with the 13 year-old bay stallion Rouge de Ravel that took the win when he posted a jump-off clear in a time of...
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May 26, 2018
It was a hard Nations Cup competition in Uggerhalne, Denmark this afternoon that saw Great Britain, who compete under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF, finish eventual 2nd after two solid rounds of jumping.
The team of four consisted of Jessie Drea from Haywards Heath, West...
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May 25, 2018
The following squads have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Children, Junior and Young Rider Nations Cups in Wierden, The Netherlands. The competition takes place between the 30th May – 2nd June at the Dutch...
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May 25, 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux in the Pony Nations Cup in Wierden, The Netherlands. The competition takes place between the 30th May – 2nd June at the Dutch Youngster Festival.
Perdita Digby, aged...
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May 25, 2018
A FEAST of world class showjumping awaits visitors to this year’s Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show.
And the ladies look set to give the men a run for their money across top class action from the Equerry Grand Prix, to Equitop Myoplast Puissance, and Bentley Ride...
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May 24, 2018
Prince the Liverpool International Horse Show mascot is backing Liverpool to win in the Champions’ League Final against Real Madrid in Kiev this Saturday.
The cute 30-inch hight blue-eyed equine fan is a miniature Shetland pony and he says ‘neigh’ to a Spanish win! Prince will...
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May 23, 2018
Catch all of the action from the Bicton Arena Summer Spectacular live on www.britishequestriansport.tv from 8am on Thursday 24th May right through to Sunday 27th May!
The live stream will be hosted from the Topspec Main Arena and kicks off with a Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter First Round/Equine H...
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May 23, 2018
The sun shone on the sixty-eight horses and riders competing in the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Wales & West Shows in Chepstow, Monmouthshire and the win was eventually claimed by William Funnell.
Up for grabs were two direct qualifying tickets for the Equitop...
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May 23, 2018
The Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at Wales & West Shows in Chepstow, Monmouthshire attracted a bumper field of 129 starters and it was Matthew Sampson who emerged triumphant.
With just two qualification spots on offer for the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship...
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May 22, 2018
The second British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifier of the season saw twenty-two combinations start in the class at the Fife Agricultural Show in Kinloss on Saturday and it was Annabel Shields who claimed the top two places.
With three qualification places available for...
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May 22, 2018
Thirty-six hopeful starters stepped up at the British Showjumping Cumbria Area Show and it was local rider Jon Fletcher from Penrith, Cumbria who scooped victory in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier having produced one of only three treble clears within the strong field.
With just three...
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May 21, 2018
Miles O’Donnell, aged 20 from Basingstoke in Hampshire finished 3rd in the Young Rider Grand Prix at the FEI International Youth show in Lamprechtschausen, Austria earlier this evening in the last class of the show.
Riding Borsato, the 12 year-old bay gelding, owned by David and...
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May 21, 2018
It only takes one mistake
As part of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) Clean Sport Week 2018 - a campaign to raise awareness to ensure clean sport for all in the UK, the BGA is urging all grooms and riders to familiarise themselves with antidoping and take part...
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May 21, 2018
The Union Flag was raised yet again in Lamprechtshausen, Austria when 17 year-old Joseph Fernyhough, from Stonehouse in Gloucestershire claimed the Junior Grand Prix as his own this afternoon.
Son of former British Team rider and Olympian Rowland Fernyhough, this was Joseph’s first appearance on a...
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May 21, 2018
The British pony riders continued to do their country proud today when taking the top two podium places in the Lamprechtshausen Grand Prix at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen in Austria.
Following on from their win in yesterday’s Nations Cup, this was the final competition for the Ponies...
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May 21, 2018
Forty-six competitors tackled the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at Pyecombe Horse Show in West Sussex on Saturday and it was Robyn Woodward who emerged victorious.
Every rider was aiming to secure one of the two coveted Horse of the Year Show tickets on offer...
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May 21, 2018
Lauren Ross proved to be on winning form at Petley Wood Equestrian Centre in Battle, East Sussex on Sunday when she headed the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round.
Each of the thirty-four starters were jumping with the aim of securing a treble clear as this...
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May 20, 2018
The Union Flag was aloft once again in Lamprechtshausen, Austria this afternoon when the Team LeMieux Ponies won their respective Nations Cup in convincing style.
In the Austrian sunshine at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen, the British riders and ponies bagged five clears across their eight rounds to...
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May 20, 2018
Earlier today, the Team NAF Children secured another podium place for Great Britain after finishing joint second in their Nations Cup at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen in Austria.
Solid performances saw the team share the spoils with The Netherlands after both sides finished on 8 penalties behind...
