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Olympic Equestrian Team Announced for Rio 2016 The Rio 2016 Olympic Equestrian Team was announced today, and there’s quite a line up in all disciplines to support Great Britain’s campaign! 12 athletes will compete across three disciplines, Showjumping, Dressage and Eventing at the Rio Olympic Games in August, 2016. The British Showjumping team includes favourite John Whitaker (riding Ornellaia), Nick Skelton (riding Big Star), Michael Whitaker (riding Cassionato) and Ben Maher (riding Tic Tac). Jessica Mendoza travels as reserve with Spirit T. British Dressage riders Charlotte Dujardin (riding Valegro) and Carl Hester (riding Nip…

Summer Fun at Bransby Horses Bransby Horses has an action packed summer planned so you can enjoy a wide variety of activities whilst learning more about their rescued horses, ponies and donkeys. Visitors can take part in donkey grooming for a ‘hands on’ experience, or for those that prefer to watch and learn there will be informative demonstrations about handling, riding, driving and health care. There will also be regular children’s craft sessions, quizzes and games. Activities take place on selected days only so please visit the website for further…

Near-to-death and pregnant Blue Cross rescue mare has healthy foal Cinderella’s tale of horrific suffering has had a happy ending thanks to pet charity Blue Cross. The elderly, emaciated and pregnant mare was one of the worst welfare cases the charity had ever seen but unstinting care from devoted staff at Blue Cross has resulted in the remarkable mare producing a beautiful, healthy foal. Cinderella, a Thoroughbred cross, was one of a group of abandoned horses found fly grazing by the RSPCA. She was in such a terrible state that…

Spillers unveils new Balancers, making the choice simple SPILLERS has unveiled a range of six new and improved, clearly named Balancers, to help horse owners easily choose the ideal combination of nutrients to balance their horses’ diets every day. The names of the six new and improved products – Daily Balancer, Lite + Lean Balancer, Original Multi Balancer, Pro Performance Balancer, Supple + Senior Balancer and Gro N’ Win® Stud Balancer – clearly reflect their roles. Each one has been precisely formulated with the base diet at the heart of the…

Win a Huge £5,000 Sponsorship with TopSpec Sponsorship with TopSpec TOPSPEC has launched an amazing ‘once in a lifetime’ sponsorship 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! The North Yorkshire-based horse feed experts wants to hear from you! You could win sponsorship with TopSpec! Well known for their range of feed balancers and other innovative horse feed, TopSpec already sponsor leading names Nicola Wilson, Kitty King, Andrew Nicholson, Hayley Watson-Greaves,…

Lara Dyson Welcomes Baby Girl Dressage rider and Cyden Stallions owner Lara Dyson welcomes baby girl with husband Gary Dressage rider and Cyden Stallions owner Lara Dyson and her husband Gary are delighted to welcome their daughter Annabelle Rose Edwards. Annabelle Rose was born on June 28, weighing eight pounds four and a half ounces, after making Lara wait 10 days beyond her due date. Having ridden in the British Dressage National Winter Championships while 31 weeks pregnant Annabelle is sure to be riding before she can walk, and is a…

Throstlenest Saddlery Enjoys Growing Online Success ONLINE SALES HELP FAMILY-RUN SADDLERY BECOME A RUNAWAY SUCCESS The owners Throstlenest Saddlery, a saddlery and equestrian shop just outside Barnsley, have seen their business grow thanks to a recent surge in online sales. Husband-and-wife team David and Jayne Baxter, who run Throstlenest Saddlery at Silkstone Common, say that investment in the website has enabled them to expand their customer base. Over the past two months, online sales have increased by 50 per cent – something which David believes is down to attracting horse…

Steph Gumn Blog July 2016 Steph Gumn: Six month’s into the year already! I have no idea how this has happened. It’s gone a bit different to how I imagined but, I wouldn’t change a thing so far! Axl is really getting into shows now with a couple of placings under his belt. I’m hoping if we can continue at the rate we are, he will be ready for the national four-year-olds in August. Nemo has been turned away to mature, I did give him a sneaky loose jump though…

