Simon Grieve’s eventing blog: Burghley is like Christmas and PC Camp rolled...
Thank you so much for the concern from everyone over Bob. He is thankfully home, looking really good and will live to fight anther day, but will sadly miss the Burghley Young Event Horse Final this...
View ArticleYogi Breisner: How to use your horse’s gears while riding cross-country *VIDEO*
Laura Collett riding COOLEY AGAIN in the CIC ** during the Barbury International Horse Trials at Sharpridge Farm, Rockley, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, UK on 11 July 2015The British eventing squad’s...
View Article30 horses disqualified as FEI begins clean-up of ‘phantom’ endurance rides
Thirty horses, the majority trained in 13 stables owned by the ruling Maktoum and Nayhan families, have been disqualified from the UAE’s most onerous endurance race, the 160km President’s Cup, as the...
View ArticleStunt rider dies after being dragged by horse
A 24-year-old stunt rider has died after being dragged by a horse during a public acrobatic performance. Anastasiya Maximova died after her right foot became trapped in the stirrup when she fell from a...
View Article“Keep it clean” says FEI president
The FEI is emphasising the importance of clean sport in advance of the launch of the FEI’s global equine anti-doping and controlled medication programme (EADCMP) next year. “It is vital for the...
View ArticleFEI’s latest bid to stop GCT team series due in court tomorrow
The FEI is due in court tomorrow (Thursday 3 September) in a further bid to stop Global Champions Tour launching its own multi-million pound team series. GCT supremos Jan Tops and Frank McCourt want to...
View ArticleAskham Bryan College Horse Trials (2): what riders need to know *H&H VIP*
Date: Saturday 10 — Sunday 11 October 2015 Organiser: Philip Grant Contact: 01904 772277; philip.grant@askham-bryan.ac.uk; www.askham-bryan.ac.uk Location: Yorkshire Entries open: 4 September Ballot...
View Article‘He’s a fighter': meet Kitty King and Persimmon ahead of the Europeans *VIDEO*
Kitty King and PersimmonAs the first rider to represent Great Britain at pony, junior, young rider and senior levels, Wiltshire-based Kitty King is no stranger to championship squads. Her senior team...
View ArticleYogi Breisner: How to ride effective turns across country *VIDEO*
The British eventing squad’s chef d’equipe, Yogi Breisner talks us through how to ride effective turns while going cross-country, with the help of four-star event rider, Laura Collett. Cross-country...
View ArticleFour-star event horse seized in legal battle
.A New Zealand event rider is urgently trying to get his four-star ride back after the horse was seized at Hartpury Horse Trials. Just Ironic, ridden by Craig Nicolai and owned by his mother Anne, was...
View ArticlePikeur and Eskadron launch new collections [Promotion]
Advertisement FeaturePikeur’s new Grip breeches take stickability to a whole new level. Unlike most “sticky” knee or full seat breeches, a brand new technological process allows the Grip coating to be...
View ArticleAndreas Helgstrand under fire again after photos spark further welfare...
Epona.tvDanish dressage rider Andreas Helgstrand has come under fire once again after photos posted of him riding sparked welfare complaints online. Danish equestrian website Epona.tv. published a...
View ArticleBritish world silver medal-winning event horse fights for his life
Tina Cook and De Novo News at Aldon 2014. Picture by Peter NixonDe Novo News, the horse who was part of the British silver medal-winning eventing team at last year’s World Equestrian Games with Tina...
View ArticleNana Dalton’s Burghley blog: a relaxing day for all *VIDEO*
Bug sleepingWe’ve had a relatively relaxing day here at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials with time to catch up with friends, family and I have actually made a start to my Christmas shopping. The...
View ArticleCalmsden Horse Trials (2): what riders need to know *H&H VIP*
Date: Saturday 10 — Sunday 11 October 2015 Organiser: Joanne Verey Contact: 07737 256816; calmsdenevents@gmail.com; jo@ampneydownequestrian.co.uk; secretary Sarah Taylor...
View ArticleMichael Jung leads Burghley Horse Trials after first day of dressage *VIDEO*
Michael Jung and FischerRocana FST at Burghley 2015. Picture by Peter NixonMichael Jung leads after the first day of dressage at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. The German superstar scored 34.2...
View ArticleTop riders give their thoughts on the Burghley cross-country course *VIDEO*
With cross-country day (5 September) looming for the top eventing combinations competing at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, many are turning their focus towards the challenging course ahead....
View Article‘What dreams are made of’– Blair preview with Holly Woodhead
Holly Woodhead (GBR) & DHI Lupison - CIC3* - Chatsworth International Horse Trials - Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - 17 May 2015It’s not often an eventer willingly misses out on...
View ArticleOwner of grass sickness survivor campaigns for awareness
Eilidh Smith and Half Pint, a grass sickness survivor, competing at the showAn owner whose horse survived equine grass sickness is raising awareness of the often-fatal condition. Yvonne Maclean’s 17hh...
View ArticleThe Cottesmore Leap — and 11 more of the world’s biggest rider frighteners...
HASTY IMP  Francis WhittingtonThey’re enough to strike fear in the blood of even the most gung-ho of riders – and yet horses seem to take them in their stride. We look at 12 rider frighteners from...
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