News Archive | August 2019

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August 31st
- Britain holds team silver — just — after mixed fortunes on European Eventing Championships cross-country day
- Laura Collett falls but Pippa Funnell goes clear at halfway stage of European Eventing Championships cross-country
- Laid-back mare turns ‘guard horse’ to disrupt potential burglary
- Farrier caught on CCTV carrying out ‘violent’ attack on horse
August 30th
- Find out what time the British riders go cross-country at the European Eventing Championships
- Oliver Townend pleased with ‘solid mark’ at European Eventing Championships as Britain holds team silver and individual bronze
- ‘I adore my horse’: British eventer devastated by yellow card *H&H VIP*
- Tina Cook moves into fifth at European Eventing Championships: ‘He was sharp, but produced a solid test’
August 29th
- ‘I trusted her implicitly’: eventer pays tribute to ‘very special mare’
- Laura Collett leads after first day of dressage at European Eventing Championships: ‘He was shy in there, but I’m delighted with the score’
- Britain outside team medals after first day of European Eventing Championships, as Piggy French says: ‘We’ve got to keep fighting’
- ‘There is nothing left’: yard burnt to the ground in suspected arson
- Pippa Funnell completes dressage at Eventing European Championships: ‘You can’t turn horses into Valegros if they’re not built to be Valegros’
- ‘A devastating lesson’ – amateur urges others to wise up on timings after losing Hickstead title due to positive drugs test *H&H VIP*
August 28th
- European Eventing Championships dressage times — find out what time the Brits ride and who’s on the team
- One horse asked to trot twice at European Eventing Championships first trot-up
- Rare Suffolk mare in foal thanks to innovative ‘sexed semen’ technology
- ‘I was terrified what I was going to find’: horse struck by car twice in hit-and-run
August 27th
- Top event rider recovering from rotational fall ‘given green light’ to fly home
- ‘I don’t think he saw us until he hit us’: horse ‘catapulted’ from trailer in collision
- ‘Thought of riding kept me going’: former eventer impresses on international para dressage debut
- Poor dental care led to ‘dangerous’ horse nearly being put down
August 26th
- Abandoned elderly horse undergoes ‘miraculous transformation’
- Charlotte Dujardin reveals next plans for Mount St John Freestyle *H&H VIP*
- Last-minute change to British squad for eventing European Championships as top horse suffers ‘minor accident’
- Paralympic gold medallist heads to BD nationals on a wild card
August 25th
- Silver for Britain as Switzerland bag gold in nail-biting conclusion to European Showjumping Championships
- Emilie Chandler takes showcase class at Blair: ‘I’m thrilled he jumped clear for me’
- ‘This will take a week to feel real’: Britain’s Georgia Wilson becomes European champion
- ‘He was loved by us all’: tributes paid after rare donkey put down
- Ben Maher in pole position ahead of showjumping final: two Brits in the mix for individual medals
- ‘It’s given me my life’: rider loses two stone to get back in the saddle
August 24th
- ‘We’ll be hungry in Tokyo’: British para team claims silver with new-look line-up
- Isabell Werth completes golden hat-trick as Gareth Hughes claims career-best score
- Emilie Chandler holds lead in CCI4*-L at Blair: ‘He kept galloping all the way’
- Farewell to Olympic medal-winner and ‘horse of a lifetime’
- ‘Expensive’ horses and Facebook trolls: H&H responds
August 23rd
- Britain’s showjumpers bag Olympic qualification with medal-winning performance
- Britain within reach of team medal at European Para Dressage Championships
- Belgium make history while Britain grasps bronze in gripping showdown at showjumping Europeans
- ‘A true champion who fought and fought’: Roaring Lion put down after battle with colic
- ‘He was sharp — but I prefer that, it gives him presence’: Daisy Berkeley takes Blair lead
- Horse who crashed through fence with suspected heart attack was suffering reaction to nettles
- Medals and Olympic qualification at stake in showjumping Europeans team final
August 22nd
- ‘This is the stuff dreams are made of’: Gareth Hughes dazzles in grand prix special as Germans top podium
- Charlotte Dujardin tells H&H: ‘I was broken by the comments and felt like giving up’ *H&H VIP*
- Sophie Wells banks Britain’s second silver medal of the European Championships
- British showjumpers in provisional gold and bronze after stellar performances
- Big Star back in the ring — with John Whitaker on board
- Burghley confirms new course-designer from 2021
- Follow the action: switch of team order for Brits on day two of showjumping Europeans
August 21st
- British showjumping medal hopes alive after strong start at European Championships
- Championship debutante claims Britain’s first medal of the Europeans
- ‘One of the most difficult days of my career’: Charlotte Dujardin speaks out following European Championships elimination
- Two elite foals sell for £40,000 each at Bolesworth auction
August 20th
- British team named ahead of first qualifying competition at showjumping Europeans
- Judy Reynolds scores Irish record to gain historic Olympic team place
- Burghley Horse Trials 2019 draw revealed: former winners run at the end
- Britain loses silver medal after Charlotte Dujardin eliminated at European Championships
- Entire team out of European Championships after blood elimination
- Stunning ride from Carl Hester strengthens Britain’s Euros medal hopes
- ‘Champneys for horses’ seeks retired racehorses to kick-start new careers
August 19th
- Outcry over death of horse at British endurance ride
- ‘She was unreal’: Gareth Hughes scores personal best to keep Britain in overnight silver
- Lottie Fry puts Britain into silver medal position at European Championships
- Nominations open for Burghley hall of fame
