The famous Badminton Horse Trials (supported by Mars Equestrian) 2023 clashed with the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, a regular visitor to the trials over the past few years. This meant that some awkward decisions for the event team needed to be made. In the end, the decision was to keep the
We have just published our European Equine Annual Review which can be found at: www.horseview-annualreview.com Do go and have a look by following the link. In the meantime, we wish you a Very Happy Christmas Holiday and Prosperous 2023. This year has been a quite remarkable and vintage year in so many ways for our
One of the final shows of the year took place in London this weekend. The London International Horse Show, where Great Britain won the main two Grand Prix classes for dressage and showjumping. Staged for the second year at the Excel Centre in the east end of London as opposed to the famous Olympia Grand
It has arrived – The European Equine Review 2022. We are delighted to be able to have published this unique and the best equestrian review you will find anywhere on the internet – or anywhere else for that matter. www.horseview-annualreview.com Without doubt 2022 has proved to be a vintage year for most equine activities. There
As the end of term approaches, there is news aplenty regarding equine sports. There are three main shows in Europe over the festival period starting with this weekend’s Geneva Rolex Grand Prix along with many other showjumping and driving classes at international level. The second is the London International Horse Show for dressage, showjumping and
This year for the first time, Tattersalls introduced a ‘select’ part within their mares and fillies catalogue, and for a first sale, they did attract some notable horses. They named the sale after the only filly to win four classics – Sceptre. She won the One thousand Guineas, then the Two Thousand Guineas before winning
The World Cup Qualifiers for Western Europe moved on to Madrid this weekend with classes for dressage and showjumping. Meanwhile the sales circuit moved back to Tattersalls in Newmarket for the annual foal sale, a sale which posted more records. Tina Cook, the event rider has announced her retirement. In Madrid, the first day of
While the world looked on at Qatar for the start of the football World Cup over the weekend; the main equine international competition this week was staged at the O2 Arena in Prague for the final of the Longines Champions League for showjumping. The qualifying rounds of the Equine World Cup took a break before
The weekend’s renewal of the Breeders Cup in Keenland was with no doubt a vintage renewal. Flightline won the main event by a massive margin and all but one of the six of the seven turf races were claimed by European trained horses. All the dirt races went to the home team. Charlie Appleby from
The whole world was saddened and many devastated as the news last evening at 6.30 that Her Majesty The Queen had died at Balmoral Castle. Her late Majesty’s legacy is long and profound. The world owes a huge debt of gratitude to a life that has enriched millions across the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and the
Now we all appear to have learned to live with Covid, life in the countryside and the all the major (and minor) shows are back in 2022 with a bang, and that’s great. The Suffolk Show was no exception and this was our first visit to the historic show in East Anglia near Ipswich. A
Over the years, since its first running, The Grand National at Aintree, since its first running in 1839, has thrown up some remarkable stories. This year was another, where an amazing fairy tale story unfolded. Although it is now nearly a week since the great race, the subject is still close to many hearts. The
Ukraine, horse racing in Australia and top showjumping in the USA is in the news this week. However, over recent weeks, we have all seen the horrific pictures of the war in Ukraine as the EEF and FEI are act as fast as possible. The Ukrainian equestrian community and Ukrainian horses have been equally terribly
The racing festival at Meydan in the UAE had its final weekend with the World Cup as the flat racing season begins in Europe at Doncaster and the Curragh. In dressage and showjumping, there were no 5 star classes, but the Spanish Sunshine tour at Jerez de la Frontera staged the final weekend on the
