FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes He is young, talented, ambitious and has a superb string of horses. Could 22-year-old Harry Charles become only the third-ever British rider to claim the coveted Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ title when the 42nd Final gets underway in Leipzig (GER) next week? In…
Continue ReadingFEI EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR PONIES 2021 FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Quality performances were the order of the day at the FEI European Championships for Ponies 2021 in Strzegom, Poland where France claimed Team and Individual gold in both Eventing and Jumping, and Germany dominated the Dressage podium. Dressage…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Fantastic performances from the next generation of Dressage superstars A fabulous Freestyle finale brought the third and last week of the FEI Dressage European Youth Championships 2020 drew to a close at Pilisjàszfalu in Hungary today, with Germany’s Lucie-Anouk Baumgürtel the runaway star of…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Dutch take four of the six titles on offer If the stunning Freestyle performances that brought week 2 of the FEI Dressage European Youth Championships 2020 to a close at Pilisjàszfalu in Hungary today are anything to go by, then the future of European…
Continue ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes When I called David Broome last Tuesday he had been haymaking at Mount Ballan Manor near Chepstow in South Wales which, apart from being the family farm, is also home to the hugely popular Wales and West showgrounds. The legendary British showjumping rider is…
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 ReadingFEI Press Release by Louise Parkes “Some people think they can’t change. but we can all see now that when we are forced to change then we can do it”. This is coming from a man who knows what he’s talking about, 35-year-old Brazilian Dressage and Para-Dressage athlete Rodolpho Riskalla….
Continue ReadingThree series Finals, three Irish wins!!! FEI Press Release by Louise Parkes Ireland claimed the FEI Jumping Ponies’ Trophy for the third consecutive year and completely dominated the podium when Rhys Williams romped to victory ahead of compatriots Alex Finney and John McEntee at the 2019 Final at Mechelen in…
Continue ReadingFEI European Pony Championships 2019 – the next generation do themselves proud…Ireland takes team bronze in Eventing and double-gold in Jumping…. The Viking raiders from Denmark claimed all before them in Dressage, Team Great Britain swamped all-comers in Eventing and Irish eyes were smiling when they claimed all gold in…
Continue ReadingDear Diary, Loopy Loo was all over me like a rash after I won her a couple of red rosettes on Saturday but I soon put her back in her box….we can’t be havin all that nicey nice stuff, she might think I’m going to be “a good boy” all…
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