August 18th
- High jinks from gold medal contender at European Championships trot-up
- New title sponsor for Badminton grassroots championship, plus other sponsorship news
- Carriage driver and groom thrown from vehicle after loose dogs chase pony
- Young rider hopes to inspire others through trick riding
- Rider shocked to win £1,000 jackpot in 90cm jumping class
August 17th
- Eight ‘crippled’ horses put down: man banned
- Last living Black Beauty celebrates 30th birthday
- ‘It’s worth every penny’: helicopter company hands out free high-vis to riders
- ‘He’s tougher than concrete’: 70-year-old cowboy wins world’s ‘longest race’
August 16th
- Rescue centre devastated by yard fire: ‘The damage was atrocious’
- Five-star rider ‘humbled’ by support after breaking leg in fall at Hartpury
- Dressage rider qualifies for two regional finals while seven months pregnant
- British Dressage unveils new Area Festivals format
August 15th
- Olympic dressage rider charged with attempted murder after dispute with tenants
- Popular horse trials cancelled after strangles case
- Badminton winner ruled out of Burghley due to injury
- Owner’s shock as couple remove laminitic mare’s grazing muzzle to feed her bread
August 14th
- Racehorse trainer in intensive care after fall on the gallops
- Roaring Lion recovering after second colic operation
- One-eyed horse heads to eventing Europeans after late call-up
- ‘A positive omen we hope’— bizarre twist of fate gives a foal an unusual birthday
August 13th
- Gelding blinded by ragwort poisoning put down: owner jailed
- New faces on Irish para dressage team for Europeans
- Irish eventer beats the world’s best show jumpers in her five-star debut
- ‘My mum was looking down on me at that fence’: Irish rider on home grand prix win
August 12th
- Heartbreak as Pony Club championships cancelled
- Event rider suffers fatal injuries in rotational fall
- ‘Bright star’ of eventing dies in riding accident aged 15
- Rider who broke pelvis in road collision urges others to use head cams
- ‘He has given me more than any horse’: rehomed star named horse of the year
August 11th
- ‘These heavies need to do more’: 18.3hh Clydesdale shows talent for cross-country
- Blind rider takes national jumping title on horse he had ridden just once before #StoneleighStories
- ‘He was still flying’: tributes paid to ‘legendary’ mounted games pony
August 10th
- Equine adventurer in the running for national award
- Young showjumping fan inspired to compete after meeting her hero
- Riders unite for parachute jump in memory of Bradley
- The Queen’s ponies help raise grass sickness research funds after two lost
August 9th
- Brilliant Brits win Dublin Nations Cup and secure final qualification: ‘We were confident and delivered’
- ‘The best pound I’ve ever spent’: horse bought for £1 takes national showjumping title #StoneleighStories
- New blood test for encysted small redworm to launch this autumn
- World eventing champion bounces back one month after giving birth
- ‘He should still be with his mother’: abandoned foal with blue eye rescued
August 8th
- Pony rescued from neglect is to jump at HOYS #StoneleighStories
- Show stands by decision not to insist on flu vaccinations
- ‘She flew round’: Suffolk mare shows off breed’s versatility
- ‘Dream come true’: mother and daughter to compete alongside at Europeans
August 7th
- ‘The buzz is back’ — former Team GB rider makes international return
- Schoolgirl who started jumping this year takes two national titles #StoneleighStories
- ‘This is real’: video of dead pony being removed after hit and run goes viral *Warning: upsetting image and video*
- Individual medal contender out of the running for eventing European Championships as Germany names squad
August 6th
- Top coach George H. Morris to appeal lifetime ban after sexual misconduct claims
- ‘Potentially fatal’ equine drugs and £20,000 of tack stolen
- Gary the dressage foal who nearly died helped Brazil qualify for the Olympics in eventing
- Horse put down and two men seriously hurt after collision with lorry
August 5th
- Jonty Evans makes his eventing comeback at Smiths Lawn: ‘I was lucky to ride Art, he loved it’
- Who needs a bridle? Legend Mark Todd survived tack malfunction at his final event
- ‘Girls in green’ hope to make history for Ireland at Europeans
- ‘I was screaming in agony’: seriously injured rider’s holiday insurance warning
August 4th
- Top mare takes British open championship: ‘Gatcombe is her cup of tea’
- Plaiting is not a marker for theft: police force dispel ‘urban myth’
- New major sponsors for Horse of the Year Show, plus the latest equestrian sponsorship news
- ‘We had two mouths to feed and a mare without milk’: breeder surprised by twin Shetland colts
- Rider left lying in the road by driver who spooked her horse
August 3rd
- All-conquering Ben Maher is the hero of London on LGCT Super Saturday
- British double as first winners crowned at Gatcombe’s Festival of British Eventing
- Sit tight! Heart in mouth moment as horse jumps photographer
- ‘Something has to change’: groom speaks out over ‘peanuts’ pay
August 2nd
- Today at LGCT London: Two brilliant birthday gifts, a Team GB rider’s comeback and a double for the Dutch
- Defending champion among final Burghley entries list
- British squad named for eventing European Championships
- Badly injured stallion found tied to a gate had to be put down
- AP McCoy and Ruby Walsh to race again next month
August 1st
- ‘Horses bring me immeasurable happiness’: Peckham teen makes history with Magnolia Cup glory
- European showjumping champions announce squad aiming to retain title – and secure Olympic qualification
- British team debutante to join medallists for European Championships
- World medallists and Olympian head Irish line-up for European Eventing Championships
- Nominate your heroes for 2019 Horse & Hound awards today