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NICKY Hill’s scorching round in the Eventing Grand Prix at the Equitop Bolesworth Young Horse Championship left others in her wake on the Wednesday Eventing Gala Night. Based in Worcestershire, Nicky was in superlative form on her flying chestnut, Kilrodan Sailorette completing Captain Mark Phillips’ galloping course in 99.21 seconds. Her sensational performance continued her success after her fantastic win in the Eventers Challenge at the Royal International Horse Show just a couple of weeks ago. Nicky’s eye for speed saw her foot flat to the floor from start to…

In an extraordinary, seven-day demonstration of horsemanship, fortitude and navigational skill, the USA’s Robert (Bob) Long, 70, became the oldest winner of the 1,000km Mongol Derby, the world’s longest horse race. Bob, who has a PhD in Public Health, in 2013 retired from Healthwise, a company he helped build up from the ground. Commenting on his success Bob joked: It’s nothing – you just ride 650 miles. There’s nothing to it,” I’ve only stayed overnight at one horse station; I’ve been staying with local families. They’re spectacular.” Asked how it…

Test Event Tokyo 2020: Eventing Triple Olympic gold medalist Andrew Hoy snatches lead with Bloom after cross country Australia’s triple Olympic team gold medalist Andrew Hoy galloped his way into the top spot with Bloom Des Hauts Crets after the cross country Test Event. With rising heat and humidity, the conditions provided a perfect environment to test the onsite cooling facilities for the equine and human athletes. Sixth out onto Derek Di Grazia’s beautiful 20-fence course, at Sea Forest overlooking the heart of Tokyo Bay, the seven-time Olympian and the…

FEI Land Rover Blair Castle International NEWS Ben Hobday and Shadow Man II head to Blair Castle next week to contest the top-level class – the CCI4* three-day event, which takes place 22-25 August. Earlier this month the pair claimed the British Open Championship title, a well-deserved accolade for the enormously popular rider who first proved his worth when awarded a place on the British Young Rider squad in 2007. The Young Rider European Championships that year took place at Blair Castle, with Ben placing sixth individually. He won his…

R85 Million Olympic Standard Equestrian Facilities Confirmed for Seaton South Africa is home to a passionate equestrian community. The horseracing industry alone contributes approximately R2,71 billion to South Africa’s annual GDP. Having taken inspiration from South African and internationally renowned elite equestrian and lifestyle estates, the Royal Shaka Property Group has officially launched Seaton’s first phase, The Club. Pushing the boundaries on estate living, The Club presents an unrivalled equestrian lifestyle with the introduction of KwaZulu-Natal’s first Olympic-sized indoor and outdoor arenas for show jumping and dressage. Seaton is a…

North Wiltshire now has a 5-star riding school following an inspection by Wiltshire Council. The riding school, known as Rein and Shine Equestrian Centre, was presented with a 5-star riding school licence for meeting the highest possible standards of animal welfare, in line with new regulations. The Animal Welfare Regulations 2018 came into force last October. The Regulations introduced a new system of local authority licensing for activities involving animals in England, which specifically update the system for horse riding establishments. Following an inspection by Wiltshire Council on 4th July…

Iona Sclater, a young, talented up and coming event rider has passed away due to an accident whilst riding. Paramedics who attended the scene in Abington Pigotts desperately tried to save the 15-year-old Hertfordshire based rider before pronouncing her dead at the scene. The accident happened at approximately 11.30am on Sunday morning (11/08/2019). It is not yet known what type of fall caused the fatal accident. From heartfelt messages left on Iona’s Facebook page since the news was announced, it is clear to see she was admired and loved by…

Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa is no stranger to success, having claimed double gold at last year’s Asian Games in Jakarta (INA), and the three-time Olympian has put down a strong marker for the home side by taking the early lead after today’s Dressage phase at the Ready Steady Tokyo test event. Riding the talented Bart L JRA, previously ridden by Frenchman Matthieu Lemoine on the gold medal team at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Oiwa earned top marks from all three judges to lead the field on a mark of 24.5.…

Growth mirrors national trends described by Ofcom Horse & Country, the leading international equestrian sports network, has reported a sharp rise in viewing on its streaming services, as viewers embraced the increased live sports and video-on-demand offerings in the second quarter of 2019. Engagement across all H&C TV platforms (connected TVs, mobile, web) saw huge annual growth in Q2 2019 vs Q2 2018, with subscriber numbers increasing 32% year on year, and second quarter revenues up 66% from the same period in 2018. The results are in line with the…

Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard Harrie Smolders (NED) and his “rockstar” Cas 2 delivered the second Dutch victory of the weekend, closing off a phenomenal event full to the brim of top sport during the Longines Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard. Smolders took the win almost a second faster than speed merchant Simon Delestre (FRA) and Filou Carlo Zimequest, with Margie Goldstein-Engle (USA) finishing in third with Dicas. Harrie spoke after his win: It’s always a great feeling to win on home turf, and to close the weekend with a…

The crowd were treated to an impressive display of teamwork by all horse and rider combinations competing in the National Para Equestrian Championship, which took centre stage in the JS Teamwear Championship Arena 2 on Friday afternoon. The Championship consisted of four titles which were awarded to the various grades. The grading system ranges from Grade I, II, III, and IV with grades representative of the competitor’s level of disability. The first Championship was the 90cm Grade III which was won by reigning Champion, Toby Bevins. Toby left everyone for…

