Category: Horse News

Mattes Eurofit Saddle Pads Autumn/Winter Collection Revealed … Well known for their first-class and highly functional saddle pads, the Mattes Eurofit Saddle Pad Collection for Autumn/Winter 22/23 has been revealed. These stylish saddle pads are available with a super-premium lambskin edging and are a must have with trim to the front and rear.  The very best quality materials are used throughout the Mattes Eurofit saddle pad with the SPINEFREE® design helping to prevent any pressure around the withers and spinous processes.  The secure SADDLE-FIX® system allows the top seam of the saddle…

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Ben Maher Poised for Longines Global Champions League this September With the Longines Global Champions Tour reaching its climax, the stage is set for one of the best showdowns in sporting history. The current leader of the tour, Christian Ahlmann, has the best of British, Ben Maher, breathing down his neck in what is shaping up to be one of the most exciting ends to a Longines Global Champions Tour series. Crucially Ahlmann (GER) will not be taking to the arena in New York (23 – 25 September) so he…

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FEI Eventing World Championship 2022, by Louise Parkes They arrived with six Team and five Individual gold medals already under their belts, and today Team Great Britain showed they are again the ones to beat when filling the top two places on the leaderboard at the end of the first day of Dressage at the FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 in Pratoni del Vivaro (ITA). It’s early days, but the country that claimed Olympic gold in Tokyo 12 months ago and then swept all before them at the FEI European…

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Young Equestrians Encouraged to Identify Environmental Studies Programs Green Is the New Blue (GNB), a non-profit organization that strives to reduce the environmental impact of horse sports, continues to offer a wealth of resources for the industry to learn about easy, straightforward sustainability practices to improve their ecological impact.  Among these resources are several ways for young equestrians to combine higher education, riding, and sustainability, including the Green Team Challenge scholarship and a new database full of information on Environmental Studies programs across the U.S.  The GNB website offers an overview of Environmental Studies in higher…

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All ready to go at Pratoni Written by Louise Parkes Germany’s Christoph Wahler and his 13-year-old grey gelding Carjatan S will be first into the arena as the Dressage gets underway at the FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 in Pratoni del Vivaro, Rocca di Papa (ITA) today. There was just one withdrawal during the first horse inspection, Mexico’s Daniela Moguel and the mare Cecelia. A total of 89 horse/rider combinations from 26 countries will tackle the three-phase competition that will decide both Team and Individual medals over the next four days…

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FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 Preview, Written by Louise Parkes With definite entries now confirmed, all eyes are turning to Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy where the FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 will kick off with the draw for order-of-go next Tuesday, 13 September. This will be the 15th edition of the battle for the world titles in this exciting equestrian sport, and the buzz in the lead-up is electrifying. Great Britain has by far the best record during the 56 years since the inaugural Championship was staged on home ground at…

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The longest-serving monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle, aged 96. Crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2nd 1953, at the age of 25, Her Majesty the Queen was last seen publicly to welcome the United Kingdom’s 15th Prime minister, Mary Elizabeth Truss on September 6th, 2022. News of Her Majesty the Queen’s recent ill health came after she was unable to fulfil an appointment on September 7th, 2022. The meeting, scheduled with the Privy Council,…

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‘Think Before You Worm’ scheme launched to tackle growing threat of dewormer resistance The British Horse Society (BHS), have joined forces with British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) to tackle worm resistance with its new ‘Think Before You Worm’ campaign. Launching at this year’s BEVA Congress, project ‘Think Before You Worm’ aims to educate horse owners, carers and yard managers on the importance of following an evidence-based, testing-led, deworming programme that has been developed in partnership with their vet. This comes as the risk of dewormer resistance continues to threaten the…

