Day: 15 April 2024

Best Lightweight Stable Rugs for Horses

Abby Dickinson
best lightweight stable rug

Lightweight stable rugs for horses come in all shapes and sizes. Each horse’s requirements vary depending on breeding, age, coat, workload and condition. However, at one point or another, you’ll find your horse needs a lightweight rug to wear in their stable. In this horse wardrobe essential edit, check out the best lightweight stable rugs for horses and ponies. This article contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on a link and purchase a product, we may earn a commission. With this in mind, we will only link…

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It’s FEI World Cup Final Week in Riyadh!

Suzanne Ashton
FEI Dressage and Jumping World Cup™ Final – this week in Riyadh Photo: Johanna Milse

The much-anticipated FEI World Cup Final is set to commence this week (April 16-20, 2024) in Riyadh, the vibrant capital of Saudi Arabia. After two years of meticulous planning and preparation, the venue is abuzz with the energy of horses, athletes, and officials, all eager for competition to get underway for the FEI World Cup Final Dressage and Jumping World Cup. With less than 48 hours remaining until the event’s inauguration, the organizing committee is ensuring the final details to guarantee a flawless experience as the first set of equestrian…

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Spana welcome Marianne Davies as interim Chair of Trustees

Suzanne Ashton
Marianne Davies - Spana

SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) announced that Marianne Davies has been appointed as the charity’s interim Chair of Trustees on Monday, 15th April 2024. Marianne was formally voted into her new role by the SPANA Board of Trustees on 25 March 2024 following the resignation of former Chair of Trustees, Dr Mary-Lorraine Hughes, who has supported the charity for 40 years. A senior HR and change professional, Marianne currently works as Global Head of People Services at GSK, where she has spent much of her executive…

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Nicola Philippaerts clinches third LGCT Grand Prix in Mexico City

Suzanne Ashton
Nicola Philippaerts Clinches Third Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix Career Victory in Mexico City

Nicola Philippaerts stole the show in Mexico city to take the LGCT Grand Prix in front of a sold-out crowd on Sunday, April 14th 2024. Partnering H&M Luna van’t Ruytershof, the win welcomed his third-ever Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix (LGCT) victory. The crowd erupted in applause as Philippaerts triumphantly crossed the finish line in a thrilling five-rider jump-off in the €327,000 class, ultimately securing his first LGCT Grand Prix win since 2018! Speaking with Rosie Tapner for GCTV, Nicola paid tribute to his winning partner. He explained, “She has…

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