It’s not every day you see a Connemara/Thoroughbred pinging around the upper levels of eventing, though of course there have been plenty of examples of this sturdy and athletic cross within our sport. This weekend,
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There are few riders in the modern sport of eventing that evoke its history quite as clearly as Harry Meade when he rides into an arena, wearing the long red hunting coat, baggy-thighed breeches, and red-topped
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After a short but sweet morning session of showjumping here at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, we’ve crowned our third winner of the week: overnight leader Emma Thomas become the British Under-25 National Champion
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We’re doing a rain dance today as the storms move into Bromont for the final day of competition, though truthfully I’d probably rather show jump in the rain versus run a Formula 1 race, which
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Sunday morning at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials is usually a bit of a tense affair – after battling the tough track and stamina-testing terrain of the day before, we generally see horses and
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Derek di Grazia’s cross country did as it intended today, exerting an influence across all divisions here at MARS Bromont CCI. As a result, nearly all divisions save the CCI2*-L now have new leaders installed
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It’s been a busy and (mostly) beautiful day of cross-country at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials today, which saw both CCI4*-L classes, and the Olympic-hopeful-packed CCI4*-S, take to the hilly course of the Yorkshire
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We come to Bromont each year well aware of the fact that this event is, as it should be, anything other than a dressage competition (if I had a dime for every time we wrote
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Someone grab the tea, it’s time to find the nearest harbor. It’s the USA vs the Brits at the end of day two at the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI4*-L. American rider Shannon Lilley & Eindhoven
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) We’re well on our way to the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials to cover the weekend’s jumping phases –
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With half of the headlining CCI4*-L division completing their dressage tests on Thursday at MARS Bromont CCI, the early leader has emerged in Shannon Lilley and her own Eindhoven Garrette (Iowa 960 – Rose Rouge
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) The first day of dressage is done and dusted at the Defender Bramham International Horse Trials, tucked in the
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Defender Bramham Horse Trials (@defenderbramhamhorse) It’s a busy week for eventing: on Canadian soil, we’ve got the MARS Bromont International unfolding in all its
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All 82 horses presented across divisions, including 16 pairs entered in the headlining CCI4*-L division, will move forward to dressage over the next two days here at the 2024 MARS Bromont CCI. We’ll also see
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We’re quite excited that MARS Bromont CCI week is upon us in beautiful eastern Canada. This is an event you need to put on your bucket list, even if you’re just planning to come up
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Sara Kozumplik and Rubens D’ysieux put all the pieces together this weekend to secure the win of the Open Intermediate division at the 2024 Essex Horse Trials. Sara and the 19-year-old Selle Francais gelding, owned
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The Defender U.S. Eventing Team concluded a successful outing at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup CCIO4*-NC-S – Ireland on Sunday, securing a team second-place finish at the event held at the Millstreet International Horse Trials.
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The Irish National Anthem rang out not once, but twice in quick succession over the final day of the Millstreet International Horse Trials, Co Cork, as the home team secured victory in a high-class FEI
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Irish rider Sam Watson is renowned for not wasting time across country and he has soared up the rankings with a classy performance in the Noel C Duggan Engineering CCI4*-L at Millstreet International Horse Trials,
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Australian rider Christopher Burton demonstrated that he has lost none of his eventing artistry when taking the dressage lead in the Connollys Red Mills CCI4*-S at Millstreet International Horse Trials, Co Cork, Ireland. The 2016
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Competition has got off to an exciting start at Ireland’s premier horse trials, the Millstreet International (Co Cork, Ireland) where Australia holds a fractional lead over New Zealand in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup TM,
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As Canada’s premiere FEI horse trial, the MARS Equestrian Bromont CCI is a can’t miss event for riders and spectators alike. Team EN is only two and a half weeks away from touching down in
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Competition wrapped up Sunday to cap off a highly successful VHC Eventing, presented by Capital Square. All remaining divisions completed their competition weekend, with some finishing on show jumping and others concluding with cross country.
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