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A Record Breaking Day of Dressage at Defender Burghley Horse Trials

Amy Powell

The familiar green and white stripes that adorn the stands of the Defender Burghley Horse Trials arena are no stranger to historic moments, and today just happened to be another one of those days. After 58 riders completed the CCI-L 5* event’s dressage test, it’s New Zealand’s Tim Price and Vitali that sit on top of the leader board with the best 5* score since comparable records began back in 1978, of 18.7 penalties. The 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding is no stranger to the hallowed turf of Burghley House, having finished…

British breeze to golden glory once again

Suzanne Ashton
Team GOLD - Team Great Britain: Rosalind Canter; Laura Collett; Kitty King; Yasmin Ingham. The Medal Ceremony. 2023 FRA-FEI Eventing European Championships | Haras du Pin, France. Sunday 13 August 2023. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

FEI Eventing European Championship 2023, Haras du Pin (FRA). Written by Louise Parkes It was all about the British once more when the FEI Eventing European Championship 2023 drew to a close at Haras du Pin, France this afternoon. Today they took not only the team title but team-members Ros Canter (Lordships Graffalo) and Kitty King (Vendredi Biats) clinched individual gold and silver ahead of Germany’s Sandra Auffarth in bronze. The team ranking established after yesterday’s thrilling cross-country phase remained the same, with Germany standing on the second step of…

Germany’s Michael Jung takes individual lead; British hold five of top six placings

Suzanne Ashton
GER-Michael Jung rides fischerChipmunk FRH during the second day of dressage. Interim-1st. 2023 FRA-FEI Eventing European Championships | Haras du Pin, France. Friday 11 August 2023. Copyright Photo: FEI/Libby Law Photography

FEI Eventing European Championship 2023, Haras du Pin (FRA). By Louise Parkes German giant Michael Jung swaggered to the top of the individual standings with a superb performance from Fischerchipmunk FRH as the dressage phase drew to a close at the FEI Eventing European Championship 2023 at Haras du Pin (FRA) today. As expected the individual leaderboard got a good shake-up, but it was four of reigning world champion Yasmin Ingham’s British compatriots who ousted her from overnight pole position before Jung overtook them all with a ride that earned…

Yasmin Ingham gives British the first-day edge

Suzanne Ashton
GBR-Yasmin Ingham rides Banzai du Loir during the first day of dressage. Interim-1st. 2023 FRA-FEI Eventing European Championships | Haras du Pin, France. Thursday 10 August 2023. Copyright Photo: FEI/Libby Law Photography

FEI Eventing European Championship 2023, Haras du Pin (FRA). Written by Louise Parkes At the end of day one at the FEI Eventing European Championship 2023, defending champions Great Britain are already flexing their not-inconsiderable muscles. It’s only halfway through the Dressage phase, but with the reigning individual world championship partnership of Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir lying first and team-mate Kitty King in third place with Vendredi Biats they already have a strong grip on the team and individual leaderboards. However, heading into the afternoon, Germany’s Jerome Robine…

Oliver Townend and Piggy March enjoy success at Burgham International

Suzanne Ashton
Oliver Townend on Tregilder jumping a cross country fence

Oliver Townend and Piggy March shared the honours in the feature classes at Burgham this weekend. Holme Dodsworth Metals CCI4*-S sections welcomed a victory apiece in a thrilling finish to a day of top-class horse sport. Oliver was scoring his sixth CCI4*-S win at Burgham, this time with Tregilder. The pair were fifth after dressage with a mark of 27.1 and added nothing in the jumping phases to nip ahead of dressage leaders Ros Canter and Izilot DHI and take the highly competitive class. Oliver said: He’s a horse who…

French Forge Ahead at Challenging Chatsworth

Suzanne Ashton
FRA-Stephane Landois rides Chaman Dumontceau during the Cross Country for the FEI Nations Cup Eventing CCI4*-S. 2023 GBR-Chatsworth International Horse Trial | Presented by Delarki. Bakewell, Derbyshire. Saturday 13 May 2023. Copyright Photo: Libby Law Photography

FEI Eventing Nations Cup 2023 Chatsworth (GBR), written by Eleanore Kelly Strong cross-country performances in testing conditions gave France the winning edge in the second leg of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™, which took place in the stunning setting of Chatsworth Park (GBR). All four French riders scored clear cross-country performances around a demanding course, with some of the fastest times of the day. Their final team score of 140.3 penalties put them just ahead of Great Britain who had led the first two phases but eventually finished on 148.9…

New Dressage Leader Crowned on Coronation Day.

