Новости за 29.04.2024

A pregnant mare in horse examination stocks with an ultrasound scanner - Twemlows Stud Farm - Twemlows Hall, Whitchurch, Shropshire, United Kingdom - 04 March 2015There has been huge frustration across the industry as a last-minute solution to new border checks on imported semen was agreed – but it was not universally accepted. H&H reported that the industry was working with the Government to tackle potential issues when border control posts (BCPs) came in at the end of April. As […]

Edward John Farrant MBE, the jockey, trainer, owner and point-to-point steward died on 4 April, aged 85. John will be remembered for his passion for racing, which was funded by his understanding of and expertise in commercial poultry. The latter earned him his cherished MBE, and the former gave him the best moments of his […]

Willie Mullins lifts the champion trainer trophy at Sandown. Willie Mullins became the first Irish trainer to land the British championship in 70 years in a title race that went right to the season finale at Sandown on Saturday (27 April). Vincent O’Brien was the last person to achieve such a feat in 1954, before the newly crowned champion was born. Mr Mullins’ 28 […]

Germany's Daniel Deusser and Killer Queen VDM make a winning five-star comebackHitting the international showjumping news headlines this week is multi-winning mare Killer Queen VDM, who has made a welcome return to top-flight sport with regular rider Daniel Deusser after several months on the sidelines. Meanwhile in the USA, one Irishman declares his winning mount as having the potential to be “one of the best in […]

Whether you’ve a string of competition horses to run, a fleet of pony-mad kids or an equal partner in all things equestrian, we can bet you’ll find a use for nine stables and super facilities. Bowers Hill Farm consists of a six-bed family house and 32 acres in all. The property lies outside the villages […]

Shishkin ridden by Nico de Boinville jumps the last fence to win the Sporting Life Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase at Cheltenham Festival in 2021. Top National Hunt horse Shishkin has been put down following an accident. The dual Cheltenham Festival winner, who was trained by Nicky Henderson and owned by Joe and Marie Donnelly, fractured a hind leg after becoming cast in his stable on Sunday evening (28 April). Mr Henderson said: “Tragically we’ve lost Shishkin this evening after […]

Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent win Kentucky 2024. A clean sweep It was an all-British podium at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, with a win for Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent, Tom McEwen (JL Dublin) second and Yasmin Ingham (Banzai Du Loir) third. Oliver and Paul and Diana Ridgeon’s 10-year-old mare showjumped clear on the final day to secure the win, which makes […]

Peder Fredricson’s 18-year-old Catch Me Not S jumping at the FEI World Cup Final. Jumping in a Longines FEI World Cup Final requires horses to be at the absolute peak of their powers, in prime athletic condition. The winner of this year’s renewal in Saudi Arabia (16–20 April), King Edward, is 14 years old; the runner-up Dubai Du Cedre 11. The average age of the top-16 in the final […]

Tom McEwen and JL Dublin at Kentucky 2024. “F***ing annoying,” was Tom McEwen’s reaction after losing the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event title in the showjumping today. Leading overnight, Tom and JL Dublin gave supporters a scare when they rattled the oxer at fence 9a, but the pole stayed. However, the penultimate fence fell and the pair also had 1.2 time-faults to drop to second […]