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Simon Grieve’s eventing blog: I feel like a pop star’s agent
Louella Z at Little Downham. Credit: Michael BennettIt’s always a bit nerve-wracking when you make the big step up to go to a three-day event. I was confident that Splash (Drumbilla Metro) and King...
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Is this the smallest foal you’ve ever seen? Meet Microdave
(c) helenrigbyphotography.comHe may be minuscule, but American miniature Microdave has been causing plenty of mischief since his birth earlier this month (11 June). The overo colt with blue eyes is by...
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Meet Nic Fiddian-Green: the artist famous for giant horse head sculptures
If you’ve been to Marble Arch in London, or Ascot or Goodwood racecourses in the past few years, you’re likely to have admired the giant sculptures of horses’ heads by equestrian sculptor Nic...
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Eventing in numbers: 1 speedy CIC2* rider, a treble of wins and two full...
Dates: 15-21 June, 16th week of the 2015 season The basics Number of British Eventing (BE) fixtures: five (Nunney, Catton Park, Hutton in the Forest (1), Stratford Hills and Farley Hall) Number of BE...
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End of the road for popular grassroots event
Next month will mark the end of the road for a popular grassroots event. After 10 years of running British Eventing’s (BE) Stafford Horse Trials fixtures, organiser Amy Dixon is stepping down from the...
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H&H exclusive: Michael Eilberg takes ride on €3.21million horse
Following the sale of his top horse Half Moon Delphi, British team dressage rider Michael Eilberg has acquired the ride on another superstar, the €3.21million (£2.6m) auction horse, Sa Coeur. The...
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Arrive in style with this smart travel set [Promotion]
Advertisement FeatureMasta’s ergonomically shaped travel boots offer supreme protection from knocks and scrapes, and the wide velcro tabs ensure the boots are easy to get on and off – even with a horse...
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Three-star event horse put down following Bramham injury
Nana Dalton and Uwald competing at Belton Park this year.A four-star event rider has paid tribute to her advanced horse who was put down last week. Nana Dalton’s three-star horse Uwald, known as Ollie,...
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Hendersyde Park Horse Trials: what riders need to know [H&H VIP]
Get the lowdown on this fixture from Eventing magazine's horse trials guide — including what riders say about the event, plus vital statisticsDate: Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 August 2015 Organiser: Livy...
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Hickstead Derby through the decades [PICS]
Horse & Hound's coverage of The Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting (24-28 June) is brought to you in association with Equestrian.com A lot has changed since the All England Jumping Course first...
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Who was the pick of the bunch at the South of England hound show? [PICTURES]
The first of the major hound shows recently took place over two days at the South of England hound show in Ardingly, West Sussex. The judging of the foxhounds was on Thursday 11 June with the beagles...
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Suzanna Hext’s road to recovery: exciting revelations
Since my last blog there have been a number of exciting revelations, including qualifying for the Hickstead Para open summer championships and the KBIS National Championships, which will be held at...
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21 signs you’re a horse nut
Clicking at slow-moving cars, ‘trotting’ to the shop, rocking a rider tan and using all your annual leave on going to events. Sound familiar? Here are 21 signs that you’re a horse nut 1 Clicking at...
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Ban for owner who over-rugged horses
A Cambridgeshire man who left his horses in thick rugs in hot summer sunshine has been banned from keeping equines for three years. Robert Fisk, 47, of Walpole St Peter was charged with three offences...
View ArticleBarbury fence to be named after three-time winner Avebury [VIDEO]
Three-time Barbury winner Avebury is to have a fence at the event named in his honour. The 15-year-old grey has won the St James’s Place Wealth Management Barbury International Horse Trials three years...
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Advanced event horse put down following leg injury
A four-star horse whose competitive career took him across the world has been put down at the age of 15. Easy Tiger IV, who started his eventing career in New Zealand, was put down on June 13 after...
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Patchetts Equestrian Centre to close this summer
Patchetts Equestrian Centre in Hertfordshire is to close this summer. The centre, which hosts both British Dressage (BD) and British Showjumping (BS) events, will run shows until 3 August, after which...
View ArticleNew grandstand installed at Hickstead in time for Derby [VIDEO]
Work has been completed on a new modern grandstand at Hickstead. The construction of the new grandstand at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex was finished on Saturday (20 June) just in time...
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Chilham Castle Horse Trials (2): what riders need to know [H&H VIP]
Get the lowdown on this fixture from Eventing magazine's horse trials guide — including what riders say about the event, plus vital statistics Date: Saturday 8 – Sunday 9 August 2015 Organiser: Ali...
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6 showing judges’ pet hates in the ring
Under the über-critical glare of the top-level show judge, good looks alone just won’t cut it. The difference between being quids-in or also-rans lies in the animal’s way of going. This must be...
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