Category: News

Alastair Stewart Returns to BETA International ITV newscaster Alastair Stewart is to return to BETA International, where he will host the 2017 trade fair’s Talking Business feature – an exciting industry debate where the very latest hot topics take centre stage. “I am delighted to be taking part once again in this premier event for our industry,” he said. “Intelligent conversation is guaranteed from a top-class panel on all that matters to our sport and the brilliant industries that support it.” Alastair, an equestrian enthusiast who first took the helm…

Showjumper and polo player, Georgina Leigh Cantwell, enters the Big Brother House for 2016 Georgina Leigh Cantwell, a 26-year-old equestrian from Kent, last night entered the Big Brother House to compete for this year’s reduced prize fund of £100,000. The singleton, originally from Kent, moved to New York where she graduated from the prestigious Parsons School of Design. Georgina returned home during December of last year, as she missed polo, showjumping and her life in the UK. An equestrian from an early age, Georgina has ridden all of her life.…

Saracen Horse Feeds Supporting Ex-Military Personnel with HorseBack UK Saracen Horse Feeds are very pleased to announce they will be supporting HorseBack UK as their chosen charity, and welcoming the horses and team at the charity as new brand ambassadors. Based in Aberdeen, Horseback UK works tirelessly to rehabilitate ex-service men and woman by introducing them to horses through residential courses. By working with the horses amongst like minded groups, service personnel who have been both mentally and physically scarred can work towards regaining their confidence, dignity and especially in…

Eventer kicked in the head at CCI1* trot up *Warning Graphic Images below* Rebecca Page, a 19-year-old Event rider, sustained 20 stitches after her horse Liberty Bell II kicked her in the head during the trot up for the CCI1* event at Houghton Horse trials. Incredibly Rebecca showed true equestrian grit and determination and embodied the “get back on the horse” attitude when she completed the rest of the 1* event coming an impressive 33rd out of 76 starters. Rebecca described how the accident, which is every equestrian’s worst nightmare,…

Show your support for Equestrian Team GBR in the countdown to Rio The countdown to Rio is gathering pace and our top riders and horses are in full preparation to do battle for gold medal glory with the very best riders and teams from around the world. Now is the time to show your support for Equestrian Team GBR, whether you’re lucky enough to be travelling to Rio to cheer them on in person, or will rely on TV and online coverage from the comfort of your own home. With…

Cappuccino, the horse found close to death, wins World Horse Welfare Rehomed Horse of the Year 2016 thanks to Peebles family A horse found emaciated and almost too weak to stand has beaten all of the odds to be awarded Supreme Champion in World Horse Welfare’s Rehomed Horse of the Year 2016 thanks to the Tweeddale family who rehomed him two years ago. World Horse Welfare, Field Officer, Jeff Herrington was called to a welfare concern near Exeter in 2010 where he discovered over 100 horses on the same site…

The Echo Arena Liverpool will play host to some of the biggest names in showjumping, as the tremendously successful Liverpool International Horse show returns to give us a second year spectacular from the 31st of December to the 2nd of January 2017. Alongside the opportunity to witness some of the biggest household names in showjumping, we will also be lucky enough to have live music from the winners of Britain’s got Talent 2014, the spellbinding operatic four piece, Collabro. However the fun doesn’t end there as fantastic performances from Abba tribute…

The 2016 Charles Owen National Pony and Racesafe Equestrian Junior Championship titles were both taken by ambitious young females at Brand Hall Horse Trials in Shropshire over the weekend (3rd – 5th June). The competition also boasted an array of British Eventing classes which took place in superb sunshine with competitors set a true challenge over Janet Plant’s impressively designed cross country courses. Charles Owen National Pony Championship Round upAfter two consecutive years of the Charles Owen National Pony Championship wins being dominated by Thomas Tulloch, 15-year-old Saffron Cresswell (GBR) from…

Olympic Channel to include Equestrian Sport  FEI signs landmark agreement with Olympic Channel The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the global governing body for equestrian sport, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Olympic Channel. The FEI is one of 27 International Federations to have signed an agreement with the IOC to work together to bring sport to a massively increased television audience worldwide. “Sport touches many cultures and people of all ages and, in our efforts to maintain a long-lasting positive impact worldwide, we are delighted to be…

McLain Ward tops Longines Rankings Two-time Olympic gold medallist McLain Ward tops Longines Rankings American Olympic champion McLain Ward has shot from fourth to the top of the Longines Rankings, the world Jumping rankings. France’s Simon Delestre, who competed at his first Olympic Games at London 2012 and had held the world number one spot since March, is now second, with Germany’s three-time Olympian Christian Ahlmann close behind in third. France’s Penelope Leprevost, who made her Olympic début at London 2012, is now fourth, with Great Britain’s Scott Brash, who…

Would you like a fantastic weekend of fun at a top equestrian event, with plenty of entertainment for the whole family? Then look no further than Bolesworth International top-class show jumping, a magnificent dressage to music competition, a puissance and an action packed line up of displays and things to do. With a buzzing atmosphere, stylish grounds and incredible entertainment, there’s no better place to spend a summer’s weekend with your family than at Bolesworth International. What’s more the fun goes on all day, with performances from morning until evening over…

The Musical Drive of the Heavy Horses return for HOYS 2016 The Musical Drive of the Heavy Horses will be making a nostalgic return to this year’s Horse of the Year Show.  Last seen as a display in 2008, the popular and emotive Musical Drive performance delighted audiences with their superb harrowing display from the 1950’s up until their last display, at Wembley Arena, in 1999. The Musical Drive of the Heavey Horses was a tradition largely born out of necessity and it was Colonel Mike Ansell who solved the…

written by Roberta Coll Equisafety, the UK’s largest specialist in high visibility equine wear, have joined forces with an innovative road safety campaigner, Debbie Smith, who constructed the petition to ‘Make it law to pass by a horse wide and slow and abide by horse riders hand signals’. The campaign has already attracted an impressive 88,691 supporters. Debbie, from Penzance, contacted Equisafety as she already wore a lot of the products and asked them for their support in which they willingly gave. Equisafety are supporting Debbie by promoting her crucial…