Pau Horse Trials dressage times: defending champion Laura Collett pictured with her 2021 ride, DacapoWorld number one Oliver Townend is confirmed as trailblazer on the release of the Pau Horse Trials dressage times. The Olympic team gold medal-winner has two rides in the French five-star and will kick-off the competition aboard Sophie Adams’ Ridire Dorcha at 3.30pm today local time (2.30pm British time). Pau Horse Trials’ dressage times are […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
Pau Horse Trials first trot-up: Izzy Taylor and Ringwood Madras.Britain’s Izzy Taylor faced an anxious moment at Pau Horse Trials’ first trot-up when one of her two rides in the French CCI5* was sent to the holding box today (28 October), before being accepted on re-presentation. Ringwood Madras, a 10-year-old Irish-bred mare owned by Sarah Van Vegchel, was given the nod of approval when […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
Katie Jerram Hunnable on how social media has changed the equestrian section
SOCIAL media is a controversial subject. Over the last few years, I’ve seen both the positive and negative impact it’s had on the equestrian industry, especially within showing. Most people are now on social media a lot of the time and we can’t deny the influence it has on us. In many ways, social media […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
The 15th annual British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Heritage championship show took place at Arena UK in Lincolnshire and it was arguably one of the best yet, with bumper entries and spectacular competition. Competitors could ride for one of the mountain and moorland (M&M) supreme championship tickets and a spot at the Liverpool Horse Show, […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
1. Pau starting today Pau Horse Trials, correctly known as the Les 5 étoiles de Pau, kicks off today, with a fine British contingent in the running and Laura Collett looking to defend her 2020 win. Our reporter, Lucy Elder, will be updating our Pau microsite each day to keep you abreast of all the […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
In our 74th weekly episode of The Horse & Hound Podcast, currently supported by NAF, H&H editor Pippa Roome talks to five-star event rider Izzy Taylor about her top horses and the event rider’s winning mentality. Pippa then chats to H&H showjumping editor Jennifer Donald to discuss the final leg of this year’s Longines Global Champions Tour. H&H’s Polly Bryan is then joined by the H&H news team to discuss the sale of Charlotte Dujardin’s Olympic medallist, Gio, the new rule proposals ahead of the FEI General Assembly in November and the cancellation of the Liverpool International Horse Show. Finally, equestrian psychology coach coach Charlie Unwin, talks about dealing with success and failure as a sports person. Let us know what you think.
Izzy Taylor riding MONKEYING AROUND in Adv Section A, during the Aston-le-Walls Elite competition held at Washbrook Farm near Daventry in Northamptonshire in the UK on 31st March 2021Episode 74 of The Horse & Hound Podcast, our popular audio service available every Thursday morning for our H&H digital subscribers is now live, and currently supported by NAF. Each episode is available for all H&H fans to listen to via your favourite podcast app 24hrs after its early release to our H&H digital subscribers. […]
Posted: 28/10/2021
An alternative route to help less experienced event riders climb the ladder to the top of the sport has received strong support as the FEI finalises its rules for next year. The current rules were changed midway through the 2021 season, which required less experienced riders to achieve an additional qualifying result at CCI3*-L level […]
Posted: 27/10/2021
The successful and much loved show hunter pony and small hunter Withymoor Damsel (Daphne) has died aged 10 owing to illness. The prolific mare out of Moccachino Minx by Kings Compose was home-produced by Eve Duggan for the duration of her career. She was bought by Eve’s mother, Monique Drabble, as an unbroken three-year-old, having […]
Posted: 27/10/2021
MOUNTED POLICEThe future of a police force’s mounted unit re-established five years ago could depend on the outcome of a review into the section – as the “unique resource” needs to become “more cost-effective”. The office of the police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Gloucestershire announced a review of Gloucestershire Constabulary’s mounted unit in July, following […]
Posted: 27/10/2021
Yasmin Ingham and Sandman 7 at Keysoe International Horse Trials 4 July 2021
Keysoe International will concentrate on being a “world-class” training venue, as it steps away from hosting British Eventing (BE) competitions. Yesterday (26 October) BE said it had been told Keysoe will no longer be in the BE calendar from 2022 onwards, adding BE will be looking at alternative options for replacement fixtures. This year Keysoe […]
Posted: 27/10/2021
