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June 12, 2025
It was a thrilling weekend of top-class competition as Pickering Grange and Bogenraith Equestrian played host to the latest rounds of the NAF Silver and Bronze League Direct Qualifiers. With riders across the country eyeing up a coveted place at the Horse of the Year...
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June 11, 2025
This weekend, the spotlight was on the next generation of showjumping talent as young riders and their ponies took centre stage at Chard Equestrian for the STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round.
Roger Hughes set a challenging course that tested skill and composure, with only three...
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June 10, 2025
Graham Gillespie seized victory in the CSI3* Grand Prix with Veneno at Sentower Park in Belgium.
Graham and Veneno, at their first show for four weeks, had fired a warning shot across the bows to their intentions in an early 65-strong world ranking 3* 1.45m speed...
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June 10, 2025
Sunday brought an electric atmosphere to Field House as the fifth Events Through a Lens Talent Seeker Qualifier unfolded, with riders vying for a coveted spot in the prestigious Horse of the Year Show final this October.
A total of 61 horse and rider combinations stepped...
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June 10, 2025
The South of England Show played host to the third leg of this year’s International Stairway series — and it was Mark Edwards who once again stole the spotlight with another outstanding performance aboard Royale Tale.
Nineteen horse and rider combinations stepped up to tackle Ben...
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June 04, 2025
Northcote Stud hosted the penultimate Prestige Italia Six-year-old Big Star Championship Qualifier this weekend. Fourteen combinations came forward to try and jump their way to the final, aiming to ride three clear rounds to qualify for the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final at the Young...
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June 04, 2025
Last Friday saw the fourth Events Through a Lens Talent Seeker Qualifier take place at Northcote Stud with riders hoping to secure a top spot and qualify for the Horse of the Year Show Final in October.
Seventy-three horse and rider combinations competed over two challenging...
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June 04, 2025
The Redpost Equestrian Foxhunter Seconds Rounds continued this week at Felbridge Showground with Laura Renwick dominating to take home first and third place.
Sixty-two combinations came forward over Ben Townley’s 1.30m track, with the field reduced to eight for the final jump-off. Five riders jumped the...
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June 03, 2025
The second Summer Pony Premier show took place at South View Competition Centre this past weekend where more young riders arrived to secure their Horse of the Year Show tickets.
Twenty-five combinations came forward in Saturday’s Demolition Services Ltd Pony Showjumper of the Year Qualifier, where...
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June 03, 2025
Lucy Capper got an early birthday present when she secured her ticket to the Horse of the Year Show in the STX UK Pony Foxhunter Second Round at South View Summer Pony Premier Show last weekend.
Thirty-six starters were whittled down to just nine over the...
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June 03, 2025
The second Summer Pony Premier of 2025, hosted by South View Equestrian, featured an exhilarating Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round competition. With 68 ponies at the start, the class showcased many of the top young talents in the equestrian world.
The first round saw 22...
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June 03, 2025
Scott Brash seized victory in the Longines Grand Prix of St Gallen in Switzerland in a hotly contended jump-off with Lady Harris and Lady Kirkham’s Hello Jefferson.
“He jumped so well, I’m very happy with him,” said Scott.
Fifty of the top riders came forward to face...
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June 02, 2025
Suffolk County Show hosted the second of this year’s International Stairways series where Mark Edwards returned to his winning ways with Flying Tinker II.
Twenty-five combinations arrived at the iconic agricultural event to take on the 1.50m course designed by Kelvin Bywater, with five jumping...
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June 02, 2025
Hollie Gerken gained an early lead in the Pony Grand Prix in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands, with the super-careful Galaxy V, eventually taking second place.
Forty-one hopefuls initially bid for victory over the 1.30m track with seven gaining access to the jump-off – two of them representing...
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May 30, 2025
Great Britain’s Junior team claimed first place on Friday in the Junior Nations Cup of Zuidwolde at the Youth Meeting in De Wolden, The Netherlands, as the only team to finish on a zero score.
A strong contingent of 16 teams came forward over a the...
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May 29, 2025
This week saw Coombelands Equestrian host the third Events Through a Lens Talent Seeker Qualifier of the 2025 season. A field of 79 horse and rider combinations entered the competition, hoping to secure their place at the Horse of the Year Show Final in October.
Course...
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May 29, 2025
The Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship Second Rounds continued this weekend at Vale View Equestrian, where Madison Heath emerged victorious.
Comprising three rounds of competition, 49 combinations entered the arena for the first round. Of these, 16 secured clear rounds to progress to the second round,...
