Author: Suzanne Ashton

The Pony Club is delighted to announce that a number of their Tests will now be recognised as suitable for direct entry to British Horse Society (BHS) and British Showjumping (BS) examinations, and those holding specified BHS and BS qualifications will be able to take Pony Club Tests at the level relevant to their experience. The collaboration between the organisations means that eligible riders can use their existing qualifications to advance within another organisation’s training structure without having to start at the first level of the BHS Stage One, BS Five Star Performance Awards or The Pony Club D Test 

Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund – Mark Davies was an event rider who tragically died at the Burghley Horse Trials in 1988. His parents, Jane and the late Michael Davies, established the fund in his memory to help injured riders. The fund helps support anyone who has suffered as a result of a horse-related accident and in times when there is nowhere else to turn, helping people from all walks of life, irrespective of whether the accident happened on or around horses. Anyone who is suffering or has suffered from a horse-related accident could qualify for assistance to improve or

To get your horsey fix over the festive season and a generous sprinkling of magic and fantasy, how about ‘All The Queens Horses’ at The London New Year’s Day Parade? This annual event is a must-see for all horse lovers alike. Amongst jugglers, cheerleaders, acrobats, clowns and marching bands, the parade on 1st January 2016 will also feature two teams of riders and 64 horses. Invited for selection from all over the UK and travelling from as far afield as Belgium to appear in this annual event, the riders range from just six years old through to late seventies and are

Victoria Bax “After 3 weeks off for the young girls and 6 weeks off for my main man, they are all now feeling refreshed, are raring to go and back in work. As they have all spent time in the field during their time off, none of them have lost too much fitness at all, in fact quite the opposite!  Nonetheless l spent the first week with all of them just walking out hacking (Thank goodness for my Golly Galoshes for helping to keep all legs and boots clean and dry!) During the second week I introduced some trot work

Courtesy of Harriet Upton‘s sponsor Timothy Foxx  www.timothyfoxx.co.uk   NEW YORK NEW YORK AND RAMPING UP THE FITNESS REGIME! Harriet Upton Harriet Upton – “It’s been a quiet month, with my three mares (Boo, Rosie and Arabella) still on their break. They are coming to their last two weeks of R&R, before they get their shoes back on and dragged in from their 15 acre field where they have been eating their body weight in grass, resting and just being wild ponies. Great news Arabella has made a full recovery from her stomach abscess and although I have been told to

The FEI has announced two new Adverse Analytical Findings involving prohibited substances. Samples taken at the CSIO2* in Tehran (IRI), 22-25 September 2015 from the horse Sir de Diamant (FEI ID 102PH75/IRI), ridden by Mohammad Davoud Shekofti (IRI), have returned positive for the Banned Substance Stanozolol and its metabolite, 16 Beta Hydroxy-Stanozol, an anabolic steroid that promotes muscle mass. The horse’s sample also tested positive for the Controlled Medication substances Dexamethasone, a corticosteroid used to treat inflammatory and auto-immune conditions, and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Flunixin. Samples taken at the Young Horse Endurance Championships in Valeggio sul Minico (ITA) on

Performance footwear specialists, GRUBS are delighted to announce they will be continuing to sponsor the Winter Arena Eventing Series at Northcote Stud Equestrian Centre in Lancashire. The series is aimed at ‘grass root’ level eventing with junior and senior classes of 80cm, 90cm and 1m taking place. Competitors will jump a course of 16-20 fences set up in the large outdoor arena. The first part of the course will be show jumps with the latter section being a mix of rustic style jumps and solid cross-country style fences. There will also be an undisclosed optimum time and riders will incur

Hundreds of soaking wet visitors arrived at the gates of the 2015 Your Horse Live event at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire today (14/11/2015). Top riders waiting in the wings were Charlotte Dujardin and funny due, #Yeboi Ben Hobday and Paul Tapner hoping to engage the audience with top tips for success and to set the arena alight with laughter. The heavens continued to pour, but needless to say, visitors flocked in their thousands not letting the wet weather dampen spirits. Your Horse Live has grown over the past few years to be the largest and, possibly one of the best equestrian shopping extravaganza’s

Dressage: The 2016 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is fast approaching, and organizers are pleased to announce some exciting news for this year’s competition. Thanks to presenting sponsors Mission Control, Mane Stream, courtesy of Rowan O’Riley, Adequan®, and Nutrena, AGDF will host an expanded CPEDI 3* Para-Equestrian Dressage Tour this season. Para-Equestrian Dressage will kick off the circuit in January with a $10,000 CPEDI on January 7-10. Competitors will also have the opportunity to show in a $10,000 CPEDI Team Event on January 21-24. Held at the world-renowned Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, AGDF will host its