News Archive
July 31, 2017
A change to the squad of five riders heading out to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Children European Championships in Samorin, Slovakia between the 8th – 13th August 2017 at the x-bionic® equestor sphere has been made...
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July 31, 2017
Nick Skelton was presented with a special gift from Hickstead today in recognition of his extraordinarily successful showjumping career.
The 59-year-old, who announced his retirement from the sport earlier this year, was invited into the International Arena on the final day of the Longines...
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July 31, 2017
Grandstand Media Ltd is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Wardell as their new Event Director. Emma will assume all responsibility and management to deliver the two prestigious annual equestrian events; Horse of the Year Show and the British Showjumping National Championships & Stoneleigh...
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July 30, 2017
Following on from the Team Silver medal won on Friday at the Pony European Championships in Kapsovar, Hungary, Ellie Hall-McAteer narrowly missed out on an Individual medal when she finished 4th overall earlier today.
15 year-old Ellie, riding under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux with...
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July 30, 2017
Brazilian rider Yuri Mansur secured a remarkable triple of wins this week when claiming the honours in the €200,000 Longines King George V Gold Cup at Hickstead.
The victory came just two days after Yuri was part of the winning team in Friday’s FEI Nations Cup...
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July 29, 2017
Harriet Nuttall headed a female one-two in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup, a prestigious national championship held on Ladies’ Day at Hickstead.
Harriet has been one of Hickstead’s most consistent performers in recent years, and in June she finished runner-up in the Hickstead Derby for the...
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July 28, 2017
The British Pony Team riding under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux did Great Britain proud when they won Team Silver earlier this evening at the FEI Pony European Championships in Kaposvar, Hungary.
All British riders had put in a solid performance during the first...
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July 28, 2017
It was a victory for the Brazilian team this afternoon at Hickstead whose spirits weren’t dampened by the British wet weather that they had to endure through the afternoon. Posting a final score of just 4 penalties they took the lead ahead of The Netherlands...
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July 28, 2017
Online entries for the British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show have re-opened and will remain open until midnight on Wednesday 2nd August. This decision has been made in order to allow more people the opportunity to enter, particularly those whose qualification has been...
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July 27, 2017
With a super speedy treble clear, Jessica Penn secured a first place finish in the penultimate Pony Discovery Second Round at Crofton Manor Equestrian Centre near Fareham, Hampshire and is now on her way to the British Showjumping National Championships for the first time.
Fourteen year-old...
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July 27, 2017
Teams from the world’s top showjumping nations had afternoon tea by Royal appointment today when they met ‘The Queen’ in the grounds of Hickstead Place.
Showjumpers from Great Britain, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Germany and France posed for a regal photoshoot ahead of Friday’s...
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July 27, 2017
With another demonstration of her talent, Annabel Shields continued her winning form at the Scottish Summer Extravaganza as she topped the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round.
The Royal Highland Showground was a hive of activity as twenty-seven combinations began the battle to claim one...
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July 27, 2017
The Scottish Summer Extravaganza saw horses and riders gather at the Royal Highland Showground in Clackmannanshire for the penultimate Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and it was Annabel Shields who took top spot on the leader board after a thrilling eleven horse jump...
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July 27, 2017
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* FEI Nations Cup at Dublin, Ireland, the following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 9th – 13th August 2017 at the...
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July 27, 2017
Southampton-based Lauren Edwards, 22, had her first win at Hickstead for more than a decade when she claimed today’s final class, the Winter Grades B & C Championship.
She saw off opposition from several of Britain’s leading national riders, with 15 horses going through to the jump-off....
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July 26, 2017
From twenty-three talented combinations, a thrilled Rebecca Marsh raced to the finish line to land the 2017 SEIB Winter Novice Championship at the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead in West Sussex.
Qualifying for the prestigious SEIB Winter Novice Championship began last October and continued...
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July 26, 2017
In a closely fought Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round at the Scottish Home Pony held at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre in Broxburn, West Lothian, it was Chloe Templeton who produced an accurate and speedy clear round to secure first place.