1.00m Final On day two of the NEXT Just for Schools Finals, it was the turn of the Herfordshire based Berkhamsted Red team to lead the way in the 1.00m Championship.  Finishing the first round with a fence in hand over the second team that also originates from Berkhamstead School, it was a determined final ride for 18 year old Rebecca Taylor, who is awaiting her A-Level results, that sealed the title win. The school are returning winners from last year but it was the turn of Rebecca’s team mates…

Silver for Larocca, Jr. means individual Olympic quota place for Argentina, while USA’s Madden claims bronze in thrilling four-horse jump-off by Catie Staszak Brazil was atop the podium yet again, as Marlon Modolo Zanotelli jumped to gold in the Individual Jumping Final at the Pan American Games 2019, taking place at the Army Equitation School at La Molina in Lima, Peru. Modolo Zanotelli and the brilliant 13-year-old Selle Francais mare Sirene de la Motte, part of Brazil’s gold medal winning squad in Friday’s team final, produced the only double-clear performance…

Longines FEI Nations Cup Dublin: British fight back from the brink with last-gasp Dublin win By Louise Parkes “We had a task to do, and we did it in style!” said British Chef d’Equipe Di Lampard after her team posted a superb victory in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup of Ireland in Dublin (IRL). On a thrilling afternoon at the elegant Royal Dublin Society showgrounds, and in front of a packed house of screaming spectators along with dignitaries in top-hats and tails, they won by a country mile. The…

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Eloise Squibb piloting twelve year old grey gelding Rudgeway Maestro continued their winning streak and were the well-deserved winners of the Pony Foxhunter Masters on Day 3 of the British Showjumping National Championships 2019, after winning the Pony Newcomers Masters yesterday. At just fourteen years of age, Eloise showed experience beyond her years navigating her way around the jump off accomplishing a quick time of 35.92 seconds out of the fifteen competitors who made it through to the jump off. Commenting on her win, she said: I didn’t think I…

First mother and daughter duo set to ride for Britain as European Endurance Championships return to UK after 26 years Endurance GB has announced the British team who will compete at the FEI CH-EU-E 160km European Championships at Euston Park in Suffolk on 17 August 2019. The combinations were announced following a final assessment of horses at Warwick International School of Riding on Sunday 4th August. In a first for Endurance GB, the five-strong squad includes Lancashire-based Rachael Atkinson (51) and daughter Kate Atkinson (22) who will become the only…

Abbey England is delighted to announce that five highly skilled bit makers have joined the team following the company’s acquisition of Young & Co. Dedicated to maintaining British manufacturing and a heritage of industrial skills to secure future production, Abbey England has acquired a number of businesses over the years, including Liston Locks, B.B Stanley Brothers of Walsall and Equus. They also employ apprentices in the foundry so that the experienced workforce can transfer their skills down to the younger generation. Richard Brown of Abbey England said: We are delighted…

BSJA National Championships – Wednesday’s Wrap-Up Results There really is everything to ride for during the annual BSJA National Championships for horse (well pony in may cases), owner and of course the rider. With so many classes taking place during the year’s showjumping spectacular, it’s difficult to capture the results from every class. Here’s a quick round-up of results from Wednesday’s classes. Scarlet Clark- Murphy takes the win in the All Horse Magazine 80cm Pony Open It was Kent-based showjumper, Scarlet Clark- Murphy aboard the 18-year-old grey gelding, Ballyleak Silver…

Pony Silver League Finals: Ted Holt and Lucy Gilbertson Reign Supreme – BSJA National Championships Results Yesterday welcomed competition finals for the Pony Silver League 128cm and the 138cm & under at the BSJA National Championships, held at Stoneleigh Park. Read on below for class results. Pony Silver league 128cm Final Over a demanding course set by Jason Abs, Ted Holt riding Gemma Stansby’s Ashurst Quicksilver III, reigned supreme in the 128cm final. The course set for the second class of the day in the JS Teamwear Championship Arena 2…

Watch all the Cross-Country Action from The Festival of British Eventing on Horse & Country IF you didn’t make it to this year’s Magic Millions Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park don’t despair. The team at Horse & Country is here to help with hours and hours of fantastic cross-country viewing from this renowned event at Gatcombe Park. The spectacular home of the Princess Royal and her family incorporates the British Open, Intermediate and Novice Championships and saw the very best action over the three days at this historic venue.…

Izabella Rogers BSJA National 128cm Champion :: British Showjumping National Championships 2019 Izabella Rogers aboard the grey mare ‘Whinney Lass’ jumped to the finish to take the National 128cm Champion title at the British Showjumping National Championships 2019.  With the top four placings offering a qualification to Horse of the Year Show as well as Olympia there was all to play for. Izabella took the title riding the 16-year-old mare Whinney Lass after traveling to the Championships from Chelmsford. The combination have been a partnership for the past three years,…

Longines FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses  The KWPN stallion Jovian claimed the 5-Year-Old title, the Oldenburg stallion Zucchero topped the 6-year-Old division and the Hannoverian stallion d’Avie returned from his 2018 triumph to star once again as a 7-Year-Old. All success was had at the Longines FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo (NED) at the weekend. This was the fourth time for the event to be held at the Dutch venue, and next year it will return to Verden in Germany…

“More than 1,000 horses die from ragwort poisoning each year and these are just the recorded cases” Reports Bransby Horses. Early removal of the weed is essential to prevent re-seeding and equine consumption. However, where plants have been missed July/August provides another opportunity to act, as the weed flowers and can be easily seen by the eye. With a sour taste, typically horses won’t attempt to eat the flower until it has wilted, at this point the plant has already seeded and remains a danger to any equine. Fact: The…