Category: horse News

New World Record Set for The Most People Throwing Wellington Boots Meirion Owen, a well-respected sheepdog handler, judge and event organiser has set a new World record for ‘The Most People Throwing Wellington Boots Simultaneously’. Outdoor boot specialist, Grubs, supported Owen during the RWAS May Day Fair at Llanarthne Hall & Playing Fields. The original Guiness Book of Records number stood at 431, but the people of South Wales who participated in the attempt smashed this and it now stands at a whopping 636. Said Meirion: “I was ecstatic when…

Izzy Taylor Dominates Retraining of Racehorses at Barbury #Barbury2017 Izzy Taylor dominated the Retraining of Racehorses competition at the St James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials yesterday (8th July). Finishing in first and third places, Izzy rode Alex Phillips’s Zippi Jazzman, who was trained by Ralph Beckett and Star of Memory respectively. This is the 10th running of this prestigious class at Barbury, sponsored by the charity Retraining of Racehorses and the National Trainers Federation, the aim of which is to find meaningful alternative careers for ex-racehorses, especially those off…

Emily King Scores First International Win at Barbury International #Barbury2017 Emily King (GBR) scored her first international win riding the 13-year-old mare Walitze F Vejgardat, owned by Jane Del Missier at the St James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials. “Walitze is really good at this two-star level. She’s quite a sharp mare, has an amazing gallop and moves like a dressage horse” said Emily. Emily’s boyfriend, Sam Ecroyd, rode to victory on The Quiet Man, an eight-year-old by Quiet Edition, for section E. Sam purchased the horse as a three-year-old at…

William Fox-Pitt Leads after Day 1 of Barbury International #Barbury2017 William Fox-Pitt (GBR) riding Clifton Signature leads the CIC*** dressage after the first day of competition at the St. James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials. Fox-Pitt, who recently took over the ride on Clifton Signature from Jonathan Paget, performed a lovely dressage to score 40.7 penalties. Commenting after his dressage, Fox-Pitt said; “It’s early days as this is my first dressage on Clifton Signature at this level. He is a lovely horse and I think there is more to come…

Prohibited substance case under FEI anti-doping rules  #FEI The FEI has announced an adverse analytical finding involving a prohibited substance. The new case involves the use of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid, which is a Banned Substance under the FEI’s Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMRs). Horse: Shiners Chic (FEI ID 103DF20/GBR) Person Responsible: Jessica Sternberg (FEI ID 10055844/GBR) Event: CRI3* – Katy, Texas (USA), 20-21.04.2017 Prohibited Substance: Stanozolol The athlete has been provisionally suspended from the date of notification (5 July 2017) until the FEI Tribunal renders a decision. The horse…

Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili Continue Streak to Take $35,000 1.45m Suncast® Commercial Welcome Stake CSI 3* #TryonInternationalEquestrianCenter Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili won yet again today at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), this time victorious in the $35,000 1.45m Suncast® Commercial Welcome Stake CSI 3*. Vanderveen and Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili stopped the timers in 36.296 seconds to take the win ahead of Abigail McArdle (USA) and Cade, who earned second place with a time of 36.514 seconds. Paul O’Shea (IRL)…

Chio Aachen Welcomes The World’s Best to Contend for the First Equestrian Major of 2017 Elite competitors and world-class show jumping will be on display at CHIO Aachen this July, as the sport’s leading riders compete in the first equestrian Major of the year. Each summer over 360,000 spectators travel to the iconic equestrian venue in West Germany to watch five disciplines of equestrian sport over 10 days, this includes dressage, eventing, driving, vaulting and show jumping. Hailed as the world’s greatest equine sporting exhibition, the historic CHIO Aachen is…

Final qualifiers in the run up to the British Showjumping National Championships With so many competitors who have already picked up their qualifying tickets to the British Showjumping National Championships set to take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th – 13th August, there is still time for many more to qualify. Summer shows are well underway and for those who are eligible there are still a number of second round competitions available to contest. Second round competitions are open to those who have qualified through from…