Amy Powell

After the completion of a very soggy day two of dressage at the Badminton Horse trials 2023 presented by Mars Equestrian, a new combination tops the leader board on the day of King Charles’ coronation. Amy Powell reports on the day’s events. With very different ground conditions inside the white boards today and as the rain teemed down, it is all change at the business end of the competition as Ros Canter takes the lead with the horse she piloted to runner up spot here last year, Lordships Gruffalo, on…

Riders Awash with Praise during Eventing Spring Carnival

Suzanne Ashton
Eventing Spring Carnival courtesy of Hannah Cole Photography

The Eventing Spring Carnival, at Thoresby Park, was beset by weather issues last week. Persistent and heavy rain hampered preparations but didn’t dampen the BEDE Events team spirits enough to dissuade them from running, in a true the ‘show must go on’ spirit. From an original record breaking CCI4*S entry, littered with Olympic, World and European champions and medallists, to a more streamlined final day, the Eventing Spring Carnival still delighted onlookers with winning performances from some of the sport’s biggest stars. The Lycetts Grantham Cup has been regarded as one of the…

The Eventing Spring Carnival: Who you can expect to see in 2023

Suzanne Ashton
Eventing Spring Carnival - horse and rider jumping over cross country fence

The Eventing Spring Carnival, without a doubt, is one of the most exciting eventing fixtures that each year helps start the British Eventing season. Preceding 5* MARS Badminton Horse Trials, this go-to event helps riders get a good start to the season on a selection of their best rides. This year the event will take place over the weekend, Friday 31st March, until Sunday 2nd April on the usual grounds of Thoresby Park. Each year, spectators get to enjoy seeing a host of their favourite horse and rider combinations, so…

Full sibling embryo to Lordships Graffalo makes auction history

Suzanne Ashton
Rosalind Canter and LORDSHIPS GRAFFALO during the Show Jumping phase, Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire UK 8 May 2022

Embryo full sibling to Team GBR’s Lordships Graffalo makes history at The Sovereign Auction Supreme Sale The team at The Sovereign Auction house successfully sold an embryo which is full sibling to Team GBR’s Lordships Graffalo (Grafenstolz ex Cornish Queen), ridden by Ros Canter in their Supreme Sale on Friday 28 October. The embryo was part of an exclusive collection of just 10 lots all with either CCI5* eventing or 1.60m jumping genetics. In selling the embryo, the Sovereign Auction became history-makers for being the first auction house in the…

Lordships Graffalo Sibling to Feature at Auction

Suzanne Ashton

Full Sibling to Ros Canter’s ride, Lordships Graffalo, to be offered at Auction A full sibling to the outstanding event horse Lordships Graffalo is offered for sale at the second Sovereign Auction online of sport horse foals and embryos on 28 October. Lordships Graffalo (Grafenstoltz x Rock King) was ridden by Ros Canter to finish fourth – and best of the British team – at the recent World Championships in Pratoni, Italy, and was second at Badminton this spring on his CCI5* debut.. An implanted embryo sibling is one of…

A Fantastic Day of Top Class Competition at Osberton International

Suzanne Ashton

The crowds came out in their droves to enjoy an action packed third day at Osberton International. Sara Squires and the talented grey, Van Kaunitz bought from the Verden Hannoverian Auction, by video, started the day well when heading a fantastic line up in The Howden Way 5YO Championship. Said Sara: “He is very talented and so rideable.  He did a really nice test and coped so well over the three days. “He has never galloped that fast and there were quite a few questions on the cross country but he was brilliant. “I loved…

Germany tops both leaderboards going into final day 

Suzanne Ashton

FEI Eventing World Championship 2022, by Louise Parkes With three superb cross-country clear rounds, Team Germany, lying in silver medal spot overnight, climbed into gold medal position ahead of tomorrow’s final jumping test at the FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 at Pratoni del Vivaro in Italy today. And their leading rider, Michael Jung, maintained his position at the top of the individual leaderboard with a thrilling performance from the 14-year-old gelding fischerChipmunk FRH. The big crowd of 22,000 spectators were gripped with excitement as a total of 87 horse-and-rider partnerships…

Brilliant British take a firm hold on opening day

Suzanne Ashton
Laura Collett and London 52 in happy mood after taking the individual lead and putting Team Great Britain out in front after the first day of Dressage at the FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 at Pratoni del Vivaro, Rocca di Papa (ITA). (FEI/Richard Juilliart)

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…

Ready, Set, Go! FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 

Suzanne Ashton
Ready, Set, Go! FEI Eventing World Championship 2022 

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…

Pratoni Eventing promises spectacular sport

Suzanne Ashton
Laura Collett on Mr Bass at Cornbury House Horse Trials 2021

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…

A dream come true for Laura Collett at Badminton Horse Trials

Suzanne Ashton
LAURA COLLETT AND WINNING HORSE LONDON 52 WITH THE BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS TROPHY WITH GROOM TILLY HUGHES

A dream come true for Laura Collett at Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian British event rider Laura Collett realised a childhood dream on Sunday 8th May as she won the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian. Following a superb performance Collett’s finishing score of 21.4, where she added a mere 0.4 of a showjumping time penalty to her dressage mark, is a record completion for the Gloucestershire based event. It was the first British one-two-three since Pippa Funnell led William Fox-Pitt and Leslie Law 20 years…

Badminton attracts the very best horse and rider combinations

Suzanne Ashton
Badminton Horse Trials Andrew Nicholson NZL on Calico Joe image credit Mike Bain