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May 19, 2018
The Team NAF Juniors got the British Nations Cup campaign off to a flying start in Lamprechtshausen, Austria today when they took the top spot on the podium.
Jumping at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen, the Brits showed true grit and determination to return with zero penalties in...
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May 17, 2018
Nine year-old Lara Boman from Newmarket, Suffolk has been awarded May’s NAF Shining Star after demonstrating her drive for progression and a professional attitude towards competition as a member of the Suffolk Junior Academy.
Lara was put forward for the award by Suffolk Junior Academy Coach...
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May 16, 2018
This week’s KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round took place at Felbridge Showjumping Club and it was Katie Vaughan who claimed top spot with a speedy treble clear.
All sixty-seven competitors gathered with the aim of securing a place in the KBIS Insurance Senior British...
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May 16, 2018
Battling it out against forty-one keen combinations at Allens Hill Equestrian Centre in Pershore, Worcestershire, Isabel Warde-Aldam secured top spot in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier following three perfectly executed rounds of showjumping.
Each competitor started the class with high hopes of claiming one of the...
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May 16, 2018
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the CSIO5* FEI Nations Cup in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The competition takes place between the 31st May – 3rd June 2018 at the Equestrian Stadium Gruendenmoos....
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May 15, 2018
In an exciting new collaboration, Grandstand Media Ltd are delighted to welcome Porsche Centre Solihull to this year’s British Showjumping National Championships (BSNC) as official sponsors of one of our Championship arenas. The BSNC takes place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from...
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May 15, 2018
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO3* FEI Nations Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, the following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 31st May – 3rd June 2018 at...
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May 15, 2018
The first British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS Grade C Qualifier of the season drew fifty keen starters to Nottinghamshire County Show in Newark on Sunday and it was Danielle Farnsworth who gave the winning performance.
With three qualification places available for the British Horse Feeds...
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May 14, 2018
As part of the on-going Groom’s Minds mental health awareness project the British Grooms Association (BGA) have launched the Groom’s Minds Support Line – supported by Racing Welfare, a telephone helpline for BGA members.
The free helpline is a significant step forwards for the equestrian industry...
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May 14, 2018
At Beacons Equestrian Centre in Carmarthanshire, Ryan Rawlings proved to be on winning form when he secured the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round.
Each combination started out over Saturday’s course hoping to claim a treble clear as this would see them take a place in...
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May 14, 2018
Wellington Riding Centre in Hook, Hampshire played host to this week’s Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and it was Donald Whitaker who delivered a treble clear in fine style to be crowned the winner.
With only two qualification spots on offer for the Connolly’s...
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May 14, 2018
Pony riders from all over the country gathered at Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire for The Stable Company HOYS 138cm Qualifier and it was Eloise Squibb who claimed top spot with a treble clear.
All forty-two starters were looking to secure their place in The...
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May 14, 2018
Continuing her winning form from the Blue Chip Feed Pony Newcomers Second Round earlier in the day, Shaunie Greig went on to dominate the Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier at Arena UK’s Pony Premier in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
All twenty-eight combinations had their sights...
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May 14, 2018
The next Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round took place on Sunday at Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire and it was Shaunie Greig who put in the winning performance against eighty-two keen competitors.
Each and every rider was aiming to secure one of the two...
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May 14, 2018
WORLD class showjumping stars are set to converge on The Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show this June for a feast of action at the highest level.
On the home front British Number 1, Ben Maher is confirmed to compete alongside crowd favourite John Whitaker and his...
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May 13, 2018
A thrilling FEI 5* Rolex Grand Prix provided the perfect finale to Showkumping at Royal Windsor, with the world’s best riders in action, all looking to claim the prestigious title and the €75,000 first prize.
A full field of 30 riders contested Bob Ellis and Kelvin...
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May 12, 2018
Her Majesty The Queen was present to watch the afternoon action in the Castle Arena, presenting several awards, including the Best Turned Out Trooper and The Challenge Cup and Queen's Plate for the winners of the Land Rover Services Team Jumping.
Daniel Deusser (GER) continued his...
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May 11, 2018
Daniel Deusser (GER) made a winning debut at Royal Windsor Horse Show, taking the feature class of the day, the 1.50m CSI5* Bahrain Pearl Stakes, in spectacular style. With sixteen horses through from the first round, it was an exhilarating jump-off, with an open course...
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May 10, 2018
The opening Showjumping class of day two, the Land Rover Grades B & C Jumping Competition, went to British Olympic team gold medalist, Ben Maher, riding Eracantos, a 9 year-old gelding recently acquired from The Netherlands for which Ben has high hopes for the future....
