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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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Credit: ABACA/PA Images Investigation under way after controversial derby round
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Aachen CHIO — an insider’s guide
Horse & Hounders share what makes Aachen CHIO great and provide insider tips to maximise enjoyment of the show
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Credit: Peter Nixon Ellen Whitaker joins Hickstead Nations Cup team for first time in over a decade
Ellen last jumped in the Hickstead Nations Cup in 2007 with her great stallion Locarno
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Credit: Getty Images ‘It’s a dream come true’ — Mary-Kate Olsen wins international showjumping competition
The actress-turned-fashion designer is in her first year of international competition
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Credit: © Spruce Meadows Media/Mike Sturk Shark-infested waters? 8 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
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Credit: Jo Prestwich Ben Townley: Moving up the ranks *H&H VIP*
The course-designer on world rankings and European tracks
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Darragh Kenny and Balou Du Reventon winning the LGCT grand prix of Chantilly 2019 Credit: Stefano Grasso/LGCT ‘I thought I’d screwed it up’ — Irish rider credits horse for seemingly impossible grand prix victory
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Credit: Peter Nixon Top British showjumper to miss Hickstead after freak fall
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Riders surprise Bob Ellis with a presentation in the main ring before the grand prix at Bath and West in May 2019. Credit: SARAH RADFORD ‘I have a lot of brilliant memories’: top course designer Bob Ellis to take a step back
The legendary showjumping course designer plans to take a step back at the end of the year following a glittering career that has taken him across the world
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Credit: Peter Nixon ‘Her legacy will live on’: heartbreak as top British horse dies days after giving birth
‘She was the best thing that ever happened to me — she took me, a 20-year-old girl, to the Olympics’
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8 top tips to help you look like a pro over a jump
Here’s some helpful advice from five-star event rider Georgie Strang to get you on your way with improving your position. Then, don’t miss our selection of competitions for you to showcase what you’ve learnt...
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Credit: Suzanne Jones Annabel Shields: Supporting British shows is for our benefit *H&H VIP*
H&H’s guest showjumping columnist on why we must support ‘bread-and-butter’ shows
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Credit: Kingsman Elite Auction For Pleasure three-year-old is top lot at Kingsman Elite Sport Auction
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Kirstie Leightley’s international showjumping vlog: a bittersweet Hickstead
Kirstie reports back from a busy Hickstead Derby meeting
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Take an exclusive peek round Joe Stockdale’s yard
H&H visited the Northamptonshire stables of up-and-coming star Joe Stockdale and we encountered classy horses, a dedicated team and stunning facilities — plus evidence of another sport practised at top level
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Credit: Trevor Meeks London 2012 gold medal-winner to be retired at Hickstead
’It's hard to imagine never going in the ring with him again. I love him so much and always will’
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Credit: no credit How high would you dare to jump without a saddle or bridle?
Holly Coetzee is certainly a showjumper with a difference...
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Ludger Beerbaum and Chaman at the Royal Dublin Show in 2014 Credit: Trevor Meeks Final farewell to celebrated jumping stallion who won €1.8 million
The stallion had major wins across the world, including numerous grands prix victories, before retiring from the sport two years ago
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Credit: Trevor Meeks Team H&H goes head-to-head with Olympians in memory of Tim Stockdale
‘It’s a measure of how popular Tim was that we’ve attracted such a stellar field of would-be runners for this race’
