Category: horse News

A Fantastic Couple of Months – Stephen Hayes Well it’s been a fantastic couple of months in Florida and now I’m back in New Jersey running the barn of clients and horses up north for Olympic Rider Cesar Parra. We have such a lovely range of clients at Piaffe Performance and a small but mighty team here in New Jersey, including a talented Finnish rider, Merita Hagrén who has recently proven to have a great ability to teach as well Dominique Cassavetis another great rider here, who has been with…

An Evening with Top Riders at Badminton Horse Trials Unique Opportunity for Evening with Eventing Experts at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials Cross Country Preview evening offers exclusive insight from Yogi Breisner, Harry Meade, Ian Stark and Zara Tindall (nee Phillips). An exclusive preview evening on Friday 6th May offers the chance to gain insight to the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials’ iconic cross country course with some of the eventing world’s top riders and experts including Yogi Breisner, Harry Meade, Ian Stark and Zara Tindall. Hosted by the Horse…

Horses during spring can present many challenges for owners. Here we take a look at eight tongue-in-cheek behaviours that you may well be able to relate to. As spring approaches, out goes the fluffy monster stood in the stable munching on hay, in comes the gladiator of the horse world…yes we’re talking about your horse. The quieter winter month’s may have fooled you into thinking your horse has turned over a new leaf, let us warn you though as things may be about to (if they haven’t already) start to…

Hannah Bown is Crowned Novice Restricted National Winter Champion Hannah Bown, and her seven-year-old gelding, Sandro’s Storm, are riding high after being crowned Novice Restricted National Champions at the Winter Dressage Championships held at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire. Hannah, who qualified on a wildcard at Merrist Wood, also took fourth in the Novice Restricted Music Freestyle on the first day of the championships before going on to win the Novice Restricted Championship with a score of 71.09%. Said Hannah: “This is unbelievable, it’s completely unexpected. It’s the best Stanley has ever…

Heather Bennett Pleased to Welcome BETTA Life to Team of Sponsors Team GB Para Dressage Rider Heather Bennett is pleased to be welcoming BETTA Life to her team of sponsors. Newly launched to the equestrian market, the BETTA Life, PharmaQuin Joint Complete HA supplement has been formulated with the sports horse in mind. The aim of the new product was to create a joint supplement using the highest grade active ingredients with no bulking agents or fillers, that supports and maintains healthy joint function in the sports horse. BETTA Life…

Update to British Eventing protective headwear rules British eventing protective headwear rule update, important please read. British Eventing (BE) rules relating to the cross country requirements for protective headwear have been reviewed following recent events.  This specifically relates to the wording in rule 7.2.3 “having no peak, peak type extensions or noticeable protuberances above the eyes or to the front”.  British Eventing has been made aware of a specific part of the permitted standards that permits a small, smooth protuberance to the front of a hat, but not a peak.…

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Will Yazmin Pinchen be Able to Defend Grand Prix Title at Bolesworth? Grand Prix Champion Yazmin Hopes For More Bolesworth Brilliance… Yazmin Pinchen hopes to be back at Bolesworth CSI**** International this summer to defend a grand prix title that provided arguably the greatest moment of her showjumping career so far. The 22-year-old Sussex rider lit up a thrilling Bolesworth grand prix finale last June, producing a masterclass on the chestnut gelding Van De Vivaldi by jumping three clear rounds to eclipse a world-class field that included the likes of…

Hannah Biggs Wins Advanced Medium Open Freestyle Hannah Biggs and Don Caledonian, known as Archie at home, were over the moon this week after winning the Advanced Medium Open Freestyle at the Winter Dressage Championships.  Almost two years ago, Haygain® sponsored rider Hannah Biggs and her bright hope for the future, Archie, secured a title at Medium level, so it was celebrations all round after their exciting win in the Advanced Medium Freestyle class at the Winter Dressage Championships at Hartpury. The Advanced Medium Open class is always competitive and…

Remus Horse Sanctuary Hit by Storm Katie Remus Horse Sanctuary – Ingatestone, Essex – On Tuesday 29 March 2016, a gust of wind from the tail end of Storm Katie completely demolished one of the Sanctuary’s much-needed field shelters. This particular shelter is beyond repair and will cost approximately £3000 to replace it. The double shelters that the Sanctuary would like to provide cost in the region of £7000 each. Following the storm, the total number of single shelters has now been reduced to seven, and all horses, ponies and…

Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials Delighted to Welcome Back Caviera Bedding After an extremely successful first year, Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials is delighted to welcome Caviera Bedding back to the 2016 event (8th-11th September) as official bedding supplier. Nick Walker, Director of Caviera Bedding, said: “Official bedding supplier status at Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in 2015 was a defining moment for Caviera Bedding. “We were able to talk to riders at all levels, as well as the competitors who used our Raviera Pro at this fabulous event, and developed relationships with retailers, and…

BETA International on target for successful 2017 trade fair BETA International 2017 is limbering up for another highly successful show as more than 70 per cent of stand space has already been taken by companies from the UK and overseas. “With nine months to go until next year’s trade fair, things are continuing to gather momentum at an incredibly positive rate,” said BETA International sales manager James Palmer. “This puts us in a fantastic position and allows us to consolidate and shift up a gear as we move forward into…

British Dressage Monthly Round-up with Daisy Jackson British Dressage – Another month packed with competitions, excited winners and qualifications to the National Championships. Among the winners was Sparsholt Elementary Open Regional Champion Claire Randall, bagging herself and her own Undaunted a ticket to the Nationals which will be held at Hartpury College. Claire and ‘Super ted’ gained 72.66%! After their win I got the chance to catch up with Claire and talk a little more about their journey together and how buying Ted came about… ‘‘Undaunted ‘Super ted ‘ at home…

Ladies Day Comes to Bolesworth International 2016 Ladies Day to add a dash of glamour to Bolesworth International Bolesworth International (16 to 19 June 2016) will kick off in fine style this year, with a glamorous Ladies Day on the opening day. For the first time, there will be a dedicated Ladies Day, giving the ladies the perfect opportunity to dress up and look glamorous. Judges will be surveying outfits to crown one dazzling lady as ‘Miss Bolesworth’ 2016. This will be the first running of this exciting addition to…

Kelsall Hill Horse Trials Gain Sponsorship from Grubs Kelsall Hill Horse Trials offers competitors ‘grass root’ level eventing with BE80 and BE90 classes right up to Advanced Intermediate classes over the three days. The course is designed by Captain Mark Phillips and is built by David Evans, Richard Taylor and their team. Grub’s, neoprene performance boot experts, are delighted to continue their support in the eventing world by sponsoring a fence at the recent British Eventing Kelsall Hill Horse Trials. Said David Foster of Grub’s: “We love the sport of…

Equestrian Industry Pulls Together to Show Support for #blueforbonnie #blueforbonnie – Following the tragic loss of young Bonnie Armitage thousands of #blueforbonnie tweets and social shares, from as far as Canada have been circulating social media. Bonnie was fatally injured whilst out riding on Saturday during a hunt in the Cotswolds. The nine-year-old received the fatal blow while riding her much loved Shetland pony. Despite initial internet trolls posting unnecessary comments on a anti-hunting social media page, the equestrian industry has stepped out in force to show their support to…

Contributor Bio – Barry Cridland Dip CBH Barry Cridland holds a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy with The UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy (independently awarded and externally verified by NCFE) and is also certified in Sports Hypnosis in association with the Centre of Sports Hypnosis. He is a member of the respected CNHC and the NCH (MNCH) Reg. Barry works with horse riders at all levels from professional to beginner, focusing on overcoming self-limiting beliefs and moving towards new levels of riding success and fulfilment. Typically, he supports riders who are scared of…

Horse and Country TV announces extensive Badminton Horse and Country TV viewers will be able to watch hours of action from this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (4th-8th May) on Horse & Country TV. Programming will be available both on the channel and on H&C Play, H&C’s online service, which is also available on smartphone and tablet via apps. For the first time ever, all 6.5hrs of cross-country action will be exclusively available to watch on-demand on H&C Play from Monday 9th May, the day after Badminton reaches its…

BETA International 2017 Charities Confirmed BETA International 2017 Charities announced as Riding for the Disabled Association and HorseBack UK BETA International has named two chosen charities for its 2017 show – Riding for the Disabled Association, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through the provision of horse riding and carriage driving, and HorseBack UK, an organisation that was set up to help military personnel suffering from complex trauma, acute psychological injury and amputation through equine-assisted rehabilitation. Both charities will enjoy a powerful presence at the…

Ben Maher and Sarena Triumph in $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5* Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Jane Clark’s Sarena jumped to victory in the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*   Grand prix action at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded with an exciting international showdown Saturday night as Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Jane Clark’s Sarena jumped to victory in the $500,000 Rolex Grand Prix CSI 5*. The finale grand prix for the winter circuit, Maher and Sarena topped a seven-horse jump-off, with McLain Ward (USA) and…