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May 09, 2018
Britain’s leading lady, Laura Renwick, got the Showjumping at Royal Windsor off to a flying start, winning the Equitop Myoplast Foxhunter – First Round, a two-phase National competition, with a double clear in a time of 34 seconds. Riding Arkuga, a seven-year-old homebred by Arko,...
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May 09, 2018
Sixteen year-old Nicole Lockhead Anderson made the long trip from Banchory, Aberdeenshire worthwhile when she bagged the win in the first of this year’s Equithème Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifiers at the Weston Lawns Equitation Centre Pony Premier in Warwickshire.
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May 09, 2018
The Pony Premier at Weston Lawns Equitation Centre made the most of the beautiful weather over the Bank Holiday weekend and the show hosted the first The Stable Company HOYS 138cms Qualifier of 2018.
All forty-one starters were focused on ensuring their place in The Stable...
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May 09, 2018
The 2018 Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Rounds kicked off over the Bank Holiday weekend at Weston Lawns Equitation Centre and it was 16 year-old Lily Freeman Attwood from Shrewsbury, Shropshire who headed the 100 strong field of competitors.
Each and every rider was aiming to...
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May 08, 2018
The first Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round of the season took place at the North Yorkshire Area Show on Saturday, bringing together seventy-two keen competitors with Paul Barker making his way into top spot.
With only two qualification spots on offer for the Connolly’s...
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May 08, 2018
The North Yorkshire Area Show allowed riders to make the most of the sunshine this Bank Holiday weekend as they played host to the first Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round on Monday and it was Annabel Shields who claimed victory.
With two direct qualifying...
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May 08, 2018
Proving to be on fine form, Sophie Strawson topped the leader board to take the win in this season’s first Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Willow Banks Equestrian Centre in Lincolnshire.
Forty-five combinations started out over Sunday’s course and each rider was hoping to...
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May 08, 2018
Under glorious blue skies the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Rounds kicked off at Rectory Farm in Gloucestershire on Sunday and it was Emma Jo Slater who dominated, taking first and second place against a strong field of fifty-seven starters.
Competitors gathered to battle it...
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May 08, 2018
The following squads have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux in the Pony Nations Cup in Lamprechtshausen, Austria. The competition takes place between the 18th – 21st May 2018 at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen.
Anneliese Aitken, aged 15, from...
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May 08, 2018
The following squads have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Children, Junior and Young Rider Nations Cups in Lamprechtshausen, Austria. The competitions take place between the 18th – 21st May 2018 at the Sportridingclub Lamprechtshausen.
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May 08, 2018
In the blazing sunshine at Codham Park Equestrian Centre in Braintree, Essex, Natasha Hewitt won the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier in fine style on Saturday.
A keen field of thirty-five starters all had high hopes of securing one of the three qualification spots available for the...
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May 08, 2018
Following a successful first year of sponsorship, British Showjumping is pleased to announce that LeMieux will be continuing their alignment with the British Showjumping Pony Team for a further year. LeMieux has also renewed its official supplier of saddle pads agreement for the NAF Youth...
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May 06, 2018
Less than a second separated the top three Junior Grand Prix places in Fontainebleau earlier today on the final day for the Grand Prix Classic show. This was the closing class for the Junior’s who, under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF, had finished joint 4th...
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May 05, 2018
Having won the Global Champions League competition earlier this afternoon, as a member of the team London Knights, the day continued to get even better for GB’s Ben Maher when he went on to claim victory in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Madrid...
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May 05, 2018
The scarlet-suited London Knights brought home a second win of the season, after a spectacular Spanish showdown saw thrills, spills and top sporting action. GB;s Ben Maher and Nicola Philippaerts of the Knights withstood enormous pressure to ride the only double clear of the day,...
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May 05, 2018
It has been a busy two days in Fontainebleau (FRA), at the Grand Prix Classic, with three youth Nations Cup teams flying the flag for Great Britain under the generous title sponsor branding of Team NAF.
It was the Children’s team that posted the best result...
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May 04, 2018
It was an equal 3rd place finish with Italy today in the FEI 3* Nations Cup competition in Linz, Austria. Securing their place on the prize giving podium the team, riding under the title sponsor of NAF UK, put in some solid performances to sit...
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May 04, 2018
Royal Windsor Horse Show (9 – 13 May) returns to celebrate its 75th year and, for the first time, will offer live UK and international broadcast and streaming.
Highlights of the week’s major Show Jumping competition, the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix, will feature internationally on Eurosport...
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May 01, 2018
Crowd favourites Kerry Brennan and her mother Liane Smith’s ever-eager Wellington M lifted the 2* Grand Prix title at a gallop in an exciting jump-off.
It was no fluke. Portugal’s course-designer Bernado Costa Cabral used technical lines, big square oxers and a restrictive time encouraging forward...
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