WIN TopSpec Sponsorship #Win a Huge £5,000 Sponsorship with TopSpec It’s time to shine for your chance to WIN TopSpec sponsorhip! TOPSPEC is running an amazing sponsorship competition where one lucky winner will receive £5,000 worth of prizes. Whatever your chosen discipline, show jumping, dressage, eventing, showing or endurance the competition is open to everyone and the North Yorkshire-based horse feed experts wants to hear from you! The 2016 sponsorship search was awarded to dressage rider Amy Schiessl who says: “The sponsorship has just been fantastic, I can’t thank everyone…

Riders around the UK qualify for the British Showjumping National Championships With only five weeks left before the start of the British Showjumping National Championships, hundreds of riders around the UK have secured their place at the highly coveted finals held at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th– 13th August. Sophie Huntley, age 15, from Salisbury has qualified for the National Championships across three classes with her two horses; Jumping Jazz Flass and Little Miss BlackBerry. After originally taking Jazz on as an apparently ‘un-rideable horse’, Sophie and…

Animal rescuers round-up urban herd of horses on the loose on housing estate! RSPCA, Cambridgeshire Police and Fenland Animal Rescue return 10 loose ponies to safety of their field Animal rescuers and police officers turned cowboy for the day after being called to round-up a herd of ponies running loose in Peterborough over the weekend. The RSPCA were called on Saturday morning (1 July) to reports of 10 ponies roaming around a housing estate in Peterborough. RSPCA inspector Justin Stubbs, officers from Cambridgeshire Police and volunteers from Fenland Animal Rescue…

Blue Cross Shetland ponies join celebrations at Guy’s Hospital Cancer Survivors’ Day Two Blue Cross Shetland ponies, who are now working as therapy animals, trotted their way into Guy’s Cancer Centre to help celebrate Cancer Survivors’ Day on 25 June 2017. It is an annual event run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The ponies are currently on loan from the national pet charity to Equilibrium for Life, an organisation that uses horses and ponies for therapy and equine assisted learning. The equines Dame Maggie and Princess Rose,…

An Afternoon at Tweenhills raises a huge £11,000 for charity Brooke On 15 June, Gloucestershire based Tweenhills Farm and Stud hosted an exclusive equestrian themed event raising £11,000 for The Brooke – Action for Working Horses and Donkeys, a charity helping working equines in developing countries. Tweenhills, and stud owner David Redvers, generously opened the doors for an afternoon featuring a spectacular parade of thoroughbred talent, including leading first season sire Havana Gold along with fellow stallions Hot Streak, Charm Spirit and Dunaden, a gallery of images from the Mongol…

NEW Stable Shield Anti-Bacterial Stable Paint  STABLE Shield has launched a new range of anti-bacterial stable paint which helps prevent the spread of bacteria by up to 99.8% Whilst many people will rejoice when they hear we are enjoying milder weather conditions, sadly in the equine industry this is actually causing more problems and creating the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. Competition horses need the very best environment to live in, keeping them healthy so they can be trained to the best of their ability. It is therefore extremely important…

SPILLERS Summer Offer on Balancers SPILLERS is celebrating the benefits of Balancers with a special offer on its range of six products in this category. You will find discounts of between £3.00 and £5.00 off flashed bags for six weeks from 3rd July, in selected stores while stocks last. Balancers are growing fast in popularity yet there’s still some misunderstanding about their true purpose. To help make it easier for you to get to grips with how and when to feed one Clare Barfoot RNutr, the research and development manager…

Blenheim Palace’s David Evans to build Tokyo 2020 cross-country track David Evans, course-designer and course-builder at the SsangYong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, is to build the cross-country course at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. David and his team built the Mike Etherington-Smith-designed track at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, and have been chosen as builders for designer Derek di Grazia in Tokyo. David, who lives in Oxfordshire locally to Blenheim, has long been one of Britain’s best and most popular course-builders, working at venues such as Chatsworth, Bramham,…

