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‘I’ve lost my friend and partner in crime’ as unconventional champion dies aged 30
15/01/2025

‘I’ve lost my friend and partner in crime’ as unconventional champion dies aged 30

Checkmate 4, the great showjumping partner of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and a dual championship gold medallist, has died at the age of 30

Grand prix track? Too easy! ‘Horse of a lifetime’, who is blind in one eye, proves an out-and-out winner
14/01/2025

Grand prix track? Too easy! ‘Horse of a lifetime’, who is blind in one eye, proves an out-and-out winner

Jennifer Billington and her 'horse of a lifetime' Flipper Darco UK Z win Kelsall Hill winter classic showjumping grand prix

What next for the European young rider champion Olli Fletcher? ‘I have exciting horses and I’m hopeful for a successful ...
14/01/2025

What next for the European young rider champion Olli Fletcher? ‘I have exciting horses and I’m hopeful for a successful 2025’

What does 2025 have in store for the young rider European showjumping gold medallist Olli Fletcher and his exciting string of horses?

11 showjumping training tips from three-time Hickstead Derby winner John Ledingham and youth medallist Tabitha Kyle
12/01/2025

11 showjumping training tips from three-time Hickstead Derby winner John Ledingham and youth medallist Tabitha Kyle

Check out showjumping training tips from a masterclass at London International Horse Show 2024, led by John Ledingham and Tabitha Kyle

‘Keep it simple and let horses be horses,’ says Olympic groom Sofie Karlsson as she reveals her top management tips
11/01/2025

‘Keep it simple and let horses be horses,’ says Olympic groom Sofie Karlsson as she reveals her top management tips

Horse care tips and management advice from Olympic gold medal-winning showjumper Christian Kukuk’s travelling groom Sofie Karlsson

Olympic rider ‘looking forward to the future’ as he switches equestrian sports
10/01/2025

Olympic rider ‘looking forward to the future’ as he switches equestrian sports

Olympic rider Doug Payne has called time on his eventing career and switched to showjumping

Graham Fletcher: ‘Let’s big up London and our sport’
10/01/2025

Graham Fletcher: ‘Let’s big up London and our sport’

Former top British showjumper turned trainer, breeder and producer, Graham Fletcher, shares his thoughts on the show at ExCeL and more within showjumping

‘He’s the king of the stable’: oldest horse and youngest rider win to qualify for national championships
07/01/2025

‘He’s the king of the stable’: oldest horse and youngest rider win to qualify for national championships

The youngest rider and oldest horse in the Seaver Diamond qualifier at Leyland Court are heading to the Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships, having beaten 20 other combinations to take the win. Issy James Wright and Calle, 13 and 25 respectively, finished over a second ahead of their nearest....

‘One of a kind’ medal-winning mare retired after top-flight career
04/01/2025

‘One of a kind’ medal-winning mare retired after top-flight career

Catch Me If You Can OLD, the medal-winning mare who competed at Olympic, world and European Championships, has retired after her top-flight showjumping career

‘Beyond blessed’: Olympic champion to become a father
03/01/2025

‘Beyond blessed’: Olympic champion to become a father

German Olympic champion showjumper Christian Kukuk is expecting a baby girl in spring 2025 with his partner Veronica Tracy

‘I never dreamt I’d be jumping 1.60m – now I want to go higher and faster!’: young rider surprises herself on the path t...
31/12/2024

‘I never dreamt I’d be jumping 1.60m – now I want to go higher and faster!’: young rider surprises herself on the path to stardom

Showjumper Ella Dalton never dreamt she'd be jumping 1.60m tracks, now she just wants to go higher and faster. Meet the sport's rising star

‘What a year – I’m so proud of the horses we’re producing’: meet a rising star doing all the hard work herself
28/12/2024

‘What a year – I’m so proud of the horses we’re producing’: meet a rising star doing all the hard work herself

Meet rising star showjumper Charlotte Ash, who is doing all the hard work herself (with a little help from her 'genius' mother)

Scotland is producing plenty of exciting young showjumpers – meet its latest rising star
26/12/2024

Scotland is producing plenty of exciting young showjumpers – meet its latest rising star

Young showjumper Fraser Reed is flying the flag for Scotland, hoping to follow in the footsteps of one of his idols Scott Brash

‘We knew it was the right time’: an emotional farewell as ‘incredible’ stallion retires
24/12/2024

‘We knew it was the right time’: an emotional farewell as ‘incredible’ stallion retires

Olympic showjumping stallion VDL Cartello - a great partner for Ireland's Darragh Kenny - retires from the sport at the age of 17.

Whips may not be used to discipline horses in new showjumping rules with a welfare focus
23/12/2024

Whips may not be used to discipline horses in new showjumping rules with a welfare focus

Padded whips may only be allowed to back up leg aids – and not to punish the horse – in British Showjumping (BS) from 1 January, in part of rule changes with a “strong focus on equine welfare”. BS revisions to come into force in 2025 include changes to use of the padded batons, which …

The greatest grandfather, a fearless teenager and 100mph ponies: what happened at this year’s London Horse Show?
23/12/2024

The greatest grandfather, a fearless teenager and 100mph ponies: what happened at this year’s London Horse Show?

We round up the five-day equine extravaganza that is London International Horse Show starring John Whitaker, Lottie Fry and many more...

‘I love him to the moon and back’: tiny rider and 23-year-old star pony take London win
22/12/2024

‘I love him to the moon and back’: tiny rider and 23-year-old star pony take London win

Annabel Widdowson and Bunbury Conquest showed they are still at the top of their game as they blazed to win the Agria 128cms championships at the London International Horse Show, by a staggering margin. The nine-year-old rider and Alison Irvine’s 23-year-old pony, who won the Horse of the Year Sho...

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