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Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League New Partnership Announcement Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) have announced partnership with global investment holding company, Tennor. Tennor joins LGCT and GCL, the world’s premier show jumping circuit, with the new partnership looking set to accelerate its future expansion plans on the back of the sport’s growing popularity in recent years. Tennor, founded by German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst, will take over the shareholding of McCourt Global. Jan Tops, Founder and President of the Longines Global Champions Tour…

The dates for the Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show 2020 have been announced only days after-action wrapped at the Theraplate Liverpool International Horse Show. Both of these not to be missed annual equestrian events are hosted by the team at the Bolesworth Estate, located in the heart of Cheshire’s countryside. A fusion of world-class equestrian sport, lifestyle and hospitality awaits visitors of the 2020 Equerry Bolesworth International Horse Show, as it enters a new exciting era. A key date in the equestrian calendar and held in the stunning surrounds of…

Will you be, or have you already joined the #BETTAJanuary challenge? A new initiative has been launched to help motivate horse owners and riders through one of the hardest months of the year, January. The #BETTAJanuary challenge thought of and set up by the creators of the renowned equine supplements PharmaQuin, PharmaTRAC and PharmaPlast, is set to encourage riders to ‘take action’ this January. The BETTALife team have set the ambitious challenge of posting motivational and inspiring videos, challenges and more over the next 31 days for all those who…

Show Jumping :: Everything Horse :: FEI Standings Olympic athlete Martin Fuchs (SUI) has moved to the top of the Longines Rankings for the first time in his career, overtaking compatriot Steve Guerdat who held the number one position for a year. Martin Fuchs (27), now out in front with 3,483 points, has been hot on the heels of Guerdat since August last year and finished 2019 with a string of inspirational performances including his impressive Grand Prix victory on home turf at the CSI5* at Geneva and, a week…

Kiwi rider James Avery has secured a new sponsorship with well-known equestrian distributors, Zebra Products. James will be joining the herd under the brands Cavalleria Toscana, EGO7 and Uvex. Originally a farrier from Nelson in New Zealand, James won the NZ National Young Rider Three-day Event title in 2011 at the South Island Three-day Event. James came over to England in 2013 with no set plan but found work with fellow Kiwis Tim and Jonelle Price before moving on to work with Tiny Clapham and then Ruth Edge before setting…

Lila Bremner delivered an outstanding display during her classes at this year’s TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show. Lila helped Great Britain’s pony team win a silver medal at the European Championships in Poland earlier this year, and she has made an impressive start to her career on horses. And that was emphatically underlined by her performance in the AW Jenkinson Forest Products 1.25m jump-off class at M&S Bank Arena. Riding Memphis V/D Vaart, Lila, who is the daughter of star impressionist Rory Bremner, triumphed after a jump-off that saw five combinations…

Show Jumping :: Everything Horse :: Liverpool International Grand Prix Irish titan Billy Twomey won the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Grand Prix for a remarkable third time in five years after an exhibition of world-class showjumpjng at the M&S Bank Arena. Billy, one of the most consistent Irish riders of his generation, followed Liverpool grand prix wins with Diaghilev in 2015 and 2016 by scooping a £26,000 top prize. He triumphed in the jump-off on Kimba Flamenco by almost two seconds from 18-year-old British prospect Jack Whitaker, riding Elucar V.E. and…

Day 3, Amateur Showjumping Liverpool Internationa Show Jumping :: Everything Horse :: Liverpool International Horse Show Another area for acknowledgement, and well deserved praise, is the Amateur Show jumping that takes place at Liverpool International each year. Here we take a look back at a snapshot of competition that kicked off Monday’s day of top-class action. Melissa Races to the Finish Line Melissa Garry led an exciting race for a stylish victory to open day three of the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show. Little more than a second separated…

Eventing News :: Everything Horse :: Liverpool International Horse Show, 2019 World championship team and individual silver medallist Padraig McCarthy took top billing in a thrilling eventing grand prix at the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show. Irish star Padraig, who shone at the World Equestrian Games in North America last year, claimed a memorable victory aboard Rosemaber Lancuest. The class, sponsored by John Oates Horseboxes, tested rider and horse over a combination of showjumping fences and cross-country obstacles in a course designed by Captain Mark Phillips at M&S Bank Arena.…

