Herning2022: Every green journey begins with a single step

A tree planting ceremony took place at the FEI World Championships Forest on Tuesday in another step towards maximising sustainability efforts during the ECCO Fei World Championships 2022. Created in cooperation with the host city, the FEI World Championships Forest is just one of many green initiatives by the Organising Committee the Championships in Herning (DEN), demonstrating that the world of sport can get serious about implementing sustainable ideas. The forest is a key component of the Organising Committee’s work around the three sustainability principles which aim to encourage affordable…

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12 Equestrian Jobs for Horse Lovers

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There are people for whom horses are a real passion. In such cases, a trip to an equestrian centre  is a golden opportunity: on the one hand, you can distract yourself, on the other, you can enjoy the affection of your riding companion. Nowadays, there are many professions that allow you to live with horses on a daily basis. While a love of animals is very important, there is another key element to consider: education. Fortunately, it is possible to work with horses at all levels of education: master’s degree,…

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Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale steal the show in Herning to take individual gold medal

Charlotte Fry, Grand Prix Special World Champion - Grand Prix Special - Dressage - FEI World Championships Herning 2022. Image credit British Equestrian / Jon Stroud

Charlotte Fry is no stranger to the podium – in her short senior championship career, she’s added team Olympic, European and, as of yesterday, World medals in her growing collection. She has, however, never stood on the senior podium without her team mates around her. Tonight, that changed. Riding Van Olst Horses’ phenomenal Glamourdale in the Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Grand Prix Special Individual Championship, she pulled out the test that we’ve all been waiting for ever she stepped onto the world stage – the one that would crown…

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Vaulting: An historic end of an era for France

Team Germany (GER) at the Mustang FEI Vaulting World Championship 2022 © FEI / Richard Juilliart

Written by Joanne Eccles It was goosebumps galore today in the finals of the Mustang FEI Vaulting World Championships 2022 in Herning (DEN). Double gold for France in the Individual categories and a repeat success for the team from Germany matching their 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ gold medal in the squad competition. Things started to heat up as Kimberly Palmer entered the Boxen arena. Her portrayal of Tonya Harding earned a score of 8.701 and an overall fifth place finish for the USA native. With tensions running high, Averill…

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Feed Dengie Healthy Tummy? Then you’ll like this piece of news!

Dengie Healthy Tummy

Dengie Healthy Tummy receives a makeover! Equine feed manufacturers, Dengie, have announced their highly popular Healthy Tummy fibre feed is the latest product in the range to have a packaging makeover. Healthy Tummy will still be easily recognisable in its distinctive green packaging but will now be in a larger 20kg bag featuring FJK Over & Out aka ‘Rambo’. Dengie Healthy Tummy will now be in a larger 20kg bag! Rambo is a 5-year-old, 16.2hh, Irish Sports Horse bred by Kilcarroll Stud and owned by Sue Helliwell. Rambo is produced…

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Horse racing betting: everything you need to know

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Horse racing is a trendy sport in Ireland, second only to football in terms of the fan base. It is not surprising because it was the first time to bet on this sport in this country in the 17th century. William Hill sign up offer is the perfect solution for players who want to try betting on horse racing for the first time. This bookmaker is ideal for this sport. A few words about horse racing in Ireland As already mentioned, betting on sports began for the first time in…

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World Championship team silver and Paris 2024 qualification for Britain’s dressage team

(L-R) Chef d'equipe Caroline Griffith with Gareth Hughes, Charlotte Dujardin, Charlotte Fry, Richard Davison - Team Silver Medalists - Grand Prix - Dressage - FEI World Championships Herning 2022

The team competition at the Blue Hors FEI Dressage World Championship reached a thrilling climax on day two of the Grand Prix, in front of a crowd and atmosphere more akin to the football matches usually hosted in the Stutteri Ask Stadium in Herning, Denmark. Building on a solid foundation laid on Saturday, by Richard Davison and Gareth Hughes, the British team’s two young horses – Imhotep and Glamourdale – were brimming with raw potential, yet lacking in championship experience to take on the world’s best. However, they were paired…

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Britain lays the foundations on day one of Grand Prix at the Blue Hors FEI Dressage World Championship

Richard DAVISON (GBR) & Bubblingh - Grand Prix - Dressage - FEI World Championships Herning 2022 - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark - 7 August 2022 Copyright British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media

After months of preparation for all involved, today saw the start of the Blue Hors FEI Dressage World Championship, which this year is taking place in Herning, Denmark. The Grand Prix test, run over two days, decides the team medals. Having flown through yesterday’s horse inspection, the time had come for the Brits to step between the white boards and do battle with the best in the world. The British team competing in Herning is a mix of age and experience versus youth and potential – while all four riders…

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The French set their sights on a gold rush

