News Archive
October 31, 2017
Kevan Taylor has been co-opted as an interim independent non-executive director (INED) of the British Equestrian Federation, completing the board appointments announced on Thursday 26 October. As the longest serving INED, originally appointed in 2014, Mark Jeffreys becomes interim Senior Independent Director.
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October 31, 2017
The last of this year’s Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 1.05m National Amateur Second Rounds were held at Badgworth Arena in Axbridge, Somerset on Sunday and they drew thirty-four competitors from around the country.
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October 31, 2017
The Premier Show at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre gets underway at 9.00am tomorrow and for those who are unable to get there, you can catch the live action from the Indoor International Arena on
www.britishequestriansport.tv!
The showjumping will get started with the Connolly's RED MILLS Senior...
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October 31, 2017
Delivering a foot perfect performance, Michaela Webb from Holcot, Northamptonshire secured a first place finish in the SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier at Crofton Manor Equestrian Centre near Fareham, Hampshire.
With a pool of forty-seven riders all vying for one of the two qualification places on offer...
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October 31, 2017
On the final weekend of Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds, Coombelands Equestrian in Pulborough, West Sussex saw forty-four qualification seekers come out to compete across the 0.85m and 1.05m Second Rounds.
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October 30, 2017
The countdown to the 15th and final event of the 2017 Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League is on, with less than two weeks before the world’s top horses and riders compete in the thrilling showdown at AL SHAQAB, Qatar from 9th-11th November.
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October 29, 2017
The formidable combination of Laura Renwick with her own and husband John’s in-form Bintang produced yet another Grand Prix win today.
Taking the Master Grand Prix title at the CSI 2* Mijas show in Spain, they topped the field of forty-three starters to claim the lion...
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October 29, 2017
It was a tremendous CSI 2* win for Jamie Wingrove with the 11 year-old Bart VI, owned by Helen Rees, today in the Autumn MET Tour at Oliva, Spain.
The huge field of sixty-four starters saw only four jump clear in the first round with only...
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October 26, 2017
Lorna Simpson from Colchester, Essex enjoyed a great show when winning the Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 0.95m National Amateur Second Rounds at Anvil Park Stud in Norwich, Norfolk.
Qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, held at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool during...
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October 26, 2017
BEF votes for change to structure ahead of compliance with A Code for Sports Governance
Members approve new Articles of Association
New board appointed, chaired by Ed Warner
The British Equestrian Federation’s member bodies today (26 October) voted unanimously, at an Extraordinary General Meeting, to approve new Articles...
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October 26, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at Wellington Riding Centre in Hook, Hampshire pulled the talent in with fifty-six combinations coming forward to compete across the 0.95m and 1.10m Second Rounds.
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October 26, 2017
A clear winner emerged in Nikole Ironside on Sunday who made the journey from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to the Dodson & Horrell 0.95m National Amateur Second Round at Tillyoch Equestrian Centre.
With a strong field of determined competitors starting the class, hopes were high for those wishing...
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October 25, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at Muirmill Equestrian Centre in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire saw accomplished combinations coming forward to compete across the 1.05m and 1.10m classes.
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October 25, 2017
At the age of just nine years-old, Lottie Wright becomes the NAF Shining Star for September. A member of the Northumberland and Tyne & Wear Junior Academy, Lottie was up against stiff competition as all British Showjumping Junior Academy Members are eligible for nomination but...
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October 25, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at Pencoed College near Bridgend proved to be competitive as many talented combinations came forward to compete across the 0.95m and 1.10m Second Rounds.
Qualifying for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, held at Aintree Equestrian...
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October 25, 2017
Leaping bikes, racing shetlands, legendary band names – where else? The Liverpool International Horse Show – Echo Arena – December 29 to 31, 2017.
Liverpool is famous for hosting the most iconic steeplechase in the World at Aintree – and the Liverpool International Horse Show has...