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Her Majesty’s Military Horses, Britain’s most famous ceremonial horses, have hoofed it from the streets of London to the wide-open fields of the Leicestershire countryside. Some 120 horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) are spending 6 weeks at the Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR) where they will be able to gallop and frolic from morning to night. Just like the soldiers, the horses need a well-deserved break from their ceremonial duties. The horses have been on parade for some of this year’s most high-profile events including Her Majesty…

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British Equestrian have confirmed the equine influenza vaccine shortage with the following statement. Statement provided by British Equestrian Further to the update issued jointly with the British Equestrian Veterinary Association (BEVA) and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on 17 August, it has been confirmed there are distribution problems with equine influenza doses of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Proteq product. This is a Europe-wide issue, but the impact of a shortage of doses has hit the UK first, with a number of veterinary practices already out of stock. Early indications from the company are that the…

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It’s never over until Ahlmann takes to the arena, as he proved once again in the final class of Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. Christian Ahlmann and the stunning stallion Solid Gold Z blasted away the competition in a sizzling final CSI5* 1.50m class of the Longines Global Champions Tour of Rome. With a thrilling finish to an incredible three days of show jumping in the iconic venue of the Circus Maximus in the heart of Italy’s capital, Rome, spectators were treated to a masterclass of a jump-off from…

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Written by Niki Hinman UK-based New Zealand eventing power couple, Tim and Jonelle Price, have finished Burghley International Horse Trials in third and fourth place. Tim and his ride Vitali took the prize from HRH Princess Anne at the event (feature image).  One of the toughest competitions of the eventing circuit, which was won by Piggy March and the 17-year-old five-star stalwart Vanir Kamira, finished on Sunday 4 September. The winning combo put in a superb round over the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross-country course to finish just one second over…

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Daniel Bluman Takes Top Honors in Saturday’s $74,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix  Defending Hampton Classic Grand Prix champion Daniel Bluman (ISR) added another FEI win to his name on Saturday, riding Cachemire De Braize to victory in the $74,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix with a fault-free time of 35.790 seconds.  The Hampton Classic, August 28-September 4, is one of the world’s most prestigious horse shows, offering more than $1 million in prize money during a full schedule featuring competitors at every level from young children in leadline to Olympic, World, and World Cup…

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Bayan Athbah was again victorious in the HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Cup (Gr 3PA) run over a mile at Haydock Park this afternoon. Ridden this year by ten times UAE champion jockey Tadgh O’Shea, the six-year-old mare travelled smoothly throughout the early stages to challenge early leader Abiyah Athbah from two furlongs out. However, Ben Curtis’s mount put up a real fight all the way to the line, going down by only a length, with her stablemate Zayin Angkor Centurion, a further five lengths behind in third. Phil Collington…

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After a three year hiatus, the parklands of Burghley House once more saw a thrilling day of cross country at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Thursday’s dressage leader, Great Britain’s Piggy March, reclaimed the top spot on board Vanir Kamira after a shakeup of the leader board, Amy Powell reports. Stopping the clock just one second over the optimum time of 11 minutes 20 seconds, March gave a cross country masterclass on board the 17-year-old mare. Eating up the undulating terrain, the challenging course never looked to trouble the…

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Racing Welfare’s Careers Advice and Training Service (CATS) invite the industry to nominate individuals for this year’s CATS Personal Development Award.    The Award, which is sponsored by Hartpury University for a second year, recognises the person who has put the most dedication and effort into developing their career in racing after using the CATS service. The judging panel will be looking for someone who has been proactive and taken every opportunity available to develop themselves in the racing industry.   The inaugural prize was won in 2021 by former trainer, David Arbuthnot.…

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It was almost a deal well done after morning path finder Tim Price stole the lead from Sarah Bullimore, during the second day of dressage at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. It wasn’t until Kitty King and Vendredi Baits entered the arena to throw down the gauntlet did Tim realise he had something to worry about. Topping Tim’s 21.3, the 21.2 from Kitty proved good enough to carry her into the lead ahead of the gruelling cross country to come. However, with a flurry of top combinations, a mere…

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