Hickstead, England –July 26, 2024 – Two British riders both had their first five-star victories on Friday at the 2024 Agria Royal International Horse Show CSIO 5* when they shared the win in the €10,000 Equine Giveaways Royal International Stakes CSIO 5*. Both Mark Edwards (GBR) aboard Royale Tale and […]
Hickstead, England – July 27, 2024 – It was a very busy Saturday at the 2024 Agria Royal International Horse Show CSIO 5*. Three important competitions kept spectators on the edge of their seats. In the €28,200 Unex Group Speed Classic CSIO 5*, James Smith (GBR) the win […]
Hickstead, England – July 27, 2024 – Great Britain’s Sameh El Dahan (GBR) had been relegated to second place in the opening five-star class of the show on Thursday, but on Saturday he gained retribution when he triumphed in the €28,200 ClipMyHorse.TV Salver CSIO 5*, riding the experienced WKD Aimez […]
Hickstead, England – July 27, 2024 – Ireland’s Jessica Burke (IRL) and Express Trend headed an all-female jump-off in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup CSIO 5*, which took place on Ladies’ Day at Hickstead. This historic trophy used to be an international class open to lady riders only, […]
Hickstead, England – July 25, 2024 – Five-star competition got underway on Thursday at the 2024 Agria Royal International Horse Show CSIO 5* and it was Jörne Sprehe (GER) and Toys who stole the spotlight, claiming victory in the feature class of the day, the €28,400 The ClipMyHorse.TV Trophy […]
Hickstead, England – July 11, 2024 – Olympic champion Ben Maher (GBR) – who heads to Paris straight after the Agria Royal International Horse Show – has been selected with Exit Remo, alongside his 2023 team-mates John Whitaker (GBR) with Unick Du Francport and Tim Gredley (GBR) on Medoc […]
Hickstead, England – July 25, 2024 – The Brits will be hoping to secure victory in the upcoming €200,000 Agria Nations Cup of Great Britain CSIO 5*, to give them a second consecutive win in this prestigious team showjumping competition. Held on the Friday of the Agria Royal International […]
Hickstead, England – June 20, 2024 – Twelve months ago, Somerset showjumper Harriet Biddick (GBR) was poised to set a new record in the British Speed Derby at Hickstead. Riding her seasoned campaigner Silver Lift, Harriet was nearing the end of the lengthy course and looking like she […]
Hickstead, England – July 29, 2023 – Eight combinations out of the 28 starters jumped clear in the first round, but it wasn’t until the final three riders – all former winners of the Queen’s Cup – that the jump-off really took flight. Two-time winner David Simpson (IRL) […]
Hickstead, West Sussex, England – July 26, 2023 –It’s been 13 years since the Brits last won the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO 5* at Hickstead – and on Friday 28 July they will be going all out to land victory on home turf in this prestigious team […]
Hickstead, West Sussex, England – June 24, 2023 – A total of 48 partnerships came forward for the £24,400 Agria Hickstead Master’s Trophy CSI 4* Saturday afternoon, and just eight of those would nab an elusive clear round and qualify for the jump-off. For a significant chunk of the class, it looked […]
Twenty-one Year-old Ella Dalton Wins Saturday’s British Speed Derby at Hickstead, Riding Quality Rubies N Diamonds Hickstead, West Sussex, England – June 24, 2023 – It was Kent-based Ella Dalton’s (GBR) first ever attempt at the 1.45m world-ranking speed class, which features many of Hickstead’s unique obstacles. Drawn 11th to go out of […]
Hickstead, England – April 21, 2021 – The organisers at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, have made the difficult decision to run the Royal International Horse Show under a new format for this season, due to the ongoing Covid situation and restrictions on international travel. The July […]
Hickstead, England – March 25, 2021 – The international fixture will be replaced by a national show, the Al Shira’aa Jumping Championships, to run on the same dates (23-27 June). While there will be no international showjumping, there will be a range of jumping classes from British Novice […]
Hickstead, England – September 07, 2020 – The Grand Prix attracted a huge field of 76 starters, but the challenging course and tight time caught many combinations out, with the water in particular proving particularly influential. Only seven riders went clear in the first round, with most of […]
Hickstead, England – July 28, 2019 – David Will (GER) and Never Walk Alone won the €150,000 Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup CSI 5* yesterday at Hickstead, becoming the first German rider to win the trophy since Holger Wulschner in 2008. Will, 31, was aiming to ride one of his […]
Hickstead, England – July 27, 2019 – Ireland’s David Simpson (IRL) reclaimed the Science Supplements BHS Queen Elizabeth II Cup CSI 5* yesterday. His first win in the class came in 2016 on Chessy 17, and this time it was Gentleman van het Veldof who carried David to victory, […]
Hickstead, England – July 5, 2019 – Tripple X III, the horse who took Britain’s Ben Maher (GBR) to Olympic team gold at London 2012, is to be officially retired at Hickstead. A retirement ceremony will take place shortly before the year’s Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup, […]
Olympic gold medallists Nick Skelton (GBR) and Laura Kraut (USA) are among the equestrians who’ll be switching riding boots for running shoes at Hickstead later this month. The pair are among the entrants for the first ever #10forTim run, an event taking place on the Saturday night of […]
Ireland won out in a two-way jump-off against old rivals Great Britain in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain at Hickstead today. Wild winds, and the first heavy rain to hit the region for more than 50 days, ensured conditions were seriously challenging in this […]
It came down to a head-to-head battle between Britain and Ireland, but in the end Team Ireland rode out the winners of today’s Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain at Hickstead. The team of Trevor Breen (Bombay), Richie Moloney (Freestyle De Muze), Michael Duffy (EFS Top […]
The sport of showjumping has suffered a heartbreaking loss this Sunday as Andrew “Andy” Kocher’s(USA) fairytale horse suffered a tragic injury. To make it even more heartbreaking, it was supposed to be the 17-year-old grey gelding’s (Cumano x Double Espoir) last round of competition. In fact, Kocher had […]
Britain’s William Funnell (GBR) joined an illustrious group of four-time winners when claiming the Al Shira’aa Derby today at Hickstead. Riding the homebred 10-year-old Billy Buckingham, William was one of just two riders to go clear in the first round, meaning he had to jump-off for honours against […]
Last year’s British Speed Derby champion Matt Sampson has just jumped right into contention for Hickstead’s Al Shira’aa Derby. Matt recently won the Hamburg Derby, the German equivalent to Hickstead’s most famous class, riding the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare Gloria van Zuuthoeve. The pair produced the only double […]
Olympic gold medallist Scott Brash (GBR) had his first international win at Hickstead at the Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby Meeting today. His victory in the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard came on the nine-year-old Hello Shelby, who jumped a double clear in a time of 35.60sec. “I wasn’t really […]
