Dublin, Ireland – July 09, 2020 – Horse Sport Ireland are delighted to confirm that following on from discussions between HSI and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEARA), the Northern Ireland Executive have today (July 9th) announced that equestrian competitions can resume behind […]
Quarteira, Faro, Portugal – July 06, 2020 – The first week of the 2020 Vilamoura By Summer Series came to an end on Monday at the Vilamoura Equestrian Centre and it was Michael Pender (IRL) who took the top two placings in the feature class, the €25,500 Grand […]
Grimaud, France – Bertram Allen (IRL) and Lafayette Van Overis were lightning fast to repeat their success from last week, this time winning €25,270 Speed Class CSI 5* on Friday during the third and final week of the Hubside Jumping CSI 5*/4*/2* in the French Riviera. Aboard the […]
Traverse City, Michigan USA. – July 3, 2020 – The new month brought the highly-anticipated six-week Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, presented by CaptiveOne Advisors LLC, which commenced its first week of competition Wednesday. Serving as the highlight event of the week thus far, the $36,600 Welcome Stake CSI 2* was […]
Grimaud, France – June 27, 2020 – Bertram Allen (IRL) and Lafayette van Overis were victorious in the €25,400 Jump-off Challenge CSI 4* today during the second week of the Hubside Jumping at Haras des Grillons in the Golfe de Saint Tropez, France. Known for his quickness, Allen […]
Traverse City, Mich. – June 26, 2020 – The second week of the Traverse City Spring Horse Show, presented by Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, continued Friday at Flintfields Horse Park with a new opportunity for FEI competitors to earn points and prize money. Serving as the highlight class of […]
Traverse City, Michigan, USA. – June 19, 2020 – The excitement was palpable in Traverse City as equestrian competition returned to the show ring beginning Wednesday for the Traverse City Spring Horse Show, presented by Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel. Friday afternoon featured the highlight class of the […]
Decorated Junior Rider Begins Professional Career Working under Shane Sweetnam For Immediate Release — June 19, 2020 — Rising young professional Tanner Korotkin (USA) has joined the staff at Sweet Oak Farm, working under Shane Sweetnam (IRL) this summer in events at Tryon, North Carolina, USA; Lexington, Kentucky, […]
Dublin, Ireland – June 18, 2020 – Horse Sport Ireland and Showjumping Ireland have announced the rescheduled dates and venues for the 2020 HSI Premier Series which carries a prize fund of just over €53,000. It was confirmed at the start of June that the HSI Premier Series […]
Mill Spring, North Carolina, USA – June 14, 2020 – David O’Brien (IRL) and La Belle SCF separated themselves from the rest of the field in the $25,000 Sunday Classic hosted in Tryon Stadium, stopping the second-round timers in 33.17 seconds to grab an almost four-second lead. Aaron […]
Wayne, Illinois – June 07, 2020 – The HITS team is happy to be back in our element with horse shows starting with HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. From Hunter Derby to the Grand Prix, riders are excited to be back showing. Through the opening last week […]
Wayne, Illinois, USA – The HITS team is happy to be back in our element with horse shows starting with HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. From Hunter Derby to the Grand Prix, riders are excited to be back showing. Through the opening last week and as the […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – June 8, 2020 – The long-awaited ESP June Spring Series officially kicked off last week. It started with the ESP June Equitation Day on Wednesday, June 3, followed by four full days of USEF “A” National & Jumper 4* competition. The weekend culminated with […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – June 05, 2020 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) has announced the sale of Important de Muze. The 32-year-old Irishman, who is currently the seventh-ranked rider in the world, confirmed the news through his Instagram account. However, it was not specified neither who the new owners are […]
Dublin, Ireland – June 05, 2020 – Horse Sport Ireland and Showjumping Ireland are delighted to announce that as part of the resumption of equestrian activities that had been postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis, the 2020 Horse Sport Ireland Premier Series, and Irish Sport Horse Studbook Series, […]
After suffering an accident during the 2019 Hampton Classic last year, Kevin Babington (IRL) has shown tremendous resilience during the recovery process while keeping very involved in the sport. Kevin Babington (IRL) had just had his hair cut when I spoke with him last week, and in these strange […]
Dublin, Ireland – May 18, 2020 – Outdoor equestrian activities fall under the Irish government’s Roadmap for Reopening of Society and Business, Phase 1, due to commence on May 18, according to Horse Sport Ireland. Horse Sport Ireland CEO Ronan Murphy said: “I am delighted to say that […]
Dublin, Ireland – May12, 2020 – Horse Sport Ireland, the Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in Ireland, and the centralised national body for the sport horse industry (breeding & sport) has delivered a comprehensive submission to Government, aimed at ensuring that considered protocols and procedures can be put […]
Dublin, Ireland – May 05, 2020 – Having previously spent three years as Development Manager of the Irish team, Co Clare’s Michael Blake landed the biggest job in Irish Show Jumping in 2019 when he was named High Performance Director of the senior team. It looked as though […]
Can you talk about your daily routine as a show groom? I wake up early in the morning to feed the horses, then we give them some time to rest so they are able to digest their food. We then ride them through the morning and afterwards if […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 17, 2020 – Big crowds enjoy all the action at the 2019 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in Barcelona. With the global sporting calendar decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the FEI has made drastic changes to the 2020 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 08, 2020 – The FEI Board has approved a number of resolutions proposed by the Jumping Calendar Task Force aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar and the equestrian community. In a specially expedited approvals process, the FEI […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – The Jumping Calendar Task Force, one of eight discipline-specific task forces created by the FEI to evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the FEI Calendar and propose ways of mitigating its effects, held its first meeting via teleconference last week. The meeting was […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – April 01, 2020 – As part of its measures aimed at minimising the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the FEI Calendar, the FEI has put in place a new policy for calculating the world rankings from 1 April until the Calendar returns to normal. The […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 04, 2020 – Steve Guerdat (SUI) continues at the top of the leaderboard in the standings of the Longines FEI Jumping Individual Rider Ranking. The Swiss leads all FEI-ranked riders, now accumulating a total of 3577 points. The “Battle of the top of the Everest” […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 25, 2020 – The FEI – Féderation Equestre Internationale has created a series of discipline-specific task forces to evaluate the impact on the FEI Calendar of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in multiple Event cancellations and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic […]
Tokyo, Japan – March 30, 2020 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan today agreed new dates for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, in 2021. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 24, 2020 – The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to Covid-19 and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Lausanne, Switzerland – March 17, 2020 Today, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) continued its consultations with all the stakeholders of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The first took place with the International Olympic Summer Sports Federations. Those with the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the athletes’ representatives, the International […]
Wellington, Florida, USA – March 14, 2020 – Darragh Kenny (IRL) scored a victory in the $137,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* on Saturday, March 14, to conclude a banner season competing in the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in […]
