Новости за 26.04.2024

A virtual image of how the equestrian venue at Versailles for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will look. The building of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian venue at Versailles remains on track, although specific work was temporarily halted. French sport news site L’Équipe reported that labour inspectors considered that there was a danger of falling from a height for the employees who were installing the stands. H&H contacted Paris 2024 to […]

Malin Hansen-Hotopp and Carlitos Quidditch K at Kentucky 2024. Malin Hansen-Hotopp lies third overnight after the first day of five-star dressage at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event – but she revealed after her test that she didn’t want to ride her horse, Carlitos Quidditch K, when she was first asked to do so. “A friend of mine bred him and when he was five, […]

Firefighters – and a member of the public – came to the rescue of a veteran mare who was trapped with one hind leg stuck in fencing and the other stuck in mud. Crews from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) were called to the 25-year-old mare early on Friday morning (19 […]

2GBMKGN Nose sports horse in the bridle. Portrait stallion in the double bridle. Horse muzzle close up. Dressage horse. Equestrian sport.The FEI has been urged to be bold and ambitious, and make evidence-based decisions to ensure equine welfare is always at the forefront of horse sport. The federation has dedicated a session to discussing the final report of the independent Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission (EEWC) at the annual FEI sports forum next week (29–30 […]

The Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event cross-country times have been released for Saturday’s action. The CCI4*-S competitors tackle their course first and then US rider Sara Kozumplik will get the five-star started at 1.30pm (6.30pm British time) on Rock Phantom. The pairs set off at four-minute intervals and Phillip Dutton and his second ride Azure are […]

E92BC6 otterhound runs in the garden. Image shot 05/2012. Exact date unknown.Sadly, over the years, many endangered dog breeds have now become extinct. Dogs were bred originally not only as companions but they usually had a job to do too. Many of those jobs are now redundant – protecting against wolves, or badger and otter-hunting, for example. When their work dies out, so does the breed […]

Lucienne Bellissimo and Tremanton in the CCI4*-S at Kentucky 2024.We’ve long been accustomed to seeing Leslie Law as a US-based British representative at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, but this year he’s joined in the Cosequin CCI4*-S by another British rider who lives over here in Lucienne Bellissimo. Lucienne (née Elms) has been based in the US for five years and married to Mark […]

Kirsty Chabert and Classic VI at Kentucky 2024. Kirsty Chabert made it a five-star one-two for Britain overnight in the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event dressage when she slotted into second behind Yasmin Ingham and Banzai Du Loir. “It sounds a bit daft but at 15 years old she is still improving – hopefully she’s like a really nice bottle of red wine and […]