FEI World Cup Finals Leipzig 2022. Leclezio Lambert (FRA) with Saitiri on 8 April 2022. © FEI/ Richard Juilliart

written by Joanne Eccles In a few days, the world will come together once again for the ECCO FEI World Championships 2022 in Jumping, Dressage, Vaulting, and Para-Dressage, in Herning, Denmark. Previous champions and new faces will step into the circle to battle it out to prove themselves top of the world at the Mustang FEI Vaulting World Championships 2022. A reformed programme for Individual vaulters will see all competitors advance from the first round, the compulsories and technical test, into the final freestyle round. As the only returning female…

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‘Horsey Hugs’ delivered to St Leonard’s Hospice

Diane, a patient at St Leonards hospice shares a moment with York Racecourse equine ambassador Remy.

York Racecourse Equine Ambassador and former dual Group 1 winner, Remy, has paid a visit to St Leonard’s Hospice ahead of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York Racecourse in two weeks’ time, to deliver some very special ‘horsey hugs’. Situated within a mile of the track, St Leonards is a York based charity providing care and support to people who are terminally ill and those living with life-limiting illnesses. Patients from the hospice and their families, along with volunteers, nurses and doctors received a ‘horsey hug’ from Goldream, who…

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British Equestrian announce change in line-up for Jumping Team ahead of Herning

Ben Maher and Explosion W in the Tokyo 2020 Individual Final (FEI/Christophe Taniere)

British Equestrian has announced an equine withdrawal from the British Equestrian Jumping Team of the ECCO FEI World Championships due to take place in Herning, Denmark. Ben Maher, in consultation with owners Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright, has made the difficult decision to withdraw their Olympic gold medallist Explosion W from the ECCO FEI World Championships due to competition fitness. Ben explained; We’re incredibly disappointed to have to take this decision but Explosion W just isn’t quite at his peak fitness to take on the demands of this championship. He’s well…

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Marc Dilasser delivers superb French win at Hickstead

That winning feeling! Marc Dilasser celebrates after clinching victory for Team France with a brilliant jump-off round with Arioto du Gevres at the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2022 Europe Division 1 series at Hickstead (GBR) today. (FEI/Jon Stroud)

A superb win at Hickstead for the French Team, as Marc Dilasser clinches the victory while Team Great Britain finishes in sixth place. Written by Louise Parkes It’s been a long wait for Team France, a total of 24 years since they last succeeded, but they once again lifted the coveted Edward Prince of Wales Cup at Hickstead on Friday, July 29th (GBR) when winning the penultimate leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ 2022 Europe Division 1 series. And hero of the day was 44-year-old Marc Dilasser who,…

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Get set for the Scott Brash VS Ben Maher duel at LGCT London

Scott Brash and Ben Maher

The fireworks of the Scott Brash and Ben Maher battles have delivered unforgettable Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of London drama in recent years, but the meteoric rise of a talented group of young Brits will add new sizzle in 2022. But will young brits trigger an upset? As spectators take their seats in the grandstands next to the unique backdrop of Royal Hospital Chelsea, hearts are full of hope and excitement for British victory on home soil. The Saturday showdowns produce an electric atmosphere and all eyes are…

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Shane Breen collects another Hickstead Title

The Queen Elizabeth II Cup Shane Breen & Haya. Image copyright - Elli Birch

Ireland’s Shane Breen collected another Hickstead title on Saturday 30th July, picking up his third career win in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Kelvin Bywater’s challenging 1.50m track caught most competitors out, with just three of the 28 starters producing clears in the opening round. Joe Fernyhough went first with Calcourt Particle, completing the shortened jump-off track in 45.39sec. Scotland’s Nicole Lockhead went next on Miss Aragona PS, delivering a faster clear in 41.38 sec. But Hickstead-based Shane Breen, who won last month’s Al Shira’aa Derby, knows exactly what it…

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Mongol Derby 2022: Brit pipped to the post in the world’s toughest horse races

Mongol Derby 2022 -Brit Chris Walker (left) and Irishman Patrick Heffron cross the line in joint third CREDIT SHARI THOMPSON.JPG

After a two-year absence, the world’s longest and toughest horse race, The Mongol Derby, has been thundering across Mongolia’s steppe for the last eight days. Based on the ancient horse messenger system used by Genghis Khan, in a country where the horse is king, at 1000km the Derby is the toughest test on the planet for equestrian endurance riders. Whilst horses are changed roughly every 35km, at checkpoints strung out throughout the country, riders must endure being in the saddle for up to 200km a day and face the challenges…

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Hunting Survey Receives Criticism for Glaring Deficiencies