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May 29, 2025
This weekend saw more young riders and their ponies take to the ring to compete in the STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round at Pyecombe Horse Show and Pickering Grange Equestrian Centre.
At Pyecombe Horse Show, 12 starters were whittled down to four over the three...
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May 28, 2025
A busy weekend of showjumping saw three Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round contested this weekend up and down the country as riders vied to claim a qualifying spot to the final, held at the British Showjumping National Championships.
At Ponderosa in Newport, South Wales, 30 combinations came...
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May 28, 2025
This week, Coombelands Equestrian was full of showjumping action, including the Prestige Italia Big Star Championship Qualifier. 32 combinations came forward to navigate their horses through three courses, aiming for a treble clear to qualify for the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final at the Young...
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May 28, 2025
This weekend saw Port Royal Showground host a NAF Bronze and Silver League Championships Direct Qualifier, where riders continue their aim to secure a spot in the Final at Horse of the Year Show.
First up were riders contending the Bronze League qualifiers as a starting...
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May 21, 2025
The 2025 Royal Windsor Horse Show concluded following four exceptional days of top-class equestrian sport, with the highlight of the week being the CSI5* Rolex Grand Prix, which concluded in a thrilling fight to the finish.
Featuring 32 of the world’s best horse and rider combinations, Bernardo Costa Cabral’s up-to-height 1.60m course proved challenging,...
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May 21, 2025
The first Summer Pony Premier kicked off at Arena UK this weekend where they hosted the first STX-UK Pony Foxhunter Second Round Class of the 2025 season.
Forty-two qualified ponies took to the ring to take on the challenging first round course; their sights set on...
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May 20, 2025
This weekend, Arena UK hosted the first Summer Pony Premier of the season, which included the inaugural Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round of 2025.
With almost 100 starters competing for qualification to the Horse of the Year Show, the track proved challenging, as 37 combinations...
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May 20, 2025
This weekend, Arena UK hosted the first HOYS Pony Qualifiers of 2025 at their Summer Pony Premier Show, including the Enablelink 128cm HOYS Qualifier, the CT Equine Collection 138cm HOYS Qualifier, and the Demolition Services Pony Showjumper of the Year qualifier. Riders and their ponies...
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May 20, 2025
The second of seven Events Through A Lens Talent Seeker Incorporating the Seven-Year-Old Championship Qualifiers unfolded at Wales and West this Saturday as 79 riders took to the arena for the qualifier.
The first round track proved challenging to finish clear and within the time. However, 16...
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May 19, 2025
In the Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Wales and West Showground this weekend, it was Leo Lamb who rode away with the victory and a ticket to the Horse of the Year Show.
A 62-strong starting field came forward to contend the 1.30m track...
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May 19, 2025
The final day of Royal Windsor Horse Show also celebrated the rising stars of British equestrianism. Thirty of the world’s most exciting up-and-coming Show Jumpers took to the Castle Arena early this morning for The Defender Under 25 Jumping Competition, where all clear rounds from...
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May 19, 2025
Devon County Show kick started this year’s International Stairway series as a total of 23 combinations came forward to face the 1.50m track in the beautiful green turf of the main arena. Six combinations cleared the challenging track to return for the jump-off, including the ‘Master...
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May 17, 2025
World-class competition took centre stage on Friday at Royal Windsor Horse Show with the CSI5* Defender Stakes, as 31 of the sport’s elite riders tackled Bernardo Costa Cabral’s demanding 15-fence course under glorious sunshine.
It was Great Britain’s Jessica Mendoza who set the pace early on,...
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May 16, 2025
Royal Windsor Horse Show opened in spectacular fashion yesterday, setting an exciting tone for the four-day celebration of equestrian sport. Today marked the beginning of the national competition – including several hotly contested Show Jumping classes – with some of Britain’s top national riders returning...
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May 15, 2025
Another two STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round took place this weekend and more young riders aimed to secure their qualification to the Final at the British Showjumping National Championships.
Sixteen combinations came forward to the first round at Hascombe Farm, with 8 of these jumping...
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May 13, 2025
The fifth Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round competition, held at Willow Banks Equestrian Centre was this weekend.
A total of 36 horse and rider combinations embarked on course designer Piers Robert Warmoth’s 1.05m first round track, with 24 delivering a clear round to advance to the...
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May 13, 2025
This weekend it was the turn of Pyecombe Equestrian Centre to host the NAF Five Star Bronze and Silver League Championship Direct Qualifiers, where riders aimed to take one step closer to a spot in the Final at Horse of the Year Show.
