Новости за 02.01.2024

Julia Krajewski and Amande De B'Neville at the Tokyo Olympics. Olympic champion Julia Krajewski has announced the retirement of her Tokyo individual gold medal-winner Amande De B’Neville who made her “dreams come true”. The 14-year-old mare was last seen in international competition at the 2022 World Eventing Championships in Pratoni, where she secured individual silver and helped Germany to the team title. Julia, who owns […]

A former “happy hacker” who was paralysed in a speedboat explosion just before she was due to get married has been awarded the FEI gold badge of honour. The award is given to those who have completed six FEI world and continental championships. Deborah Daniel completed her sixth this summer, the para driving World Championships, […]

National Hunt legend and fan favourite Frodon has been retired after a glittering career in racing. The 12-year-old bowed out after the 2023 King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, in a fashion that “ends his racing story the perfect way”. Frodon won 19 of his 52 career starts, including the 2020 King […]

2F4W90D CSIO Masters, Spruce Meadows, September 2002, Lesley McNaught (SUI) riding Fleur ZA British-born rider and coach who “shaped Swiss equestrian sport like no other Amazon and was considered a global icon” has died at the age of 59. Lesley McNaught, described as a “true legend of showjumping” won six Olympic, world and European medals. She went on to become a top coach, training the Swiss eventing […]

Jilly Cooper with her rescue greyhounds CL 30/01/2013Jilly Cooper said she was “incredibly bowled over” to be honoured with a damehood for services to literature and charity. The author was one of the equestrians named in The King’s first New Year Honours List, which also recognises coaches and figures from the horseracing industry. Jilly Cooper’s citation covers her career from a reporter […]

Mason on arrival at Redwings. Unintended bias affecting dressage results A researcher believes dressage judges are being asked to do the “impossible” – as her study found judges are predisposed to give higher marks to those who share their nationality and have previously performed well. The study by Inga Wolframm, professor of sustainable equestrianism at Van Hall Larenstein University of […]

Two producers from Manchester achieved their dream of winning at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in October with a four-year-old stallion. Kyle Wray and Chris Tait own Welsh section C Blaencila Rhodri, who trotted to the top of his class with Vikki Smith at the helm, achieving the pair’s ultimate ambition of winning […]