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Rural campaigners have criticised a hunting survey linked to a controversial review of the activity in North Wales for containing ‘glaring deficiencies’. The survey is reported to have made incorrect claims about hunting law in the UK, despite being approved for publication by the Police Crime Commissioner for North Wales. The Countryside Alliance has written to North Wales’s Police Crime Commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin, expressing serious concerns over the transparency and format of the survey, which is running online via the commissioner’s own website. The Alliance has raised questions about the…

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Belgium rider scoops Longines King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead for the first time since 1931

Belgium's Gilles Thomas won the Longines King George V Gold Cup at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead, West Sussex (c) Elli Birch/Boots and Hooves Photography

Belgium’s Gilles Thomas had his first five-star win on Sunday, 31st July 2022 when claiming the historic Longines King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead on board Aretino 13. It was the first time a Belgian rider has lifted the iconic trophy since Jacques Misonne’s win in 1931. The Longines King George V Gold Cup Eight riders made it through to the jump-off in the Longines King George V Gold Cup Grand Prix, with Kelvin Bywater’s cleverly-designed track catching out many of the sport’s leading names. In the second round,…

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Hurlingham Polo 1875 Coronation Cup heads home

The victorious England team with the Coronation Cup

The Hurlingham Polo 1875 Coronation Cup returned to the famed Queen’s Ground at Guards Polo Club on the penultimate Saturday in July and appropriately delivered a stand-out match befitting such a prestigious international test. This contest was the showcase match in a packed itinerary of sport curated by the Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) to highlight every generation playing polo in the UK today. England, captained by James Harper, delivered an impressive and cohesive performance to defeat a strong Uruguay squad (receiving a goal on handicap) 11-9. The visiting team, led…

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Dengie Achieve Bronze Status for Investors in the Environment

Dengie are proud to announce that they have achieved bronze status for Investors in the Environment, a national environmental accreditation scheme. Dengie and their commitment Achieving bronze status with the prestigious Investors in the Environment scheme, requires Dengie to meet certain criteria such as having a recycling scheme in place, a waste reduction plan, and a social responsibility policy. This formalises and builds on initiatives that Dengie have instigated as part of their Royal Warrant holder status. Recent achievements include switching to Green Energy which is 100% renewable energy with…

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Coral Summer Festival: What in it for bettros?

Coral Summer Festival Horse Racing

The Coral Summer Festival is a major event on the horse racing calendar and one that always attracts a lot of attention from both racing fans and punters alike who like to visit online sites to bet on horses. This year’s edition is set to be no different, with some of the biggest names in the sport set to go head-to-head in what promises to be a thrilling contest. As always, there will be plenty of betting opportunities available on the race, so if you’re looking to have a punt,…

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ECCO FEI World Championships Herning Overview

Stutteri Ask Stadium Photo credit: Ridehesten

With less than 10 days to go until the ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark here’s a round-up of what you need to know, and who you can expect to see compete. The event will take place between the 6th – 14th of August and will host four disciplines; showjumping, dressage, para-dressage and vaulting within EquiPark, an exhibition area built aside the Stutteri Ask Stadium. The Eventing and Driving championships will take place between the 15th – 25th of September, in Pratoni Del Vivaro, Italy. Finally, Endurance will take…

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South Notts Hunt help rescue horses from burning fields

South Notts Hunt help rescue horses from burning fields Hunt staff from the South Notts Hunt rushed to assist their local community in helping rescue horses from burning fields on Tuesday, 19th July. Horses and ponies grazing in fields in Blidworth, Nottinghamshire, were rescued after an urgent cry for help was issued by Haywood Oaks woodland just after 4pm on Tuesday. The blaze was reported to be moving quickly and as fire services were also in attendance, farmers were being called upon to help dig a trench as a fire break, to…

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FEI World Championship Team Members Head to Hickstead

Marcus Ehning (GER) competing at the Longines Royal International Horse Show in 2019 (c) Nigel Goddard

FEI World Championship Team Members Head to Hickstead As the FEI World Championships creep ever closer, a number of this year’s contenders will be competing at this week’s Longines Royal International Horse Show (27-31 July) in a showjumping spectacular that never fails to deliver. Ben Maher, Harry Charles and travelling reserve John Whitaker will all compete in the home leg of the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup that forms centre stage on Friday 29th July at the Sussex-based event, ahead of the world championships due to take place on 6-14 August,…

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UK School Sports Hall Named After Successful Paralympian

UK School Sports Hall Named After Successful Paralympian A school sports hall has been named after one of the county’s most successful Paralympians following student feedback from a group of 15 Year 9 students. The original sports hall at William Farr C of E School was opened along with the school in 1952 and though updated and extended has never been officially named. But Year 9 students, Lola Bibby, Beatrice Brewer, Eva Shaw, Emily Brownrigg, Maja Krawczak, Eva Rose Fellows, Eleanor Barnes-Heath, Juliet Wright, Lexi Zablockyj, Frankie Wilde, Sylvana Szeckler,…

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