As the penultimate opportunity...
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July 26, 2017
The penultimate The Stable Company HOYS 138cms Qualifier was held at the Scottish Home Pony which took place at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre in Broxburn, West Lothian and it was Tabitha Kyle who secured a first place finish with a stylish clear round.
Thirty-one starters...
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July 25, 2017
The Scottish Home Pony drew pony riders from all over the country to the Scottish National Equestrian Centre in Broxburn, West Lothian last weekend. With talented ponies and riders all vying for the qualification places on offer, it proved to be a fabulous two days...
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July 24, 2017
The final KBIS Senior British Novice Second Round of the season took place at Beacons Equestrian Centre in Carmarthenshire and it was Helen Mitchell who scooped a first place finish after producing three clear rounds.
With this being the last opportunity to qualify for the KBIS...
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July 24, 2017
Arena UK saw competitors gather from up and down the country to contest the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round and it was Christopher Smith who produced an impressive treble clear to claim victory.
As we near the end of the Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second...
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July 24, 2017
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Young Rider European Championship in Samorin, Slovakia. The competition takes place between the 8th – 13th August 2017 at the x-bionic® equestor sphere.
Leonie Aitkenhead, aged...
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July 21, 2017
In response to the statement issued by the BEF Board yesterday, we would like to provide some clarification on the position of the Founding Members of the Federation.
Last week, prior to the BEF Council Meeting on Wednesday 12 July, the Chairs and CEOs of British...
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July 20, 2017
Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire played host to a hotly contested Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and a bumper field of 124 combinations came forward to jump. It was Abbie Bevan who stormed to victory with an unbeatable treble clear.
Each rider began the...
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July 20, 2017
It was a win for Germany at their home nation top level CSIO 5* Nations Cup competition in Aachen earlier this evening. The €310,000 Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup saw some incredible competition in the outstanding arena that hosted the European Championships in 2015 and the home...
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July 20, 2017
Having celebrated its centenary in 2007, next week’s Longines Royal International Horse Show (26-30 July) is 110 years old this summer, making it one of the oldest horse shows in the world.
The Longines Royal International Horse Show has been held at Hickstead in West Sussex...
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July 20, 2017
Taking the class by storm, Holly Miller delivered the winning round in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
With high hopes of claiming a place in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Championship Final, which will be held...
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July 20, 2017
In a fiercely contested Equitop Myoplast Senior Foxhunter Second Round at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckingham, it was Joseph Clayton who delivered the winning treble clear performance.
Each of the seventy-one strong field of starters jumped with the aim of claiming one of the two...
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July 19, 2017
Competing against a whopping 108 starters in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round at Addington Manor Equestrian Centre in Buckingham, Max Routledge scooped a first place finish with a treble clear performance.
With just two qualification places on offer for the Connolly’s RED MILLS...
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July 19, 2017
At the penultimate Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round of the season, a determined field of competitors gathered at Port Royal Equestrian Centre in Holme on Spalding Moor, York and it was Adrian Speight who claimed top spot after delivering a quick treble clear.
With the...
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July 19, 2017
Friday 14th July saw another successful year of collaboration for the Riding for The Disabled Association (RDA) and British Showjumping, giving Para Equestrian riders the chance to compete in the Para Jumping classes at the RDA National Championships at Hartpuy College in Gloucestershire.
The Para Jumping...
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July 19, 2017
It won’t be just the horses showing their agility at one of this year’s leading showjumping events. A trio of McCormick tractors will be in action at the British Showjumping National Championships & Stoneleigh Horse Show which takes place from the 8th – 13th of...
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July 19, 2017
The penultimate Horseware Bronze League qualifier took place at Bicton Arena in Salterton Devon on Saturday and it was Nicola Foad who took the class by storm to deliver a winning performance with the only treble clear of the competition.
With forty-eight determined combinations all vying...
