Hickstead, England – January 26, 2022 – Hickstead is set for a summer of celebrations with the 60th running of the Al Shira’aa Derby. First held in 1961, the Hickstead Derby is one of the most historic and popular classes in showjumping, and it is set to return to […]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada – October 03, 2021 – Olympic show jumping champions Eric Lamaze and Hickstead were inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony held Sunday evening, October 3, 2021. Inducted in the ‘Team’ category, Lamaze and Hickstead are widely considered to be the […]
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 – April 01, 2021 – The Science Supplements All England September Tour will take place from the 1-5 and the 8-12 September, giving riders the chance to stay and compete at Hickstead for two consecutive weeks. Increased prize money will make it one of the UK’s […]
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 – November 16, 2020 – Hickstead was used as the filming location for scenes for another famous equestrian event – Badminton Horse Trials. Erin Doherty, the actress playing The Princess Royal, is seen competing in the showjumping phase at the 1979 event, where she finished sixth. […]
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 – September 04, 2020 – Holly Smith (GBR) and Fruselli were the winners of the feature class yesterday during the second day of the Science Supplements All England Jumping Championships at The All England Jumping Course – Hickstead. The Brit and the 10-year-old chestnut Dutch Warmblood […]
Hickstead, England – August 26, 2020 – After the cancellation of both its international fixtures, Hickstead is ready to play host to its first competition of the 2020 season. The Science Supplements All England Jumping Championships will take place from the 2-6 September, offering classes from pony and […]
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, […]
Hickstead, England – June 20, 2019 – American rider Julie Welles (USA) had her first ever Hickstead win yesterday, claiming the honours in the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard CSI 4*. Riding the 10-year-old Italian Sport Horse mare Ambra (Quintender x Grandeur), Julie came out on top of a seven-strong […]
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 […]
James Whitaker (GBR) and Glenavadra Brilliant were crowned the winners of today’s BHS Queen Elizabeth II Cup, the prestigious national final at Hickstead. A tricky first round saw just four riders go clear, with James lining up alongside three lady riders – the class used to be an […]
