CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena 2023 By Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe It has taken them 97 years to do it, but today Team Ireland made history when winning the Intesa Sanpaolo Nations Cup at the CSIO Rome – Piazza di Siena for the very first time at the 90th…
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Catching up with some riders and Chefs d’Equipe at CSIO Rome – Piazza di Siena 2023 by Louise Parkes for Equi Equipe Piazza di Siena – it cannot be real! Like everyone arriving at Piazza di Siena today, Swedish Chef d’Equipe Henrik Ankarcrona was enjoying the lovely weather and this…
Continue ReadingLongines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final 2022 – Leipzig, Germany FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Hopes, dreams, idols and relationships – A Q&A with defending champion Steve Guerdat Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat has won the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ title three times during his sparkling career. He talks…
Continue ReadingFEI Talking Horses, by Louise Parkes Horses and Courses…. As the FEI celebrates its centenary this year, some of the biggest names in modern course design talk about the changes and challenges in the sports of Jumping and Eventing. They may have their very different styles and their own personal…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Mexican showjumper, Federico Fernandez, had just arrived in Madrid (ESP) by train when I spoke with him last week. He was en route to a business meeting and had intended travelling by air from Valencia (ESP), but the flight was cancelled at the last…
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 ReadingIt’s been a big news days in Ireland with a number of exciting announcements. Sporting his very healthy-looking Phoenix Park tan, Taoiseach Leo Varadakar confirmed the further lifting of Covid 19 restrictions across the country, Horse Sport Ireland and Showjumping Ireland confirmed that the HSI Premier and ISH Studbook series…
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