Horse News

Tithebarn takes on the role of UKTI Export Champion 2016! Tithebarn, the company that makes the Rockies range of mineralised salt licks for horses and livestock, is delighted to announce that it has been recruited as a UKTI Export Champion for the North West.   “We’re honoured and privileged to be part of this,” says Jeremy Sample, Sales Director of Tithebarn. “We were selected due to our success exporting our products globally. As part of the Export Champion initiative, our expertise in relation to exporting is used to help other companies in the North West export their products overseas. We’re

Devil’s Claw joins the list of FEI banned substances  – Competitors and owners are responsible for keeping themselves up to speed with the current list of prohibited competition substances. If competing under FEI rules, the active ingredient, Devil’s Claw, was moved onto the governing body’s controlled medication list, this happened in 2016. This means Devil’s Claw is a banned substance under this body. Devil’s Claw has commonly been used to help ease muscle pain in horses for years. Surprisingly, it has also been used to treat arthritis in humans! However, the herb contains harpagoside, an anti-inflammatory, which is now on the FEI’s banned list of

Leida Collins-Strijk Rides Don Tignanello to Victory on Final Day of AGDF 1 With Win in FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle After competition was postponed in the early morning due to continued inclement weather surrounding Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Leida Collins-Strijk (NED) and Don Tignanello made the most of their afternoon in the Global International Ring at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) as competition resumed at 10am. The pair received a 73.700% to take the win in the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle presented by The Axel Johnson Group on the final day of the first full week of

Laura Chapot Tops Large Field In $75,000 Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Grand Prix at First Week of WEF The first week of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with the highlight class of the week, the $75,000 Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Grand Prix. A large starting field of 52 entries contested the first round course, and 17 of those advanced to the jump-off. It was the always speedy Laura Chapot (USA) who came out on top of the results with Quointreau un Prince, owned by Chapot and McLain Ward. Abdel Said (EGY) and AS Sport Horses’ Hope van

Girl Power Reigns Over $75,000 Battle of the Sexes at Winter Equestrian Festival Girl Power ! Men and Women were pitted against each other for the eighth annual $75,000 Battle of the Sexes in front of a crowd of more than 5,000 spectators during the first “Saturday Night Lights” of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). After three rounds of competition that ended in a duel between the final two riders, the women broke the tie that ended the 2015 battle to come out on top this year. Girl Power ! The men

The winners of the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards have been honoured in Dubai (UAE). HE Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa (BRN), FEI 2nd Vice President, member of the FEI Executive Board and President of FEI Regional Group VII, was awarded the Arab Administrator Award – Kingdom of Bahrain. HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, FEI Honorary President and Goodwill Ambassador, was also honoured, taking the Local Sports Figure award in recognition of her outstanding work as FEI President during 2006 to 2014, and for establishing the FEI’s global sport development programme, FEI Solidarity. FEI

The first week of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued Thursday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with top honors in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 presented to Brazil’s Doda de Miranda and AD Nouvelle Europe Z. WEF, which kicked off on Wednesday, continues through April 3 and awards $9 million in prize money. Highlights of the first week of WEF include the $75,000 Battle of the Sexes on Saturday, January 16, at 7 pm, and the $75,000 Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Grand Prix at 2 pm on Sunday, January 17. AD Nouvelle

Dead horse left in field to decompose in Ashford now moved A dead horse has been left in a field in Ashford, Kent for over a month now. The body of the pony was visible for members of the public to see and was initially spotted during the beginning of December 2015. Initially other horses were believed to be grazing in the field where the young pony’s body was found. The local council advised it was down to the land owner to remove the body, if they didn’t know who the owner was. There was no microchip found when scanned. The body was

The All England Polo Club at Hickstead will play host to the Arena Polo International Test Match on Saturday 5 March 2016, with two 10-goal players captaining the teams. England will once again be captained by Chris Hyde, with the team set to look stronger than ever following the news that Hyde has been moved up to a handicap of 10 goals, the highest rating a polo player can be given. The home side will face a team from the USA, who will also be captained by a 10-goal player. Tommy Biddle led the US team to victory at Hickstead in