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July 19, 2017
Mathew Hall from Okehampton, Devon gave the winning performance in the Silver League qualifier at Bicton Arena with his own 10 year-old bay gelding, Fitz The Bell. In the ten horse jump off this pair crossed the finish line with a treble clear in 44.55...
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July 17, 2017
Richmond Equestrian Centre in Tunstall, North Yorkshire saw pony riders turn out in force last weekend leading to some fiercely contested Second Round classes.
Pony Discovery Second Round - Saturday 15th July 2017
Producing a treble clear performance and taking top spot was 12 year-old Paige Wright...
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July 17, 2017
In the Pony Discovery Second Round at Summerhouse Equestrian Centre in Gloucestershire, Lucy Parkinson claimed first place.
Over a technical course, just two combinations made it through to the second round with 16 year-old Lucy Parkinson from Cheltenham riding Rathlee Warrior, a 9 year-old grey gelding...
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July 17, 2017
The British Showjumping National Championships & Stoneleigh Horse Show 2017 is set to take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 8th – 13th August. With just one week left until entries close (on 24th July), competitors are urged to finalise any...
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July 17, 2017
We have teamed up with the team at Hickstead to offer a pair of tickets to the Longines Royal International Horse Show on Friday 28th July. The highlight of Friday 28 July is the FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain, presented by Longines, a competition...
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July 16, 2017
Scott Brash and Hello Forever took second in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Chantilly behind Harrie Smolders (NED) and Emerald.
Dutchman Harrie has dramatically extended his lead in the Tour championship race after beating a high-powered field including serious challenges from Scott Brash (GBR)...
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July 15, 2017
Hamburg Diamonds delivered a masterclass in grace under pressure, after a sensational win from Harrie Smolders and John Whitaker saw the team shoot to the top of the overall Global Champions League rankings.
Smolders revealed the intensity of the Diamonds' drive to win the...
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July 14, 2017
The following squads have been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Children and Junior European Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. The competition takes place between the 8th – 13th August 2017 at the x-bionic® equestor sphere.
Children
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July 14, 2017
A fine crop of horses and riders gathered at Pyecombe Horse Show in Brighton, West Sussex to compete in the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Second Round and it was Georgie Crumley who jumped in to first place with an unstoppable treble clear performance.
Seventy-four starters...
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July 13, 2017
British Olympic gold medallist Scott Brash was joined by Chelsea Pensioners for the launch of the London leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour, which will be held at the iconic Royal Hospital Chelsea from 4-6 August 2017.
Brash, part of Team GB’s victorious squad at...
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July 13, 2017
The Rolex Grand Prix from the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen will be broadcast live on Horse & Country TV in the UK, Ireland, Sweden and The Netherlands on Sunday, July 23rd.
The Rolex GP from Aachen is one of the events in Rolex’s Grand Slam...
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July 13, 2017
The sun shone down on each of the thirty-nine starters contesting The Stable Company HOYS 138cms Qualifier on Sunday and it proved to be a competitive class to watch for all of those attending the Pony Premier Show at Port Royal Equestrian Centre in Holme...
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July 13, 2017
Pony riders from all over the country came together at Port Royal Equestrian Centre in Holme on Spalding Moor, York for the Pony Premier Show last weekend. With talented ponies and riders all vying for the qualification places on offer, it proved to be a...
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July 12, 2017
At the hotly contested Pony Premier Show at Port Royal Equestrian Centre in Holme on Spalding Moor, York, seventy-three competitors came forward to compete in the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Second Round and it was Lauren Roach who claimed her place at the top of...
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July 12, 2017
The Cabin Equestrian Centre in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire hosted a KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round on Saturday and it was Samantha Wiseman who jumped a treble clear for the win.
A place in the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Championship Final, which is to be...
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July 12, 2017
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team LeMieux in the Pony European Championship in Kaposvar, Hungary. The competition takes place between the 25th – 30th July 2017 at the Lovasakademia Sport Club.
Allana Clutterbuck, aged 16,...
