Third Consecutive Win for Boyd in Stuttgart amidst Drama for the Dutch

Last Updated on November 18, 2023 by adminahb Backed by one of the best crowds on the circuit, Boyd Exell (AUS) and his slick, super-speedy horses raised the roof at the FEI Driving World Cup™ in Stuttgart to take his third win out of three in this series.  Indoor Driving has been at Stuttgart since …

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Champion Jockeys to Jump at London International Horse Show

Last Updated on November 16, 2023 by adminahb The ever-popular Markel Jockeys Jumping in aid of The Injured Jockeys Fund class returns to London International Horse Show on the evening of Monday 18 December. The Show, which takes place from 13-18 December at its new home of ExCeL London, is a true equestrian Christmas extravaganza …

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Maher and Dallas Are the Show-Stealers in Verona

Last Updated on November 12, 2023 by adminahb Great Britain’s Ben Maher and Dallas Vegas Batilly snatched a sensational victory in the fourth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League series in Verona, Italy. In the eight-horse second-round jump-off, it seemed reigning European champion Steve Guerdat from Switzerland had it …

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Bluman Gives Gemma W a Well-Deserved Win in Toronto

Last Updated on November 12, 2023 by adminahb Daniel Bluman (ISR) has claimed wins on the North American League before, but with the 12-year-old mare Gemma W, he — on three occasions — held the role of the bridesmaid. He and the remarkably consistent grey were runners-up a year ago in Toronto (CAN) and Washington …

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Boyd Saves Best ‘til Last to Win 2nd Leg in Maastricht

Last Updated on November 12, 2023 by adminahb What promised to be the new season’s closest contest lived up to expectation as the two favourites Boyd Exell (AUS) and Bram Chardon (NED) went head-to-head at Jumping Indoor Maastricht (NED).  Until the final moments, it looked like Bram – after three fast, clear rounds – was …

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Boyd Blows Opposition Away at Opening Leg in Lyon

Last Updated on November 6, 2023 by adminahb It was a strategic masterclass from reigning champion Boyd Exell (AUS) as the FEI Driving World Cup™ 2023-24 Series got underway in Lyon (FRA).  Throughout the competition, Boyd had such prowess in the large arena at Equita Lyon that even when a ball rolled in his final …

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Sweetnam Gets Long-Awaited First World Cup Win in Lexington

Last Updated on November 6, 2023 by adminahb Shane Sweetnam (IRL) may have been born in Cork (IRL), but for more than a decade, he’s held a summer residence in Lexington (USA), directly adjacent to the Kentucky Horse Park. That made a win in the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Lexington, held in the venue’s …

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Do You Love Wild Horses? Want to Know Your Grandchildren Will Enjoy Them Too?

Last Updated on November 5, 2023 by adminahb Giving Tuesday is coming soon. And given the accelerating dire situation with wild horses, advocates have to ask themselves some really hard questions: Will I continue to fund methods that are well proven as colossal failures for decades? Will I fund nonprofits promoting or who engage in …

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Germany’s Wandres Pips Denmark’s Skodborg Merrald in Lyon

Last Updated on November 4, 2023 by adminahb Germany’s Frederic Wandres steered Bluetooth OLD to victory in the second leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2022/2023 Western European League in Lyon, France; Denmark’s Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Blue Hors St Schufro finished second, ahead of Pauline Basquin and Sertorius de Rima Z IFCE from …

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Brilliant de Freitas Barcha Takes Individual Gold for Brazil

Last Updated on November 4, 2023 by adminahb Brazil’s Stephan de Freitas Barcha came into the Individual Jumping medal-decider at the Pan American Games 2023 in Quillota, Chile in third place and climbed up to the top step of the podium with a stunning performance from his mare Chevaux Primavera Imperio Egipcio. On a day …

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