Bransby Horses Receives Donation from 13-year-old Equestrian Bransby Horses, a rescue and welfare charity for horses, ponies and donkeys has received a donation from a young equestrian who is set to compete at Horse of the Year Show later this year. Mayon Dorning, based in Derbyshire held a charity event during October 2015 raising over £700 for the charity along with the help from her trainer, Emma Rushton. The money raised was for the Lincolnshire branch of the charity, close to one of Mayon’s relatives home. The event proved to be a success holding cake stalls, gymkhanas and showjumping, so-much-so

What type of Horse Owner are you? Whether horse ownership is new to you or you have had horses for years, there’s several types of horse owner! Here we have listed a few for you to consider what type of horse owner you are… The Neurotic Owner You visit the horse on average three times a day. The last time the horses coat felt air was when it was born as you have a rug for every occasion. You have boxes for everything! Grooming kit, plaiting kit, first aid kit, supplements, new brushes, old brushes, special ‘showing only’ brushes, boots,

SEIB Search for a Star and Racehorse to Riding Horse Dates 2016 Search for a Star and Racehorse to Riding Horse Dates 2016 – The 2016 series of the popular SEIB Insurance Brokers (SEIB) Search for a Star and the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse Show Championship will begin in April with five qualifiers throughout the country. Now celebrating it’s 20th year, SEIB Search for Star will again offer the opportunity for more riders to experience the thrill of qualifying for and riding at the prestigious Horse of the Year Show for the first time. Search for a Star was

Everything Horse Magazine January 2016 Everything Horse magazine January – This month we take a closer look into equine Iridology, homeopathy and vaccinations. Renowned racehorse re-starter Victoria Bax leaves her advice on how to successfully restart the ex racehorse in this month’s training article and we launch a brand new feature for 2016! All of this and more in January’s magazine. NEW for 2016 is ‘A Day in the Life Of’ and we kick start our great new feature with British Eventing Photographer, Mike Bain. We have worked with Mike over the past four years and are delighted he accepted

Ghostbusters Rule Over Captain America and Other Fellow Superheros at Liverpool International Ghostbuster Corinne Collins along with Oscar Hobby rode to save the day during the mini major relay class, sponsored by Jolly Good Vehicle Leasing. A host of top riders rode into the arena dressed in their favourite super hero costumes led, on foot by Geoff Billington in his renowned Superman outfit. The 12 mini competitors were in full showjumping attire with their ponies ready to speed around the first part of the relay. Corinne Collins, wearing her Ghostbuster outfit, along with Oscar Hobby won the relay in style

William Funnell and Billy Congo rode to victory during the CSI4* 1m50 showjumping class during yesterday evenings Liverpool International Horse Show. The Billy Stud pair held tight following an early lead in the jump-off which saw 12 top riders battle it out for the win. It was a fierce final round of the day’s showjumping schedule, with many knocking what seemed like the bogey fence mid course due to it’s upright appearance and the temptation for ‘cutting the corner’ to save on those few vital milliseconds. Shortly behind William Funnell was Bootle-born Peter Charles riding Dauphin. The pair produced an electric

At a whopping 18.1hh, Cavalier Rusticana, soared over the 7ft 1in (2.16m) Puissance wall at Liverpool International to scoop the win last night at Liverpool International. Owned by Mary McCarthy, this was only the second time the 2006 bay stallion had attempted the wall the first being last month, for-which he won, at Cavan International in Ireland. Rider Peter Smyth was thrilled with the horses performance. Shane Breen (IRL) on board Gotti Van Paemel challenged the unstoppable duo. Unfortunately as the last round played out it wasn’t to be as the 2006 grey gelding who knocked the wall at 7ft 1in taking

The horses have arrived at the Liverpool Waterfront Day 1 Liverpool International Horse Show Gets Off to a Cracking Start Afternoon Session round-up Liverpool International Horse Show Italian star Emanuele Gaudiano continued his rich vein form by making a flying start to the Equestrian.com Liverpool International Horse Show. Gaudiano thrilled a sizeable crowd for the opening international session of the three-day, four-star show at Liverpool Echo Arena. Riding Cocoshynsky, Gaudiano landed the 1.45 metre two-phase class, sponsored by Harthill Stud, in a brilliant jump-off time of 29.25 seconds, which proved just enough to edge out 60-year-old multiple British Olympian John Whitaker and