FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes The birds were singing so loudly in the background that I thought Lucia Montanarella was out in the countryside when I called her last week. She wasn’t though, she was in her apartment in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland where she has been based…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release On his debut as a roving reporter, Shetland social media influencer Beachboy Jasper visits Carl Hester’s yard in Gloucestershire, England where he gets the lowdown on some of the inmates. His timing isn’t perfect because the big names have just gone hacking in the morning sunshine. But…
Continue ReadingCSIO Rome Piazza di Siena Another lovely day in Rome where the competitions are just underway. I had a chat with Italy’s Luca Moneta and his wonder-horse Connery after they finished 3rd in today’s closing competition at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena 2019 – Luca is a wonderful horseman and…
Continue ReadingI had a great Media Training session with this lovely group from the Showjumping Ireland Young Riders Academy at RACE in Kildare back in October 2018 ….very nice to meet you Lauren McCabe, Mikaela Weld, Grace McHugh, Madeleine Allen, Alex Lyons, Luke Garrigan, Liam Deery, Lisa Leonard, Rebecca Yorke, John…
Continue ReadingI had the honour and pleasure of joining a panel debate featuring RDS Writer-in-Residence Ian Maleney, Brendan McArdle and Declan Meade recently.Ian Maleney produced a creative writing piece based on his experience of the 2018 Stena Line UKIE Dublin Horse Show. We discussed the work, and Ian had some great ideas about…
Continue ReadingIn Gothenburg I sat down for a chat with journalist Kim C Lundin from Sweden to discuss what was up for grabs during the FEI World Cup Finals weekend. We talked about the absolutely fabulous level of sport we were watching, and our hopes for how things might play out… Listen…
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