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Kate Samuels/January 29, 2015

I may not have moved south for the winter, but I’m braving out the cold temps and delaying the start to my competition season by a few weeks this year by staying in Virginia. However,

Throwback Thursday: Oscar Brought Big Ears To Leadline

Molly Sorge/January 29, 2015

Jennifer on Oscar mid-bray while showing
in leadline with her father, Johnny Barker.
The famous judge Artie Hawkins
is in the background.

You’d think that the daughter of two hunter trainers—Johnny Barker and Parker Haynes Minchin—would have had a fancy, big-name pony to show in the leadline.

But no.

Aaron Vale, McLain Ward and Ian Millar Top $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix

Noelle Floyd/January 29, 2015

Capturing the win in Sunday’s $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix at HITS Ocala meant besting an impressive lineup of riders the likes of McLain Ward, Margie Engle, Charlie Jayne, Candice King and Ian Millar. After a quick, double clear effort, Aaron Vale did just that aboard Quidam’s Good Luck, taking home the lion’s share of(…)

Doda de Miranda & AD Amigo B Win $34,000 1.45m Speed in Wellington….

Noelle Floyd/January 29, 2015

The 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began its fourth week of competition, sponsored by Fidelity Investments®, on Wednesday with a $34,000 1.45m speed class to kick things off in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Following a win in Sunday’s $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic with AD Argos to(…)

Thursday News & Notes from SmartPak

Kate Samuels/January 29, 2015

I may not have moved south for the winter, but I’m braving out the cold temps and delaying the start to my competition season by a few weeks this year by staying in Virginia. However,

BAILEY’S JAS SOLIHULL AND BISHOP BURTON REPORTS

Louise Elliott/January 28, 2015

There was tough competition at the two Bailey’s JAS fixtures held over the weekend at Solihull and Bishop Burton, with classes seeing high levels of entries and all riders hoping to secure a place to the Championships which are now less than a month away.

JAS Solihull
13 year old Lydia Ward from Evesham, Worcestershire fought off [...]

Sally Cousins’ Weekly Training Tip: Taking Unnecessary Risks

Sally Cousins/January 28, 2015

We are delighted to host Sally Cousins as a guest blogger, as she shares her wealth of knowledge with us in the form of weekly training tips. We hope these nuggets of information can be integrated directly into

BRITISH EVENTING SOUTH WEST REGION RANKINGS 2015

Louise Elliott/January 28, 2015

British Eventing South West Region, are delighted to announce the launch of a Rankings series to be held in the South West Region during 2015.

Pattie Biden, Regional Coordinator for the South West commented: “This series has been introduced to recognise and reward consistently good performances at Grassroots levels and to make the fantastic events [...]

Sandro King Returns to Gestut Wiesenhof to Stand at Stud

Astrid Appels/January 28, 2015

Sandro King (by Sandro Hit x Calypso) to stand at stud at Gestut Wiesenhof in 2015

Oldenburg Breeding News

Dressage performance centre Gestüt Wiesenhof in Krefeld, Germany, has reacquired the Oldenburg licensed stallion Sandro King (by Sandro Hit x Calypso) from Danish owner Stine Bo Nielsen. Sandro King will be standing at stud at Wiesenhof for the 2015 breeding season.

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Superstars look to continue World Cup reign at Amsterdam CDI-W

News/January 28, 2015

World, Olympic and European champions, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are currently making their way across Europe to the Netherlands for the Amsterdam CDI-W (30 Jan – 1 Feb).
A World Cup qualifier, the superstar duo will be looking to continue t…

Countdown to the 2015 National Judges Convention

News/January 28, 2015

With Katrina Wuest announced as guest speaker and having revealed her plans for the day, this year’s National Judges Convention is set to be a convention with a difference (Wednesday 25 March 2015). Supported by the BDSC and hosted at Warwick Hal…

The Lesson Many Top Dressage Riders Are Not Learning

Susan Wachowich/January 28, 2015

As we approach the 5 year anniversary of the fall of Courtney King Dye, it seems appropriate to take a look how

Aaron Vale, McLain Ward and Ian Millar Top $50,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix

Noelle Floyd/January 29, 2015

Doda de Miranda & AD Amigo B Win $34,000 1.45m Speed in Wellington….

Noelle Floyd/January 29, 2015

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British Show Jumping News/January 28, 2015

International Riders List for CSI4* Amsterdam….

Noelle Floyd/January 27, 2015

International Riders List for CSI4* Amsterdam AUS Edwina Tops-Alexander AUT Julia Kayser BEL Pieter Devos Constant van Paesschen Jos Lansink Annelies Vorsselmans Gudrun Patteet EGY Karim El Zoghby Abdel Saïd ESP Sergio Alvarez Moya Marta Ortega Perez FRA Simon Delestre Roger Yves Bost Kevin Staut Pénélope Leprevost Anne Sophie Hemeryck Godart Julien Epaillard GBR Michael(…)

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