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July 11, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Surrey Junior Academy Member, 13 year-old Ellena Lobley from Redhill, Surrey, has had the honour of being awarded June’s NAF Shining Star. With all British Showjumping Junior Academy Members eligible for nomination, this award is a true credit to...
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July 11, 2017
A busy weekend at Ashby Show in Coalville, Leicestershire saw the KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round hotly contested and it was Amy Hardcastle who delivered the winning round.
All of the thirty-nine horse and rider combinations started the class with high hopes of securing...
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July 10, 2017
Twenty starters came forward to contest the Pony British Novice Second Round at Bold Heath Equestrian Centre in Cheshire.
With ten qualification places on offer for the Pony British Novice Championship Final which will be held at the British Showjumping National Championships in August, it proved...
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July 10, 2017
As part of their continuing support of the sport, British Showjumping is pleased to announce that LeMieux has committed to sponsoring this year’s British Showjumping Pony European Team.
The ponies and riders selected for this summer’s European Championships in Kaposvar, Hungary will ride as Team LeMieux...
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July 10, 2017
Horse First Supplements have been confirmed as the new sponsor for the National 4 year old Championship at the British Showjumping National Championship which takes place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th – 13th August. The National 4 year old Championship takes...
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July 10, 2017
A determined field took on the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round at Bridgend Show on Saturday and it was Mark Edwards who delivered a clean treble clear for first place.
With the pressure on to secure a place in the Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Championship...
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July 10, 2017
Chard Equestrian in Crewkerne, Somerset had glorious weather on Sunday when they played host to a Nupafeed Senior Discovery Second Round and it was Chloe Reynolds who secured victory with a speedy treble clear.
With a keen field of fifty-seven starters all looking to claim a...
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July 10, 2017
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* FEI Nations Cup at Hickstead, Great Britain, the following squad has been selected to represent GB under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 27th – 30th July 2017 at The...
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July 09, 2017
Laura Renwick, from Essex, claimed CSI 4* Grand Prix victory in Geesteren yesterday with British Bred and home produced Bintang II, owned by John Renwick
From a total of nine qualified riders for 1.60m jump off it was Laura who set a standard that just...
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July 08, 2017
British Showjumping have today been informed that the FEI Pony, Children, Junior and Under 25 show which was due to run between the 15 – 17 July 2017 at The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe has been cancelled.
In explanation proprietor and show organiser Simon Bates said...
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July 07, 2017
Longines Global Champions Tour, the world’s premier show jumping circuit and a favourite amongst celebrity equestrian enthusiasts, is coming to London next month for the first time in two years. From 4-6 August, the world’s top horses and riders will gather at Royal Hospital Chelsea...
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July 07, 2017
Three days of showjumping from the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The event will be shown live on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon, with coverage produced by top sporting broadcaster IMG. Alongside the televised coverage there will...
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July 07, 2017
Grandstand Media Ltd are delighted to announce that renowned country property specialists, Fine & Country, has come on board as supporters of the British Showjumping National Championships this year which takes place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th – 13th August.
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July 07, 2017
The next Pony Premier Show of the summer season gets underway tomorrow (Saturday 8th July) at Port Royal EEC in Yorkshire and www.britishequestriansport.tv is going to be bringing you the showjumping action live!
The live stream will be hosted from the R&R Country Arena and we'll be getting underway...
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July 06, 2017
A very popular three-day Keysoe International meeting basked in the sunshine and ran from early starts until dusk. And rounding off a super show, James Smith claimed his second 2* grand prix in five days with two beautifully executed round on Twix De La Roque.
The...
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July 06, 2017
With so many competitors who have already picked up their qualifying tickets to the British Showjumping National Championships set to take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th – 13th August, there is still time for many more to qualify. Summer shows...
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July 06, 2017
Elite competitors and world-class showjumping will be on display at CHIO Aachen this July, as the sport’s leading riders compete in the first equestrian Major of the year.
Each summer over 360,000 spectators travel to the iconic equestrian venue in West Germany to watch five disciplines...