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October 24, 2017
Global Champions League today announces the introduction of spectacular new team play offs in 2018 with an unprecedented €10 million in prize money.
The new play offs will be staged in the magical Czech capital Prague, one of the world’s most beautiful cities and a UNESCO...
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October 20, 2017
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has inducted the next squad of athletes onto the 2017-2019 England Excel Talent Programme.
Selected from the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian disciplines, 29 athletes were invited to Solihull Riding Club on 17 October and welcomed onto the Programme by the BEF...
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October 19, 2017
Last Saturday, 14th October, the British Veterans Team of James Loffet, Keith Stockdale, Catherine Fowdrey and Lynda Birke won the AJA Team competition at the CSIV-B show in Barcelona.
The team finished with a zero score to beat Switzerland and also secure the Trophy for the...
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October 19, 2017
Just one youngster was awarded a prestigious elite premium at the 2017 Baileys Horse Feeds/ British Breeding/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity. The popular futurity series for foals to three-year-olds bred in the UK for competition in eventing, dressage, showjumping and endurance ran from the 14th...
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October 18, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at Chard Equestrian in Crewkerne, Somerset pulled in fifty-eight keen combinations to compete across the 0.95m and 1.10m Second Rounds.
With qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, held at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool...
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October 16, 2017
With the continuing media coverage facilitating the rising awareness of the important role grooms play in their rider’s success and none more so than ever of those who supported the Team GBR riders at the Longines FEI Senior European Championships together with those who supported...
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October 16, 2017
Tickets for the FEI World Equestrian GamesTM Tryon 2018(WEG) are now on sale. Set for September 11 through September 23 in the scenic Carolinas region of the United States, spectators can choose from a variety of ticket types to experience the world’s largest equestrian championship. With all...
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October 16, 2017
The action at the Bury Farm All Stars Showjumping Championship gets underway on Thursday 19th October and for those who are unable to get there, you can catch it live on www.britishequestriansport.tv!
The showjumping will get started at 9.00am on Thursday with the Connolly's RED MILLS Senior...
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October 16, 2017
Laura Renwick rounded off the final day of the Vilamoura Champions Tour in style winning the CSI3* Grand Prix on board Bintang II owned by herself and John Renwick.
From a starting field of fifty-five talented showjumpers, this combination were one of just eight to jump clear in...
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October 12, 2017
THIS year’s Liverpool International Horse Show will see exciting Pony Grand Prix showjumping classes for all three height divisions.
The pony classes always prove hugely popular and 2017 is the first year all three 128cm, 138cm and 148cm Grand Prix Championships will take place.
Making the classes...
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October 11, 2017
The Premier Show at Aintree Equestrian Centre gets underway at 8.00am tomorrow and for those who are unable to get there, you can catch the live action from the Main Arena on www.britishequestriansport.tv!
Competition starts at 8.00am on Thursday 12th October with the Connolly's RED MILLS Senior...
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October 10, 2017
KBIS British Equestrian Insurance is one of the largest independent horse insurance providers and 2018 will see them celebrate ten consecutive years of sponsorship of the popular Senior British Novice Championship.
With over 25 years of experience, KBIS’s growth and customer loyalty has been built upon...
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October 09, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Aberdeenshire saw keen competitors come forward to compete across the 0.85m and 1.05m Second Rounds.
With the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships held at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool during...
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October 09, 2017
Emma Stoker took her place on the podium after finishing third in yesterday’s CSI3* Grand Prix at Vilamoura in Portugal.
Finishing as the best placed Brit, Emma’s placing came on board Townhead Campus, a 12 year-old chestnut gelding owned by Bob Young.
Sixty horses and riders started...
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October 09, 2017
Emily Moffitt, who is based between Great Britain and the USA, secured a fantastic win yesterday in the CSI2* Grand Prix held at the end of the first week of the Autumn Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva, Spain.
On board Galip, an 11 year-old bay gelding...
