FEI 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 ReadingThey stole the Irish show when the 22-year-old from Galway and his diminutive chestnut mare galloped onto the podium at the Longines FEI Eventing European Championships last weekend where the Irish team finished sixth…..Photogallery by Kim C Lundin A member of the team that claimed silver and an Olympic qualifying…
Continue ReadingFrom press release LONGINES Luhmühlen Horse Trials He did it again: New Zealand’s Tim Price won the Longines CCI5*-L with Ascona M (31.4) in a nail-biting finish. The World No. 1 rider jumped clear, but didn’t quite make the time allowed. Britain’s Tom McEwen with Figaro van het Broekxhof (33.5)…
Continue ReadingSam Watson and Tullabeg Flamenco improve from 13th to 11th and Ireland’s only other contender in this class, Tony Kennedy, rockets up from 22nd to 13th with the ISH Wisteria Lane. With a fast cross-country round, just a few seconds over the optimum time, Tim Price (NZL) and Ascona M…
Continue ReadingIt’s pretty good timing when you are in the form of your life a year ahead of an Olympic Games in your own back yard, and that’s why Kazuma Tomoto’s superb leading score after CCI5*-L Dressage at Longines Luhmuhlen Horse Trials 2019 has set Japanese hearts racing once again. A…
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