The Championship aims to recognise and promote quality ridden ponies, whose breeding, in part, is Arab or Welsh, or a combination of the two. Exhibits will show true pony characteristics, while possessing excellent conformation and free-flowing movement.
“It was a bit unexpected,” Christopher Burton said of his history-making victory with Stephanie Pearce’s TS Jamaimo in the HSBC Adelaide CCI4*, second leg of the FEI Classics™ 2013/2014.
The two lucky winners of British Eventing’s inaugural cross country Course Design Scholarship have been announced following a nail biting day of interviews and practical field assessments.
The Course Design Scholarship, which is supported by the Bill Thomson Bursary, was introduced to help promising Course Designers who might not have the support, openings or financial backing to progress within this important role.
Laura Tomlinson (née Bechtolsheimer) will pay tribute to her long-standing dressage partner, Mistral Højris – more fondly known as Alf – during a special moment in the evening program on Tuesday 17 December 2013 to celebrate the superstar’s retirement.
The Cleveland Bay Stallion Carolina Boaz (2699) has been sold to The Imperial Stud of Japan.
The 6 year old stallion, who holds Quality Approved breed status, is now awaiting shipment to his new home. Bred by Mary Hardman of Stiperstones, Shropshire and sold by Helen January of Mold, Clwyd, Wales, this young stallion joins a long list of Cleveland Bay Stallions sold to the Imperial Stud over many years. Carolina Boaz replaces the North Yorkshire born Cleveland Bay, Botton Grove Brigand, who passed away recently.
“We are delighted to launch this scheme from two of the leading organisations within the rural community,” says Countrywide Chief Executive John Hardman, “ It’s the culmination of many months of work together and we believe offers our customers the biggest and best country shopping and rural lifestyle rewards and benefits, in return for their loyalty to us.”
A team of 15 of the most senior academic and practicing specialist veterinary surgeons in the country are taking to the roads to raise money for working equines. The team are known as the ‘Vets with Horsepower’ and they will be travelling on motorbikes through 10 countries to deliver CPD events to hundreds of vets throughout Europe.
The team will undertake an endurance motorbike ride from the UK to St Petersburg and back again to raise funds for two chosen charities. With their special interest in helping working equines, they have chosen to support the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust – a small charity making a big difference to the lives of working equines and their owners in The Gambia. The second charity that they will be supporting is The Smile Train, who provide operations to repair cleft palates for those in need.
The UK Parelli team announce a variety of courses available for you and your horse in 2014. There is something for everyone, from a Kidz Fun Day to the four-week Fast Track course.
If you are just starting out on your Parelli journey, take a look at the two-day Jump Start course, to kick start your progress!
For those of you needing a savvy boost, there are a variety of one-week courses at different levels. The Become a Horseman Course goes over two savvies each week; you can take part in one, or you can combine multiple weeks, depending on your goals. There is also a Positive Progress Series, which will focus on a savvy of your choice and includes an audition at the end of the week.
Founded in 1886, to help London’s working horses the outbreak of WW1 in 1914 drove the charity to new heights. Known at the time as The Home of Rest for Horses its patrons were inspired to help the plight of war horses on the front line and provided the first ever motorised horse ambulance to transport wounded horses from the front line in France.
The Northamptonshire racecourse, which has sponsorship support from HAYGAIN hay steamers, experienced huge crowds and saw the world’s media descend to see if this would be the day AP McCoy would notch up his 4000th career win.