 Written by Louise Parkes Emmelie Scholtens (NEL) and Desperado NOP took another step towards stardom with a superb victory in the seventh leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup 2019/2020 Western European League at Mechelen in Belgium. Portugal’s Maria Caetano (Coroado) finished second ahead of Spain’s Juan Matute Guimon (Quantico) in third. The Dutch horse-and-rider partnership, who competed at this summer’s FEI European Championships in Rotterdam (NED), have been showing rapid progress over the last few months. The pair posted a 76.283 for fourth place at round 2 of…

Sunday’s Show Jumping Action, Liverpool International Horse Show Show Jumping :: Everything Horse :: Liverpool International Horse Show, 2019 Sounds of crowds cheered long into the night in the halls of the M&S Bank Arena on Sunday to conclude the second day of top-class equestrian sport at this year’s TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show. Here’s a quick round-up of a few of our favourite show jumping classes of the day. A Double Victory for Young Alfie Ten-year-old Alfie Diaper completed a double victory at the Liverpool International Horse Show…

Day 1 Show Jumping Round-Up Liverpool International Horse Show Show Jumping News :: Everything Horse :: Liverpool International Horse Show With the first day of competition already over for this year’s Liverpool International Horse Show, we re-cap on the action from Saturday’s opening performances for the show jumping. Dressage more your passion? Then head over to read all about Carl Hester and Nip Tuck’s win here. Thrilling Show Jumping Victory for Harriet Nuttall gets Liverpool Underway Great Britain’s Harriet Nuttall launched the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show with a…

Carl Hester saluted his “pretty clever old thing” Nip Tuck after he brought his dressage music to the TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show. Carl, who helped Great Britain win team gold at the London Olympics, delighted an appreciative, enthralled audience at the M&S Bank Arena. Riding his 2016 Rio Olympics challenger, Carl marked a Liverpool debut for grand prix dressage by taking the combined Equitop GLME intermediate 1/grand prix class on a score of 83.063%. “That was great,” he said. “He’s a pretty clever old thing. “This is his…

Swedish Eventing Team advisor, Yogi Breisner has joined the Windrush Equestrian Foundation team and will be helping Burghley 2019 winner, Pippa Funnell in mentoring and training the Windrush Class of 2020. Born in Sweden, Yogi competed as a Junior in both pure dressage and show jumping before becoming a member of the Senior Swedish Eventing team. Winning European Team Gold in 1983 and representing Sweden at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Yogi also finished in the top 10 at Badminton 5* four times meaning he brings a wealth of experience…

Longines FEI Jumping World Cup 2019/2020 Western European League Show jumping News :: Everything Horse :: By By Louise Parkes The Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten showed the competition a clean pair of heels in a 13-horse jump-off to win the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup 2019/2020 Western European League qualifier in La Coruña, Spain. There were 40 riders from 16 different countries chasing down points in the race for a place at the Longines 2020 Final in Las Vegas, USA next April. And this seventh round of the 14-leg qualifying…

A Christmas full of love for orphan foal Icon Equestrian News :: Everything Horse :: Mare and Foal Sanctuary The Mare and Foal Sanctuary is planning a very special Christmas for horses and ponies like Icon who’s neglected dam was sadly put to sleep. Mare Ice was taken in by the Devon-based equine rescue charity earlier this year and it was immediately apparent she was struggling with lameness and arthritis. Blood tests revealed she was fighting numerous infections and her liver was failing.   Watch the video below to see how a sad story with a wonderful ending unfolds. Please note…

Horses that have been rehomed by Redwings Horse Sanctuary have said to have gone “from appalling neglect to happy new lives in loving homes”. Just three years ago, Strawberry Shortcake (a horse rescued by Redwings) was found alone, severely underweight and suffering from diarrhoea at a horse fair. Now this beautiful girl has become the first to be rehomed from the charity’s new Rehoming Centre, which opened at its Caldecott Visitor Centre, near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, this summer. Strawberry Shortcake was given a new home in October with Guardian…

Time management on the yard is essential to ensure you get all your daily tasks done – not only the equestrian ones! So we’ve put together some top tips to get your daily yard routine faster and slicker than ever! Split Your Duties You and your yard fiends can do half-yard duties by helping one another out! Simply alternating morning and evening duties between you and a friend can free up hours of your day! If you’re wanting to get the yard done in a flash, but still want to…

Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) was well represented amongst the winners at The British Horse Society’s (BHS) annual awards ceremony at Saddlers’ Hall in London. The BHS Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of the society’s volunteers, supporters and partners over the past year, covering safety, access, welfare, education and participation. Members and volunteers of the BHS nominate individuals across 29 categories with the winners then selected by the Board of Trustees. Caroline Ward, Communications Manager at RDA UK said; It is wonderful to see representatives of RDA recognised for…