Elite showjumper returns to top level after losing an eye
The 16-year-old stallion has made a successful return to the highest level of the sport following an operation to remove one of his eyes
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Showjumping is fortunate in that it can be done all year round — the spring signals the start of outdoor competition following six months of winter indoor jumping.
The delights of the colder months witness Horse of the Year Show and the Christmas extravaganza Olympia London Horse Show taking place.
The start of 2016 also welcomed the inaugural Liverpool Horse Show — an exciting four-star edition to the British showjumping calendar.
Following the big spring indoor showcase, the Blue Chip Championships, all eyes turn to the much-anticipated summer months — as top riders prepare for some of the UK’s biggest shows.
Spectators have the chance to see the best showjumpers — both British and from across the sea — contest on home soil at Royal Windsor, Bolesworth International and both the Hickstead Derby Meeting and the Royal International Horse Show.
Horse & Hound will be delivering all the exciting action from these big shows, plus reports from two-star competitions and county shows from across the UK.
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Marcus Ehning and Cornado NRW at the 2014 London leg of the Global Champions Tour Credit: Peter Nixon -
Lake Geneva Credit: Alamy Stock Photo New stunning venue for glitzy elite showjumping series
The European venue joins Paris, Hong Kong and New York in the now four-strong intercontinental series
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‘We’d basically given up on her’ — how a winning rider took inspiration from Rowan Willis’s virtually unrideable mare
A mare previously written off as “too quirky” has returned to the showjumping
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Credit: Sportfot British female riders win grands prix on both sides of the Atlantic
‘I was really lucky in the double at the end — I didn’t have much control by then!’
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Flags fly at half mast on the Spanish Sunshine Tour. Credit: Manuel Queimadelos / Oxer Sport Showjumping groom dies in lorry fire on Sunshine Tour
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Credit: Stride Management 6 tips to help prevent your horse rushing his fences
Showjumper Sarah Lewis, who competes up to two-star level and also previously competed to two-star level eventing, shares her advice on how to help prevent your horse or pony from rushing at its fences
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Kirstie Leightley’s international showjumping vlog: on flying form in France
Kirstie’s team has hit a good run of form, which she discusses in her latest vlog
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#SundaySchool: Billy Twomey on how to prepare for a jump-off
The Irish showjumper on his flexible six-jump course exercise, designed to improve the control of the horse
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Credit: Joanne Broadway Brother and sister both picked for Nations Cup squad
‘We’re just an ordinary family so we work hard to try and take advantage of every opportunity’
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Credit: Peter Nixon John Whitaker: ‘I hope we never return to that scenario’ *H&H VIP*
John Whitaker on Brexit woes and why even breaking down is easier now
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Credit: Jon Stroud Graham Fletcher: I urge our executive to be braver *H&H VIP*
H&H’s showjumping columnist talks about overhauling the British Showjumping system and what can be learned from the European tours
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10 terrifying moments when riders’ tack has broken in competition
A snapped stirrup or rein is the stuff of nightmares — check out these instances when it happened to some of the best in the business
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Credit: Cealy Tetley Yes, we admit we’re jealous — why we all want to move our horses into this immaculate yard
Check out the beautiful Florida yard where British showjumper Amanda Derbyshire is based through the winter with her employers, the Gochman family
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Credit: countryequestrianhomes.com British Showjumping buys National Training Centre
‘This can only be seen as an extremely positive step forward for the sport’
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Eve Jobs riding Venue d’Fees des Hazalles in the $209,000 CSIO4* grand prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. Credit: Jump Media Eve Jobs crowned leading lady rider after career-best performance
The rising star was quick to credit her horse saying: ‘She’s very forgiving. She’s taught me an immense amount. I’m really lucky to have her.’
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Library image. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo Charles Britton: Good news for showjumping *H&H VIP*
The South View organiser reflects on a successful new format
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Thinking of going affiliated showjumping? Here’s what you need to know
Find out what the benefits of competing in affiliated showjumping are
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Credit: Sarah Radford Free British Showjumping ticket to ride with every Horse & Hound magazine
H&H and British Showjumping have joined forces to offer riders this chance
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€500,000 prize fund up for grabs in Windsor grand prix
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Shark-infested waters? 7 classic water jump fails
A proper dunking is every rider’s worst nightmare — even if for showjumpers it’s in little more than a few inches of (bright blue) water