Charity expresses thanks to everyone who helped raise over £25,000 at the iconic event! World Horse Welfare is delighted to announce that it raised more than £25,000 as Charity of the Year at the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. The event has been described as an overwhelming success. Thousands of visitors flocked to the World Horse Welfare trade stand and cross country marquee over the five days of the event. The response to World Horse Welfare’s two main ring displays was amazing. Countless children and adults alike enjoyed the…

William Whitaker wins the Hickstead Equestrian.com Derby William Whitaker was the only rider who left all the fences standing to win today’s Derby at Hickstead. Riding the aptly-named Glenavadra Brilliant, William Whitaker rode an assured clear to finish just over the optimum time allowed of 180sec to collect one time fault. Having finished third with this horse in 2014 and second in 2015, William was on a countdown to victory in this class and today he duly delivered. William Whitaker, 26, is originally from Huddersfield but now lives in Belgium. He is now the third member…

FEI Nations Cup Dressage, report by Louise Parkes The Netherlands came out on top in the hotly-contested fourth leg of the FEI Nations Cup Dressage 2016 series in Rotterdam last night. And the home hero was 28-year-old Diederik van Silfhout whose Freestyle performance, with Arlando NOP helped pin Team USA into runner-up spot. Sweden finished third ahead of France in fourth and Great Britain in fifth place in the final analysis. The result was decided over three classes, and a total of seven nations started in Thursday’s Grand Prix. Following Thursday’s…

Ireland’s David Simpson had his first major win in Hickstead’s International Arena on Friday, taking the Derby Trial. Tactics came to the fore in the jump-off, when David Simpson (riding Gotti Van Paemel) faced two rivals in the form of William Funnell and Shane Breen. First to go was William, who finished in a time of 64.30sec, but knocked one fence to finish on four faults. Hickstead-based Shane Breen picked up an unfortunate eight faults, paving the way for David to go for a steady clear. “He’s not fast, but…

Tracy Priest Succeeds in Derby Tankard Tracy Priest has her prayers answered in the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard  Tracy Priest won the Derby Tankard today at Hickstead, on a day when leading ladies came to the fore. Tracy has been having a superb run of form so far at the Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting so far! She had already notched up a win in Wednesday’s Senior Foxhunter first round. She later followed up with another win today in the 1.20m Hickstead Novice Championship. In the Derby Tankard, seven riders went into the…

Très Health, the health & fitness centre based in Chelsea, held the official launch party for their new ‘Rider Services’ at their stunning clinic over looking the Thames last night. The event held in conjunction with Quintessentially Equestrian was well attended by some well known faces from the world of eventing, dressage and showjumping. Those who attended included International eventer Nicky Roncoroni, International dressage rider Bobby Hayler & Gold Medallist Para Dressage Rider Natasha Baker. Guest speaker for the evening included international show jumper Jay Halim, who was a client and…

A horse found with an arrow in his head in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire is being treated by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hatfield. The 15-month-old colt, Widget, was found on Saturday evening around 7pm. He was initially treated by vet Nicole Larkin, of RVC. The arrow had narrowly missed his eye and other important vital structures. The RVC have said Widget is “comfortable and recovering well after surgery” and they are “delighted with his progress so far.” Everything Horse caught up with Widget’s owner Hannah Dorsett, to ‘check in’ on his recovery…

Hickstead launches photography competition Hickstead launch photography competition ahead of 2016 season’s schedule. The Directors of the All England Jumping Course are on the search for photographs that really sum up those moments that make Hickstead’s shows so special. For the first time Hickstead is holding a photo competition, to search for the best images from our 2016 season. The theme is #HicksteadMoments and the photos can be of anything that sums up the Hickstead experience – from showjumping action shots and beautiful showing photos, to photos of people enjoying themselves at the…

Michel Hendrix Hits the Right Note at Bolesworth International Dutch showjumper Michel Hendrix hailed the “biggest win” of his career ater landing the Bolesworth CSI **** International four-star grand prix on Sunday. And his audience raised a glass to the appropriately-named Baileys after Hendrix guided the 10-year-old gelding to victory by more than three seconds in the jump-off of Bolesworth’s headline class, sponsored by Equerry Horse Feeds. Thirteen combinations went through from round one, including the solitary British clear – defending champiom Yazmin Pinchen – and four managed double clears,…