Category: Eventing News

Bloomfields Horseboxes Ltd to be the Official Horsebox sponsor of Badminton Horse Trials 2023 Bloomfields Horseboxes Ltd will be the official horsebox partner at Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, on May 4-8.   A family run business, with its large Worksop based factory, supplies equestrian clients world wide while still retaining the personal touch. During the Badminton weekend, former dual winner and international rider William Fox-Pitt will take delivery of his new lorry. Olympic gold medallist and reigning Badminton champion Laura Collett is an ambassador for Bloomfields and recently…

Olympic event rider, Jonty Evans, has announced his Para-Dressage debut after re-evaluating his career following his fall in 2018. Admitting the process to change from an event rider to para-dressage was a mental challenge, the rider is looking forward making his debut at Solihull, March 30. “I can’t pretend that the mental process involved in coming to terms with this decision has been smooth, it hasn’t”. A social media statement read. Riding his Olympic horse, Cooley Rorkes Drift, stable name Art, Evans is hopeful he’ll do the 16.1hh bay gelding…

5* event rider, Georgie Goss (nee Spence) has announced that her return to competing this summer will be under the Irish flag, a decision that was made after years of consideration. In what has already been a big year of change for the Wiltshire-based rider, Georgie and her husband Toby are also looking forward to welcoming their first child in a matter of weeks. On moving away from riding for British teams to support the Irish federations, Georgie commented; I’m excited to announce the change to Irish nationality from the…

The Pony Club is excited to launch a brand-new eventing class, named the EQUIDRY Chairmans Cup, that will take place during The JCB Pony Club Championships this August. Sponsored by EQUIDRY, The Chairmans Cup will offer members a new Pony Club Eventing experience. This format will put forward an additional challenge to existing classes featuring a Trot Up prior to The Dressage Phase, followed by the Cross Country and finally on the last day, Show Jumping in reverse order.  The Chairmans Cup will be a team and individual competition which…

Team Belgium are decisive winners the opening leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™, by Eleanore Kelly It was a clean sweep for Team Belgium, who claimed the first leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™, held in Montelibretti (ITA). With consistent three-phase performances by all four of their riders, they finished on a score of 93.7 penalties. The home nation Italy lagged some way behind in second on a score of 152.3, whilst Switzerland finished third on 192.1.  Three of the four Belgian riders finished inside the top ten…

A new British Eventing League has been announced for 2023, which will run across six of the BEDE Event competitions, sponsored by Agria Lifetime Equine. Read on to find out more on what to expect, when. BE100 competitors will reap the rewards of a brand-new competitive league across the 2023 season, with points earned towards major prizes at the end of the year. Sponsored by the world’s oldest pet insurer, who last year launched the UK’s only lifetime insurance for horses, The Agria Lifetime Equine BE100 League will take place…

A leading equestrian event bringing together hundreds of school and riding club competitors from across the UK is expanding for 2023, opening up to a wider range of entrants. Entries are now open for the National Schools and Riding Clubs Two-Day Event, which is the only event of its kind in the UK and attracts up to 300 riders each year.  Now in its 22nd year, this year’s event includes a new 70cm class to open it up to a wider field of competitors, with a new spectator area introduced…

For the second time, eventing teams from Central and Eastern Europe will be able to compete for qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games during Equestrian Festival Baborówko. The flagship eventing show in Baborówko – Equestrian Festival Baborówko 2023 – will take place in May. The competition will be played out on May 18-21, 2023, and the prize pool will once again rank the event among the most subsidized competitions of its kind in the world. “We try to ensure that every year the riders and fans can experience new…

Competition concluded on Sunday at Osberton International Horse Trials as Ros Canter galloped to success in the feature BEDE CCI3*-L class with MHS Seventeen. The Lincolnshire-based rider has been in great form this year and her championship run continued at the Nottinghamshire venue for owners Lady Milnes Coates and Deidre Johnston. Ros and the attractive bay gelding, battled to the end with a superb clear in the showjumping to overhaul overnight leader Mollie Summerland and Flow 7 when a fence fell for the pair. Said Ros: “Vinnie has been fantastic…

The crowds came out in their droves to enjoy an action packed third day at Osberton International. Sara Squires and the talented grey, Van Kaunitz bought from the Verden Hannoverian Auction, by video, started the day well when heading a fantastic line up in The Howden Way 5YO Championship. Said Sara: “He is very talented and so rideable.  He did a really nice test and coped so well over the three days. “He has never galloped that fast and there were quite a few questions on the cross country but he was brilliant. “I loved…

The second day of Osberton International Horse Trials saw major stars of the sport head to the top of the leaderboard across the main two sections, the Investec CCI2*-L and BEDE CCI3*-L. Oliver Townend and Finley Du Loir are set for cross country in pole position for owner Sir John Peace in the Investec CCI2*-L with Ros Canter and Creevagh Mohill in second and Saffron Cressell and Vivendi Hero coming home third at the end of the dressage. Mollie Summerland and Flow 7 are in first place in the BEDE…

Day one of the Land Rover Blair Castle International Horse Trials welcomed some impressive dressage performances, most notably by Oliver Townend and Tom McEwen, who gave nothing short of masterclasses. Four-star long format Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent sit at the top of the four-star long format class at the end of the dressage phase. Last into the arena in front of the Ground Jury of Robert Stevenson, Valery Pride and Nikki Herbert, Cooley Rosalent looked superb. The eight-year-old Irish Sport Horse, by Valent out of Bellaney Jewel and owned…

Samantha Jimmison sees off Oliver Townend in biggest career win World number one Oliver Townend was within touching distance of completing the second leg of the Northumberland Challenge – a £22,000 prize-pot for winning the CCI2*-S classes at three northern events – but was denied victory in the AW Jenkinson CCI2*-S at Alnwick Ford by Samantha Jimmison. Doncaster-based Samantha was 13th after dressage on her six-year-old mare Lenelaheleen W, but added nothing in the showjumping and cross-country phases to her mark of 31.8 to score her first-ever international success. “I…

Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, has attracted a top-class field of entries which is headed by Great Britain’s reigning Olympic, World and European champions and includes 14 of the top 20 riders in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings. The Olympic team gold medallists will be competing against each other at 5-star level for the first time since the trio won Gold in Tokyo last year: Tom McEwen rides his individual silver medallist Toledo de Kerser, world number one Oliver Townend has Ballaghmor Class and Laura Collett rides…

THE new British Eventing 4YO Showcase at this year’s Osberton International Horse Trials proved a resounding success with 41 entered in this innovative addition to the schedule. The Four-year-old Showcase includes a new dressage test, with the showjumping and cross-country all in one arena incorporating a water jump, bank and ditch. After a fantastic afternoon, the class went to Flora Harris with MGH Hildare Harlequin owned by Anna Sims Hilditch. Said Flora: Anna bought him as a three-year-old from Padraig McCarthy and I really feel he is going to be…