Last year Badminton Horse Trials was cancelled because of weather conditions, so it must have been a nightmare to learn that a case of Equine Herpes Virus was found at the Beaufort Hunt Stables, situated at Badminton, Gloucestershire.The virus had already been diagnosed … [Read more...]
Salinero Farewell!
Anky van Grunsven will officially retire her amazing dressage horse Salinero at the International Show ´Indoor Brabant´, on Saturday March 16th, in front of many of her own and Salinero's fans.I'm sure it will be a very emotional event for both Anky and her supporters, as … [Read more...]
Charlotte Dujardin received her OBE at Buckingham Palace last week
Charlotte Dujardin was appointed OBE ' Officer of The Order of the British Empire ', by Her Majesty The Queen, in the New Year's Honours list, for services to equestrianism. She received her award from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace last Thursday, March the 7th.In … [Read more...]
Mark Phillips appointed as advisor for Belgian Event programme
Over the years, Belgium have been well represented in the world of eventing, and produced some very good riders. At the moment Karin Donckers is probably their most successful rider, having been Eventing Champion of Belgium several times, and she has also represented her … [Read more...]
Laura Bechtolsheimer and Mark Tomlinson tie the knot
British dressage rider Laura Bechtolsheimer married Mark Tomlinson in the beautiful Swiss resort of Arosa, on March 2nd.Although Laura rides for GB, she was actually born in Germany but moved to Gloucestershire, England with her parents when she was very young. … [Read more...]
The Dutch Warmblood Horse
Memories come flooding back to me when I think of my first encounter with Dutch horses, back in the early 70's. I remember thinking "they're common, pretty ugly - don't look like riding horses". Not so strange, because after the second world war, tractors and other machinery … [Read more...]