Kicking off the...
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May 13, 2025
The Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship Second Rounds continued this weekend at South View Equestrian Centre in a fiercely contested class where riders vied to qualify their horses for the Championship Final at the Horse of the Year Show in October.
Fifty combinations entered the arena...
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May 12, 2025
Over the weekend, Chard Equestrian was full of showjumping action, including the Prestige Italia Big Star Championship Qualifier. 28 combinations came forward to navigate their horses through three courses, aiming for a treble clear to qualify for the Prestige Italia Six-Year-Old Championship Final at the...
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May 08, 2025
This bank holiday weekend saw another STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round competition take place, held at Weston Lawns, where combinations contended to qualify for the final at the British Showjumping National Championships.
Thirty-six hopefuls came forward to tackle the course which proved a real test...
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May 07, 2025
Kicking off the competition on Saturday at Dorset Showground was the NAF Bronze League Qualifier. With nearly 40 starters, each combination needed to shine from the start to stand a chance at the jump-off. The rounds proved demanding, with 10 achieving the coveted clear rounds...
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May 07, 2025
A busy weekend of showjumping saw two Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round competitions take place at Harrogate and Pyecombe.
At Harrogate Riding Centre, a total of 22 horses embarked on the first round with delivering 14 delivering clear rounds to advance to the second. From...
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May 06, 2025
Britain’s pony riders, winners of the Nations Cup earlier in the week, once again dominated the Pony Grand Prix Competition, filling the top five placings.
Thirty-two riders came forward over the 1.30m track in the test against the clock, with nine advancing to the jump-off including...
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May 02, 2025
Great Britain’s Pony team returned victorious in the first of the season’s FEI Nations Cup Youth competitions in Linz-Ebelsberg, Austria, with a resounding zero score.
Four teams came forward to contend the 1.25m track and Great Britain took a decisive early lead in the first round...
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April 30, 2025
This past weekend showcased the first two STX-UK Pony British Novice Second Round, with young riders vying for qualification to the Final at the British Showjumping National Championships.
The competition kicked off at Dorset Showground where 27 riders battled it out for top honours. Credit to...
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April 29, 2025
Dean Valley Equestrian Centre played host to the second Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round competition this past weekend, with riders bidding to clinch their spot in the Championship Final at the British Showjumping National Championships this year.
Gillian Milner’s first round track proved tricky for some...
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April 28, 2025
Kicking off the opening Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Second Rounds this weekend in style, Miles O’Donnell landed the victory at Stainsby Grange with his own Jackpot DS.
The field of 49 competitors came forward over the 1.25m track with 19 supplying initial clears and an eventual...
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April 23, 2025
Fifteen-year-old Billy Colclough outpaced all his rivals to take a step towards qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in the first NAF Five Star Bronze League Qualifier at Speetley Equestrian Centre with Kept Secret T.
Thirty-nine riders from a starting field of 59...
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April 22, 2025
Jonathan Egmore hit top gear in the opening Nupafeed Supplements Discovery Second Round at The Suffolk Equestrian Centre with Moonlight R.
A total of 40 competitors stepped up to tackle the 1.05m track built by course designer Toby Bancroft in the three-round competition, with 19 horse...
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April 22, 2025
Sophia Rogers made a winning return to the Pony of the Year Show (POYS) at Arena UK in Grantham, to claim back-to-back wins in the prestigious Allsop 148cm JA Championship with the scopey Neil 55.
Twelve months ago, Sophia had only recently taken the reins from...
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April 16, 2025
Peter Moloney bested the rest to be crowned the 2025 Welsh Master with victory in the Equestrian Surfaces 1.40m Grand Prix with Nielson at the David Broome Event Centre at Wales and West, Chepstow.
Peter and Nielson had shown their form with second place in the...
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April 14, 2025
Helen Tredwell lifted the Blue Chip Grand Prix – the highlight of the Blue Chip Winter Show Jumping Championships Gala evening, now in its second year at Addington Equestrian Centre – with her home-bred Luikan, 15 years after winning it with favourite Opportunity B.
The Espayo...
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April 14, 2025
Hollie Gerken added yet another championship title to her already impressive tally with the Blue Chip Pro Sparkle JC/JA Championship on Krakboom D’Euro at the Blue Chip Winter Show Jumping Championships.
The 31 starters in this handicap class were reduced to 16 by course-designer Nigel Jess’s...
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