Badminton attracts the very best horse and rider combinations Badminton Horse Trials, presented by Mars Equestrian, has attracted a top-class field of entries which is headed by Great Britain’s reigning Olympic, World and European champions and includes 14 of the top 20 riders in the FEI Eventing World Athlete Rankings. The Olympic team gold medallists will be competing against each other at 5-star level for the first time since the trio won Gold in Tokyo last year: Tom McEwen rides his individual silver medallist Toledo de Kerser, world number one Oliver…

All Systems Go For Oasby Horse Trials

Suzanne Ashton
Oasby Horse Trials 2022 Izzy Taylor riding cross country

All Systems Go For Oasby Horse Trials 2022 Many of the country’s leading event riders are set to converge on Oasby (1) Horse Trials – March 10 to 13 – with Horse & Country live streaming the cross-country on Friday, March 11. Major stars making their way to the Lincolnshire venue, organised by the team at BEDE Events, include Oliver Townend, Piggy March, Tom McEwen, Ros Canter, Laura Collett, Nicola Wilson, Sarah Bullimore and  Izzy Taylor to name just a few. The line-up is second to none with many riders…

Writtle University Award Honorary Degrees to Equestrian Stars

Abby Dickinson
Khadijah Mellah, Justine Harrison, and Ros Canter - WUC Honorary graduates

Writtle University award honorary degrees to three outstanding members of the equestrian sector, as their 2021 graduation ceremony got underway. On October 29th, Ros Canter, Justine Harrison and Khadijah Mellah attended Writtle’s first in-person graduation ceremony since 2019. The event, held at Chelmsford’s historic Cathedral, celebrated both the success of the classes of 2020 and 2021 and highlighted Ros, Justine and Khadijah’s impressive achievements. WUC’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tim Middleton, explained: We were delighted to confer honorary awards as part of our graduation ceremony. Khadijah Mellah, Justine Harrison and Ros Canter…

Four-Year-Old’s Show How It’s Done At Osberton

Suzanne Ashton

THE new British Eventing 4YO Showcase at this year’s Osberton International Horse Trials proved a resounding success with 41 entered in this innovative addition to the schedule. The Four-year-old Showcase includes a new dressage test, with the showjumping and cross-country all in one arena incorporating a water jump, bank and ditch. After a fantastic afternoon, the class went to Flora Harris with MGH Hildare Harlequin owned by Anna Sims Hilditch. Said Flora: Anna bought him as a three-year-old from Padraig McCarthy and I really feel he is going to be…

Brits sweep the board at FEI Eventing European Championship Avenches 2021

Suzanne Ashton
EUROPEAN EVENTING CHAMPIONSHIP - AVENCHES 2021. Team GB Celebrates victory during prize giving ceremony Photo Copyright © FEI/Richard Juilliart

Brits sweep the board at FEI Eventing European Championship Avenches 2021 It’s all glory for Great Britain’s golden girls at Avenches written by Louise Parkes British riders have long had a phenomenal record in the sport of Eventing, and today they proved untouchable once again in the FEI Eventing European Championships 2021 in Avenches, when not only clinching the team title but taking all the individual medals too. In the lead from day one they held on tight, and when today’s result is added to double-gold at the FEI World Equestrian…

Britain battle it out like heroes in Avenches

Suzanne Ashton
Nicola Wilson image copyright British Equestrian / Jon Stroud Media

Britain battle it out like heroes in Avenches Britain’s eventers hold team and individual gold position in Avenches With a true championship cross-country test set by designer Mike Etherington-Smith, today’s action was always going to be compelling viewing – and it didn’t disappoint – at the FEI Eventing European Championships in Avenches, Switzerland. By the end of 67 riders, the leaderboard had a true shake-up in both the team and individual competitions, but skillful riding from the British mean they hold the ascendency in both. Piggy March and Brookfield Inocent…

It’s a wrap for the Dressage at the FEI European Championships in Avenches

Suzanne Ashton
Sarah Bullimore Eventing

It’s a wrap for the Dressage at the FEI European Championships in Avenches Britain tops the team rankings with two individuals on the podium after dressage Sarah Ballimore’s and 15.2hh pocket rocket, Corouet wow judges to finish on only 22.8 Only a score of 0.4 separates the top two in the individual rankings making it a close call going into tomorrow’s cross country Uninterrupted sunshine greeted everyone in Avenches for day two of dressage at the FEI European Championships in Switzerland. As competition got underway, Britain had the advantage in…

Osberton International Horse Trials Set to Host Leading riders 

Suzanne Ashton
Harry Meade among those heading to Osberton International

Osberton International Horse Trials Set to Host Leading riders  Most of the country’s leading riders are entered and set to converge on Osberton International Horse Trials later this month. Well known as a training ground for many horses that go on to compete at world class level, the top eight horses at this year’s Chedington Bicton Park CCI5* Horse Trials were all Osberton International graduates in their earlier years. Bicton provided a fantastic win for Gemma Tattersall who heads to Osberton alongside Piggy March, Ros Canter, Richard Jones and Oliver…