Новости за 05.01.2024

Charlotte Fry (GBR) - Lars van de HoenderheideUS Olympic dressage medallist Adrienne Lyle has boosted her Paris 2024 hopes with two new additions to her stable. The van Olsts’ and Lottie Fry’s 13-year-old gelding Lars Van De Hoenderheide, and the Hannells’ 12-year-old gelding Helix, have been sold to Adrienne’s owner Heidi Humphries, with the Olympic transfer deadline approaching (15 January). Horses must […]

Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo take second at Badminton 2022. Which five-star winner once licked the vet’s car completely clean when she parked it outside his stable while attending to another horse? The answer is Lordships Graffalo, the characterful 12-year-old who has made a huge impact on the eventing scene over the past few years and who is now a frontrunner for the British team […]

Multiple champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls was forced to evacuate some horses from his yard after it flooded last night (4 January). Heavy rain fell at his base in Ditcheat, Somerset, meaning six horses in his Highbridge yard had to be moved to safety at 9.30pm. “It’s a once in a 10- or 12-year event […]

measuring a pony, jmb, joint measuring board, measuring stickNew guidelines are being introduced this year for measuring showjumping ponies, to bring the national process in line with international policy. British Showjumping (BS) is bringing in a national measuring system for all ponies who need a height certificate to compete. Those who have an FEI lifetime certificate, a valid FEI interim height certificate or […]

1. Arena mirrors safety standards The owners of a promising young horse who almost severed a leg when he kicked out at an arena mirror have called for better safety standards to prevent a similar accident. Becky Bowman’s five-year-old gelding Tomato had to be put down owing to his injuries. Becky was walking Tomato across […]

International grand prix dressage rider and trainer Anna Ross, who has represented Britain on numerous occasions, shares her thoughts on the dressage at London International and criticism on social media

Dear Diary, Happy New Year to all of you and I hope you had a good Kissmuss. Apologies for the lack of diary for a few weeks, but firstly the mothership bobbed off to see a big canary, and then to hog-her-mane in Scotland. Personally, I didn’t think she had the cheekbones to rock the […]