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October 09, 2017
Nigel Coupe hailed his horse with "a heart of gold" after completing a spectacular treble on the final evening at Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena. Golvers Hill, a 14-year-old bay gelding that once competed as a working hunter at HOYS, took...
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October 08, 2017
Leicestershire's Holly Smith once again underlined the versatility of Quality Old Joker as she won the Zinc Management Speed Horse of the Year title at the Horse of the Year Show.
The nine-year-old bay gelding's career also shows success at two-star grand prix level and in...
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October 08, 2017
John Whitaker completed an outstanding double at the 2017 Horse of the Year Show by thrilling a bumper Sunday afternoon crowd at Birmingham's Genting Arena. The 62-year-old Yorkshireman, who has won numerous medals for Great Britain in major showjumping championships, followed up his victory in...
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October 08, 2017
Madison Heath added another title to her growing collection when she won The Stable Company 138cm Championship at Horse of the Year Show. The 12-year-old from Nantwich in Cheshire guided Sonas Barney (the 2015 138cm Horse of the Year Show champion with Nicole Lockhead-Anderson) to...
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October 08, 2017
Amy Morris made the long journey from Scotland exceptionally worthwhile as she launched Sunday's action at Horse of the Year Show with a fine victory in the 128cm Championship.
Amy, who is from the Borders, guided 14-year-old black mare Madonna to an emphatic victory at the...
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October 07, 2017
Irish eyes were smiling at Horse of the Year Show on Saturday night as Padraic Judge and Citi Business powered to victory in the Naylors Equestrian Puissance to take the £4,950 prize money. A capacity 10,000 crowd at the Genting Arena roared its approval as...
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October 07, 2017
This evening’s Accumulator at Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham, saw British rider Mennell Watson with Whisper in the Wind and Harrie Smolders with Cas 2 share the spoils when they both notched up optimum points of 65 in exactly the same time of 49.12...
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October 07, 2017
Wiltshire teenager Tahnia Jordan-Jones completed a stunning Horse of the Year Show double when she won the Squibb Group Pony Foxhunter Championship. Barely 48 hours after landing the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers class on Jumper, Swindon-based Tahnia added Foxhunter success with the same pony in...
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October 07, 2017
Frenchman Titouan Schumacher continued his sparkling Horse of the Year Show debut by winning the Thistledown Stakes at Birmingham's Genting Arena. The Normandy-based rider finished second in Friday's Grandstand Welcome Stakes behind Irishman Anthony Condon, but he went one better as he returned to action...
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October 07, 2017
Kathryn Ellison hailed the biggest win of her career after posting a stylish victory in the prestigious Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship at Horse of the Year Show. The West Dorset showjumper emerged victorious with her home-bred nine-year-old bay mare, Cherokee Bay, following a five horse...
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October 06, 2017
Tonight was the turn of Great Britain to head the line-up when John Whitaker won the NAEC Stoneleigh Stakes at Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham.
Riding his and wife Clare’s home produced and British Bred 15 year-old stallion Argento, he claimed victory over Phillip Miller with...
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October 06, 2017
Scottish teenager Shaunie Greig claimed the biggest win in her career after landing the prestigious Leading Pony Showjumper of the Year title at the Horse of the Year Show. Shaunie, from Dunfermline in Fife, triumphed with Casino Royale VIII to land a class first contested...
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October 06, 2017
Horse of the Year Show spectators were treated to a bumper exhibition of world-class jumping as international competitions began at Birmingham's Genting Arena. The Grandstand Media Five Fence Challenge features a course of five fences that increase in height with each round to a maximum...
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October 06, 2017
Anthony Condon continued the feelgood factor surrounding Irish showjumping by launching the Horse of the Year Show international classes in thrilling fashion. Anthony, an Irish Nations Cup rider who is based in Cheshire, won the Grandstand Welcome Stakes and its £3,300 top prize with Zira...
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October 06, 2017
The Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Second Rounds held at Maelor Equestrian Centre in Hope, Wrexham drew thirty-three talented competitors to compete across the 0.85m and 1.05m Second Rounds.
With qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, held at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool...
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October 05, 2017
Yorkshireman Matt Sampson added his name to a who's who of British Showjumping when he won the prestigious Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Championship at Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham’s NEC.
Matt, who is now based in Sussex, guided the eight-year-old grey mare Ebolensky to victory...
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October 05, 2017
Wiltshire teenager Tahnia Jordan-Jones produced a stunning performance to win the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship at the Horse of the Year Show. The 15-year-old, from Swindon, set a scintillating pace that proved way too hot for the rest on her wonderfully aptly-named 11-year-old grey gelding...
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October 05, 2017
Alister Hippisley-Gatherum made his journey from St Andrews in Fife worthwhile when he delivered an unbeatable performance to claim top spot in the first SEIB Winter Novice Qualifier of the season at Northcote Stud in Lancashire.
Against Sixty-five other competitive combinations, the stakes were high as...
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October 04, 2017
Chloe Winchester described her opening day win at Horse of the Year Show as "what dreams are made of." Chloe, from Suffolk, triumphed in the Talent Seekers, incorporating the seven-year-old Championship, with Louise Saywell riding Mac Uwe finishing in second place on the leading seven-year-old.
Chloe's...
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October 04, 2017
Nicole Pavitt continued her recent domination of the Connolly's RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship with a stylish performance at the Horse of the Year Show. Just two combinations - Sussex-based Nicole on her mother Sandra's HC Cornet and Adam Botham, riding Jerome Du Luot -...
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October 04, 2017
Further to the recent announcement in respect of the extremely sad passing of Joan Lewis, the funeral details have now be confirmed as follows:
Date: Tuesday 17th October 2017 at 2pm.
Venue: Crownhill Crematorium, Milton Keynes, MK8 0AH in the Oak Chapel.
A celebration of Joan’s life...
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October 04, 2017
Emma Sargeant turned back the clock as she claimed a superb victory on day one of Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham's Genting Arena. The Staffordshire rider was crowned British Showjumping Silver League Champion on Fool's Business, winning two years after her sister Katie...
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October 04, 2017
Summerhouse Equestrian Centre in Hardwicke, Gloucester held Dodson & Horrell 0.85m and 1.05m National Amateur Second Rounds on Sunday and the classes proved popular with sixty-one combinations starting out.
With qualification for the Dodson & Horrell National Amateur Championships, held at Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool...
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October 04, 2017
Tuesday 3rd October saw the annual British Showjumping Awards Ball take place at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull. The evening was attended by in excess of 400 guests celebrate with the extremely worthy nominees and winners from grass roots competitors through to those that have achieved...
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October 03, 2017
It was a phenomenal win for Laura Renwick in Portugal when she won the Vilamoura CSI 3* Grand Prix on Sunday 1st October with her own and husband John’s home produced 11 year-old bay gelding Bintang II.
A field of forty-five starters came forward to contest the...
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October 03, 2017
Just one day to go until the start of Horse of the Year Show, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena from Wednesday 4th – Sunday 8th October. A place where audiences can be inspired by world-class international Showjumping along with an exciting line...
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October 02, 2017
It is with great sadness that British Showjumping announce the death of Joan Lewis, former Bedfordshire Area Representative, Advanced Course Designer and Level 2 Judge.
Joan passed away peacefully this afternoon having lost her battle with cancer and will be sorely missed by many within the...
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October 02, 2017
The Animal Health Trust is very proud to announce this year’s British Showjumping Award nominees for 2017, selected by British Showjumping. Three young talented riders have been shortlisted for the prestigious title and will be judged in a new and exciting format; with the winner...
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October 02, 2017
Applications for the British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Youth Pathway Coaching Programme are now open.
The new 18 month programme, starting from January 2018 and supported with funding from Sport England, has been developed in collaboration with the Equestrian Olympic and Paralympic disciplines and is designed to...
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