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Laura Tomlinson and Forest Hill lit up Thursday night at the Horse of the Year Show with an outstanding display to win the Dressage Future Elite Championship. Laura, an Olympic team gold medallist and individual bronze medallist at London 2012, showcased all her experience and quality to coax a winning score of 75.833% aboard her home-bred ride. “I enjoyed myself,” she said. “It was his first ever Freestyle to Music and it was quite a big atmosphere, so I was delighted with how well he coped and how onside he was. I…

A new mum from Cardiff, Tori Thomas, and a horse formerly trained by her Cheltenham Gold Cup winning jockey husband have won a national title at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show. Tori and her horse, Wonga Swinger won the 2024 SEIB Insurance Brokers Racehorse to Riding Horse series finale at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at Birmingham NEC on the 9thOctober.  This series finale was a hotly contested championship with fourteen thoroughbred ex-racehorses forward for the championship. Runners-up in this championship in 2023, Tori and Wonga…

Scottish rider Jordan Thompson reflected on “a big day” for him after he completed a stylish victory in the Events Through a Lens Talent Seekers, incorporating the seven-year-old championship. It concluded a busy opening day of the 75th anniversary Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Birmingham as Jordan triumphed in both elements – overall winner and best seven-year-old horse. His long journey from Renfrewshire became a double success story after just six combinations from 29 starters made the jump-off. The Talent Seekers is a highly-anticipated competition with more…

The Sport Horse Breeding of GB Working Hunter of the Year Championship has been an integral part of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) since 1951 and competition this year was as fierce as ever. 34 combinations started out over David Cole’s course of rustic fences, with marks available for both jumping and style. The testing track soon narrowed the field down to 12, who were all invited back to the Andrews Bowen International Arena for the ride and conformation judging. Ride judge Jessica Stalling, one of Australia’s most accomplished show riders,…

Livestream Horse of the Year Show 2024 from the comfort of your own home, at the stables or from the horsebox! With the 2024 Horse of the Year Show now underway (9th-13th October) the big question on everyone’s lips is where can I livestream this year’s event? Read on to find out more. There’s nowhere better to be than the iconic NEC arena; a place where audiences can be inspired by world-class international Showjumping and Dressage, alongside an exciting lineup of national Showing Championships. The energising array of equestrian displays…

The Monart Sale is set to take place between 4th – 7th November 2024.  Once again, the elite sale will take place at Monart Equestrian, with two viewing days on 4th and 5th November, followed by an online sale on 6th and 7th November. Clearance rates have been consistently above 65% for the sale, with selectors looking to improve upon that number in 2024, with a more select criteria. The sale, which is ran by riders, for riders, will once again only feature 3-year-olds, all of which have been selected based on key attributes for them to become future 4* and…

Northumberland-based Silvermoor Ltd is celebrating a significant achievement after BETA International, where their Eco Treatsies were awarded Gold in the ‘Sustainability’ category of the New Product Awards and recognised as runner-up in the ‘Feed and Treat’ section. Eco Treatsies are economical and eco-friendly, packaged in recyclable paper. These grass treats are not only delicious but also low in sugar and starch, and high in fibre, making them a nutritious option for horses, ponies, llamas, alpacas, and donkeys. Crafted from 100% homegrown grass from Silvermoor’s farm, the grass is high-temperature dried…

Lycetts and Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Award empowers eventing charity to support rider wellbeing The British Eventing Support Trust has been awarded a £15,630 grant. This grant is from leading equine and bloodstock insurance broker Lycetts. It is part of the Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards. The funding will help the Trust continue to provide essential support to injured British Eventing competing members or those struggling with mental health challenges. It will ensure equestrians receive the financial and emotional support they need to recover and return to the…

The FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses 2024 in Lanaken (BEL) concluded after several days of intense competition, with entries from across the world showcasing the best of young horse breeding and talent. Held at the renowned Zangersheide, this year’s event brought out the finest five-, six-, and seven-year-old Jumping horses, with several familiar bloodlines making their mark once again.  5-Year-Olds The five-year-old final saw a strong field of competitors after two rounds of qualifiers, with 54 combinations making it to the ultimate test. Out of the…

FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final in Lier, Belgium. Excitement for the future of show jumping has grown, following the display of exceptional talent at the FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final in Lier, Belgium. The pony teams competing for glory were Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, Sweden, and The Netherlands.
Great Britain emerged victorious with an impressive performance, finishing with just one fault across the entire three rounds of jumping. This victory follows their success at the FEI Jumping European Championships for Ponies. Ireland claimed silver, and Belgium…

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Rising British star Max Warburton won the British Eventing Young Horse Championship class for six-year-olds, supported by The Howden Way, at Cornbury House Horse Trials on Saturday 14th September, 2024. Max, 26, rode Earl Dorado, a Diarado gelding owned by Max himself and Nicky and Robin Salmon. The Salmons are long-standing supporters of eventing who have owned top horses such as Lord Killinghurst and Mr Cruise Control with Andrew Nicholson.  Max completed on his dressage score of 27.5, and said: “The young horses are a massive part of the sport…

A new class for ex-racehorses will launch in 2025, thanks to Cornbury House Horse Trials and Jayne McGivern of Dash Grange Stud. The class, The Racehorses Eventing Challenge, to be held at Oxfordshires Cornbury House aims to raise the profile of thoroughbred horses’ suitability for eventing, and comes with a whopping first prize of £45,000. Both Jayne McGivern and Cornbury House Horse Trials’ founder and president David Howden are owners and breeders of racehorses as well as event horses, and bringing these two equestrian sports closer together is a shared…

William Funnell has scored another major win at Hickstead on the final day of the All England Tour, on Sunday 8th September 2024. Riding 12-year-old mare, Billy Picador, William Funnell took the All England Grand Prix honours in the all-weather Equine America Ring Three, after heavy rain made conditions too difficult in the International Arena. The ring change meant the course was redesigned overnight by course designer Ben Townley. Only nine of the 44 starters in the Grand Prix produced clears in the first round. William made the most of his…

In a shock announcement this evening, showjumper Guy Williams has spoke out on social media over the loss of his Puissance superstar, Mr Blue Sky. Guy wrote: “Blue you owe me nothing, you gave me your all, we raised every roof in the house, we were a partnership, you were a legend.I can’t say anymore, I can’t thank you enough for the pleasure you gave my family and friends.You were a true legend 💙💙💙My thoughts are also with @elaine_annis & Caroline & @phillipsrupertRIP Mr Blue Sky” The tall, impressive grey…

British Olympic gold medallist Ros Canter has taken a commanding lead after the first day of dressage at Defender Burghley. The world number two scored the outstanding mark of 19.9, which represents her best score at CCI5* level, on Alex Moody’s 11-year-old Izilot DHI. Dual Defender Burghley winner Pippa Funnell, the most experienced rider in the field, is currently in second place on MCS Maverick with a mark of 28.3, just 0.3 penalties ahead of the 2022 runners-up Tom Jackson and Capels Hollow Drift. The Swiss Olympian Felix Vogg is…

Para Dressage makes its entrance to Paris 2024 tomorrow September 3rd, at the spectacular Château de Versailles where a total of 76 athletes from 30 nations will compete over four days of competition. But who are the ones to watch? Find out below. All horses presented today (Monday) for the First Horse Inspection have passed and are ready to go. The first two days of competition will see the Individual Medal Events in all five Grades decided with the Grade III opening proceedings tomorrow (Tuesday). Sadly, Denmark’s Tobias Thorning Joergensen…