We’re wishing German Olympic eventer – and World Championship dressage rider – Ingrid Klimke a speedy recovery after she suffered a broken collarbone in a fall at Luhmühlen Horse Trials. The 55-year-old multiple medallist was competing in the CCI4*-S on her 11-year-old mare Equistros Siena Just Do It when they had a fall at a fence in the main arena during the cross-country. The pair had been lying in third after the dressage on a score of 28.3. The injury is expected to rule Ingrid out of Aachen CHIO (23 June-2 July) and could threaten her participation in the European Eventing Championships in Haras du Pin, France (9-13 August).
ASCOT, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Top hats on show on Day Five of the Royal Ascot Meeting at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2021 in Ascot, England. A total of twelve thousand racegoers made up of owners and the public are permitted to attend the meeting due to it being an Events Research Programme (ERP) set up by the Government due to the Coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
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The eagerly anticipated Royal Ascot meeting (20-24 June) begins today (20 June), promising five days of top-class racing, a star-studded cast of horses and jockeys, and plenty of eye-catching fashion and fabulous Royal Ascot hats on show. Whether you’re going in person or planning to watch Royal Ascot on TV, if you fancy a flutter we’ve asked horse racing experts to share their top tips for this highlight of the British racing calendar, for which equine stars from four different continents will descend on the Berkshire track.
Among those recognised in The King’s first birthday honours list was World Horse Welfare chief executive Roly Owers, who has been recognised for his “unceasing hard work, leadership and drive” as he is appointed OBE for services to equine welfare.
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Among four RDA volunteers, each appointed MBE for services to charity and people with disabilities, were Jane Barker, founder of the Perry Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) group and the Cavalier Centre, Snydale RDA founder Karen Bullock, and RDA coach developer and volunteer Catherine McCully who is also trustee of the Cobbes Meadow RDA group. Rosalind Slinger, chair of the Pony Club’s centre membership committee, was appointed MBE for services to equestrianism and to charity, and Jennifer Pugh, chief medical officer of the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board, was appointed MBE for services to horse racing in Northern Ireland.
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Carol is an experienced journalist and editor, who is also a passionate amateur rider and dedicated horse owner, having ridden since childhood. She has a particular interest in the emotional well-being and ethical training of horses, alongside veterinary matters, having garnered extensive first-hand experience of numerous equine health conditions through more than 30 years of horse ownership.