Collective Equestrian Riders to Compete at Hickstead CDI Champagne corks were popping last week, when all three of the dressage riders behind Collective Equestrian were selected to compete at the prestigious Hickstead CDI in July 2017. High scores at Hickstead last week, for Collective Equestrian founder, Jonny Clarke-West and his fellow riders Alex Harrison and Elizabeth Allen put them at the forefront for selection to the prestigious international competition in July. Jonny Clarke-West will debut his own 9 year-old Zick-Zack Toftegard at Small Tour. Meanwhile Alex Harrison and Ruben IV were…

FEI Tribunal issues Final Decisions on banned substance cases The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decisions on three banned substance cases under the FEI’s Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMRs). Samples taken on 4 September 2015 from the horse Houkoumi G (FEI ID 104XV97/BEL), ridden by Evelyne Stoffel (FEI ID 10128731/BEL) at the CEI1* 100 in Virton (BEL), tested positive for the opioid analgesic O-Desmethyl-Tramadol. The FEI Tribunal has imposed a 15-month suspension on the athlete with a fine of CHF 2,500 and contribution of 1,000 CHF towards…

Tryon International Equestrian Host Pony Spectacular The Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) Summer Series is excited to present the USHJA Foundation Pony Spectacular as part of competition this week at the venue, which will include fun entertainment and events for competitors and their families, as well as spectators and fans. Pony Class Highlights:   Majority of the pony classes throughout the week will be hosted in the George H. Morris Arena to help riders and their mounts prepare for USEF Pony Finals, which will take place later in this summer…

Andrew Nicholson targets historic sixth consecutive win at Barbury Andrew Nicholson (NZL), five times consecutive winner of the CIC*** competition at the St. James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials, has his sights set on a sixth Barbury title.  Based locally at Lockeridge, Marlborough, the current world number two will head to Barbury with eight horses to compete across the four days, from 6th to the 9th of July. Sixteen nations are represented and over 1000 horse and rider combinations will compete, featuring some of the best in the world.  The…

Nominate An Outstanding Achiever for NEF Equestrian Award The National Equine Forum (NEF) Organising Committee is calling for all unacknowledged equestrian achievers to be nominated for the Sir Colin Spedding Award 2018 (NEF Equestrian Award), which is fast becoming one of the most important awards in the UK’s equestrian industry. The Sir Colin Spedding Award is presented annually to an exceptional unsung hero or heroine of the equestrian world. Any individual or organisation from any equestrian field is eligible for the award, as long as their outstanding qualities have not…

Meadow Office Services are thrilled to announce their official launch. The business, which has been created by Caroline Gudgeon, aims to help the equestrian business owner with all aspects of office work including bookkeeping, payroll, admin and diary planning. Bookkeeping language and regulations are synonymous across every industry however choosing one whom specialises in and understands the equine world can result in a more efficient service and a better, less stressful outcome for you. “Having a bookkeeper who understands the life of an equine business owner is imperative,” Caroline explains.…

Sensor Technology Enhances Relationship Between Lameness and Back Problems in Horses Sensor technology is allowing experts from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Animal Health Trust to enhance their understanding of the relationship between lameness and back problems in horses. It has long been acknowledged that horses with lameness often also present back problems, and horses diagnosed with back problems also show limb related lameness. The interaction between the two is bio-mechanically complex, and how lameness may lead to back problems or how back problems may create lameness is comparatively…

Liverpool International Horse Show Early Bird Offer 20% Off – ENDS June 30 IT’S all systems go with a feast of top class show jumping, family entertainment and new for 2017 – Dressage to Music – planned for this year’s Liverpool International Horse Show – December 29 to 31. And if that’s not all the show is running an Early Bird offer with a great 20% off tickets bought before June 30, 2017. Tickets start from as little as £13 plus booking fees. Simply log on to www.liverpoolhorseshow.com and enter the code…