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July 05, 2017
Taking top spot in the Silver League Qualifier at Wales & West Shows in Chepstow, Monmouthshire was Carl Freeman from Rugeley, Staffordshire riding Eriggy, an 8 year-old bay mare. Over the newly shortened course, this pair crossed the finish line with a treble clear in...
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July 05, 2017
The hotly contested KBIS Insurance Senior British Novice Second Round at Hanbury Countryside Show in Redditch, Worcestershire saw Emma Sargeant dominate the top of the leader board when she took home first and second place.
The goal for each and every rider was to secure a...
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July 05, 2017
Under a clear blue sky at the Wales & West Show in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, it was Elizabeth Mantel who delivered a winning performance in the Horseware Bronze League Qualifier after riding a fast treble clear.
Against seventy-one other talented combinations, the battle for one of the...
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July 04, 2017
In a closely fought Pony Discovery Second Round at Cherwell Competition Centre in Old Marston, Oxford, Jenna Good and Anoushka Mauree finished in joint first place.
Fourteen year-old Jenna Good from Farnham, Surrey jumped Trewithian Hawkeweed, an 8 year-old dun gelding owned by Kirsten Good to...
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July 04, 2017
Have you sat watching leading riders walk the courses at some of the major horse shows in the country and wondered what they are thinking and what goes through their minds?
Well here’s your chance to find out thanks to the team at this year’s Liverpool International...
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July 04, 2017
Following an invitation to compete in the CSIO5* Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup in Aachen, Germany, the following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF. The competition takes place between the 18th – 23rd July 2017 at the...
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July 04, 2017
With only five weeks left before the start of the British Showjumping National Championships, hundreds of riders around the UK have secured their place at the highly coveted finals held at the NAEC Stoneleigh, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire 8th- 13th August.
Sophie Huntley, age 15, from...
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July 04, 2017
The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) has today, 4 July 2017, announced the launch of an exciting new programme to support athletes moving out of the youth development pathway and give them a transition plan designed to help them be retained in the wider equestrian sport...
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July 03, 2017
Rockrose Equestrian Centre in East Lothian saw pony riders turn out to contest for qualification leading to two competitive Second Round classes.
Pony British Novice Second Round – Saturday 1st July 2017
Securing top spot on the leader board was 14 year-old Katy Mcfadyen from Kelso, Roxburghshire...
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July 03, 2017
Felbridge Showground in West Sussex played host to a Pony British Novice Second Round and it was Olivia Roud who delivered the winning round.
With ten qualification places on offer for the Pony British Novice Championship Final which will be held at the British Showjumping National...
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July 03, 2017
The international showjumping action in Great Britain continues at the Keysoe CSI** International this week with the jumping getting underway tomorrow (Tuesday 4th July) and you can watch the show live on www.britishequestriansport.tv.
The live stream kicks off at 8.30am tomorrow with the CSIYH1* 5YO 1.10m and...
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July 03, 2017
Lily Freeman-Attwood provided the sole double clear on Valmy De Treille to secure the Charles Britton Equestrian Construction Winter JA Classic title in a tense competition.
Eighteen of the top pony riders contended course-designer Mark McGowan’s 12-fence track, but it wasn’t until the eighth draw a...
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July 03, 2017
James Smith lifted the Charles Stanley British Masters Grand Prix title with the scopey Balibu in a high-octane jump-off that kept spectators on the edge of their seats.
“He’s been placed consistently recently, including a grand prix in France, he was really due a win,” said...
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July 01, 2017
A quick trot away from the centre of Paris, some of the most celebrated names in the sport competed for first place in the CS15* on the second day of the eighth leg of the tour. The perfect round for the first of today’s three...
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July 01, 2017
There is still the final day of the Charles Stanley CSI 2* International British Masters to go tomorrow, Sunday 2nd July, so why not head over to SouthView Equestrian Centre in Wettenhall, Cheshire and catch some of the action.
Tomorrow is the culmination of three days...
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